This is what you will be able to do with your mobile phone by 2013-2014:
1. Card emulation: the NFC device behaves like an existing contactless card
Example use case: Mobile ticketing: Mobile Phone Boarding Pass.
2. Reader mode: the NFC device is active and reads a passive RFID tag, for example for interactive advertising.
Example use case: Debit/credit payment card. Smart poster: the device used to read RFID tags on outdoor billboards.
3. P2P mode: two NFC devices communicating together and exchanging information.
Example use case: Alternative to Bluetooth pairing, just bring 2 mobile near to each other.
Current Status of NFC Implementation
- Samsung S5230 NFC,
- Google Nexus
- Nokia C7-00
- Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM, confirmed the company’s plans to include NFC in its devices at the Mobile World Congress in February 2011.
- 2012 Olympics in London will be the first major event where mobile payment systems using NFC will be used for ticketing purposes.
- 53% of smartphones by 2015 would be NFC enabled and this technology would be more secure than physical debit/credit cards.
Mobile technology is going to get more exciting!
· Your mobile phone is going to a get more valuable because it would be used as alternative to cash and any type of cards along with chatting and SMSing your friends.
· The power of mobile computing is going to re-define the way we do things today and improve them superbly.
Get ready to be a part of this rapid transformation by mobile technology in our routine business eco-system!
- Very soon, rather than swiping your credit card, just wave your phone at a payment terminal when you shop.
- Use your mobile for paying your train / bus pass, while shopping or any place where you use your credit and debit card.
- Your mobile phone would act as credit or debit card, a subway pass and perhaps, even a movie ticket.
- Business owners can use this Near Field Communication technology (called as NFC) for reading tags for inventory management.
- When you meet your friend and want some information from his phone simply activate NFC feature and transfer loads of information in matter of minutes.
- NFC lets mobile device owners wave a phone over a short-range wireless receiver or tap the device to make a purchase.
NFC: A Primer
NFC is a newer wireless mobile technology that allows devices to communicate with each other over short distances. These devices can be 2 mobile phones, a mobile phone and payment terminal or rather they can be any two devices where NFC chip is installed. Data transfer between the devices occurs through one of two means: either a short wave or, as is more common, a touch or tap.NFC : Use Cases
Near frequency communication is used in three modes, each mode has different use cases1. Card emulation: the NFC device behaves like an existing contactless card
Example use case: Mobile ticketing: Mobile Phone Boarding Pass.
2. Reader mode: the NFC device is active and reads a passive RFID tag, for example for interactive advertising.
Example use case: Debit/credit payment card. Smart poster: the device used to read RFID tags on outdoor billboards.
3. P2P mode: two NFC devices communicating together and exchanging information.
Example use case: Alternative to Bluetooth pairing, just bring 2 mobile near to each other.
NFC: When is it coming?
- The practice is widespread in Japan and has gained momentum in Europe, but adoption in the U.S. has been slow moving but steadily catching pace.
- MasterCard’s PayPass already uses NFC and any cell phone that has NFC can use MasterCard PayPass.
Current Status of NFC Implementation
- Samsung S5230 NFC,
- Google Nexus
- Nokia C7-00
- Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM, confirmed the company’s plans to include NFC in its devices at the Mobile World Congress in February 2011.
- 2012 Olympics in London will be the first major event where mobile payment systems using NFC will be used for ticketing purposes.
- 53% of smartphones by 2015 would be NFC enabled and this technology would be more secure than physical debit/credit cards.
Mobile technology is going to get more exciting!
· Your mobile phone is going to a get more valuable because it would be used as alternative to cash and any type of cards along with chatting and SMSing your friends.
· The power of mobile computing is going to re-define the way we do things today and improve them superbly.
Get ready to be a part of this rapid transformation by mobile technology in our routine business eco-system!
