O2 (UK) sale units, and with handset manufacturers, such as Apple and Samsung, to enable NFC technology on all future devices. On 23 February 2011, O2 announced it would launch a "second phase" for O2 Money, by discontinuing its branded cash cards in favour of a "mobile wallet" application for Android and iOS devices. The application would use NFC technology embedded in a phone to access money. It was announced on 9 January 2014 that the O2 wallet service would close on 31 March 2014. The BT Cellnet consumer brand was renamed O – the chemical symbol for an oxygen molecule –
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and December 2007. The Department was closed on December 3, 2007, and its authority was transferred to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. While operational, information about the department's functions and government funding allocation originally could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the