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Money transfers, NFC to drive mobile payments
News Mobile money transfers and contactless NFC will make up half the overall mobile-payments market globally in five years' time, according to a new report. NFC (near-field communications) is a short-range wireless technology, similar to RFID and...
[November 3, 2008, 11:05]
NFC tech predicted to reach tipping point by 2013
News Near-field communication (NFC) mobile wallet devices will remain limited next year — except in the Far East and China region, where they are already established — but the number of devices shipping will begin to ramp up from 2010 onwards...
[July 21, 2008, 8:12]
Qualcomm builds NFC into mobile chipsets
News Near-field communications (NFC) is already used in travelcards such as London's Oyster smartcard, as well as in some bank debit cards, but the mobile industry is keen to see it integrated into handsets.
[February 11, 2009, 16:17]
Near Field Communication in the Real World: Turning the NFC Promise Into Profitable, Everyday Applications
White Papers Now that international standards have been agreed and published for Near Field Communication (NFC), the market is set for widespread adoption of the technology in a whole range of applications. Innovision sees three key areas of application for NFC...
[November 16, 2006, 0:00]
RFID and NFC Measurements With the Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer
White Papers This paper begins with an overview of RFID technology. After reviewing RFID technology, specific signal characteristics and design challenges differentiating RFID data links from other communications systems are examined.
[November 16, 2006, 0:00]
'World's smallest' RFID reader supports a magic touch
News A UK company has developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader that supports Near Field Communication (NFC), a new standard that will allow electronic devices to interact when touched together.
[May 26, 2004, 14:45]
Nokia to launch RFID phone kit with a magic touch
News Nokia has launched its first product that supports Near Field Communication (NFC), an emerging radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that could have significant implications for mobile commerce.
[November 3, 2004, 13:58]
This is rubbish
Talkback Nokia launched the NFC shell for the 3220 in 2004. What's wrong is that it's the banks which make the money from NFC and the networks which provide the subsidy. Mobile payments have been possible for years, what's holding it back isn't handset...
[November 3, 2008, 14:18]
White Paper: Near Field Communication
White Papers Near Field Communication (NFC) offers tremendous potential, not only because it can roll out for mass adoption, but because of the number of different ways in which it can be used to make life easier.
[March 29, 2008, 0:01]
Mobile industry in RFID payment push
News The technology, known as near-field communications (NFC), is the same kind of contactless payment connectivity that is built into London's Oyster travel card and the latest generation of bank cards. On Tuesday, at the start of the Mobile Asia...
[November 18, 2008, 11:42]
Barclays unveils 'wave and pay' for cabs
News Barclays and Computer Cab have teamed up to develop a near field communication (NFC) payments system for taxis, where passengers can pay for a fare by pressing their NFC-equipped credit or debit card against a reader, in the same way many...
[April 30, 2007, 9:44]
TfL trials hi-tech travel-information system
News London's Blackfriars station is the site of a three-month trial using near field communication (NFC) technology embedded in "touchpoint" posters to transmit travel advice to the public. When a passenger places their NFC-enabled mobile against a...
[August 28, 2007, 13:05]
Singapore to start wireless-payment trials
News Both trials will be based on near-field communication (NFC), a short-range wireless connectivity technology commonly deployed in a chip and embedded in handsets such as mobile phones. Mobile users can make payment at stores by tapping their NFC...
[September 4, 2007, 16:33]
Wireless alliance touts 'magic touch' RFID technology
News The creation of the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum was announced at the CeBIT trade show on Thursday morning. The three companies say that NFC will make it much easier to transfer information between devices and will improve the process of...
[March 18, 2004, 12:05]
Philips and Sony produce Wi-Fi and Bluetooth rival
News The consumer-electronics giants have agreed to jointly create a radio frequency technology, called Near Field Communication (NFC), as well as jointly manufacture consumer devices that will use it. NFC will allow data to be transferred over a...
[September 6, 2002, 14:12]
'Oyster phone' trial goes live
News The Oyster card, introduced to the public in 2003, has become one of the most ubiquitous examples of near-field communications (NFC), a type of RFID technology that allows short-range connectivity without physical contact.
[November 28, 2007, 14:28]
Operators want RFID in phones
News The GSM Association (GSMA), which represents operators serving more than 82 percent of the world's phone users, said on Monday that it was pushing for a global standard on near field communications (NFC).
[November 20, 2006, 15:57]
O2 hails success of Oyster-phone trial
News Maslen said O2 is in talks with handset manufactures other than Nokia regarding offering NFC phones but would not specify which companies are involved. According to Maslen, key issues for consumers that could influence take-up are the choice of NFC...
[September 3, 2008, 11:39]
Manchester City FC kicks off mobile-ticket trial
News The trial was launched on the same day a European Telecommunications Standards Institute standard for Near Field Communication (NFC) applications to reside on mobile phone SIM cards was ratified, according to an Orange spokesman.
[October 23, 2007, 10:30]
Nokia targets firms with smart RFID kit
News Nokia's product is based on Near Field Communication (NFC), a version of RFID that can act as an authentication mechanism. NFC can be used to send information between the handset and the tagged object that could initiate a connection using another...
[February 22, 2005, 16:10]
