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Near Field Communication is a technology that allows exchanging small bits of information within walking distance

NFC, the world on a chip

Drafting Interempresas14/03/2011

on March 14, 2011

Pay the bus through the mobile reader, access an ATM without having to put the card or purchased at a vending machine without cash already are not a utopia. Technology Near Field Communication (NFC), a new radio frequency validation system, already permits.

NFC technology is very easy to use, simply bring the card or device with the chip integrated into a reader.

Near Field Communication (NFC) is, essentially, a technology of interconnection of devices that began development in 2002, under an agreement between Philips and Sony. It's a technology that operates in the frequency of 13.56 MHz, which avoids the need for an administrative license to use, and whose range is 20 centimeters, so it only serves to validations of great closeness. This communication between devices is done by sending a signal from the initiator device and a response from the recipient.

NFC technology is designed and used for the rapid exchange of few bits of information, just to identify and validate the user. Thus, it allows to make its most as gateway for small payments, whether in urban transport, the public car park or access to certain services and information. Also has an advantage of high added value: it is very easy to use, simply bring the card or device with the NFC chip integrated into a reader. And it doesn't require any prior configuration or no buttons pressed.

Mobile Wallet electronic

If until now seemed only to potential, the possibility of turning to mobile phones in ' purses electronic ' is a little closer. In the last edition of the fair dedicated to the world of mobile phones held recently in Barcelona - Mobile World Congress - already was on the table that this technology is emerging, among other things because the NFC chips are increasingly cheaper: BlackBerry expected include chip NFC this year, Google Inc.'s Nexus S already has and Nokia, the leading global manufacturer of telephones, has committed itself to incorporate NFC chip in their next-generation smartphones. Also the company's latest Android software for phones has the support of the NFC.

With this technology, phones may 'speak with terminals for payment' designed 'smart card' instead of 'deciduous' credit and debit cards.

NFC chips are cheaper, which will allow a faster integration into the world of mobile telephony.

The main mobile operators around the world announced its commitment to the NFC technology

As reported by the Agency PRNewswire, many of the major international operators, including America Movil, Axiata Group Berhad, Bharti, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, KT Corporation, MTS, Orange, Qtel Group, Softbank Mobile, Italy Telecom, Telefonica, Telekom Austria GroupTelenor and Vodafone, have announced their commitment to implement the communications field near (NFC) technology, and by 2012 intended to launch commercial NFC services in selected markets.

"NFC technology is perhaps best known for the role of enabling mobile payments, but their applications go far beyond this", explains Franco Bernabe, President of the GSMA and CEO of Telecom Italy. "NFC represents an important opportunity for innovation and facilitate a wide range of interesting services and applications for consumers, such as the purchase of mobile tickets, the distribution of coupons with bonus, the exchange of information and content, control of access to cars"", homes, hotels, offices, parking lots for vehicles and much more".

According to Frost & Sullivan, the potential market for NFC technology is very important and the value of total payment of the NFC in the world will exceed the EUR 110 billion in 2015, to the extent that the impetus behind this technology is growing rapidly. To take this opportunity and provide new and valuable services to mobile users around the world, the community of operators is focused on promoting the standardized deployment of mobile NFC, using technology SIM as safe to provide authenticationSecurity and portability.

To achieve this, the GSMA will develop the necessary certification and test standards to ensure global interoperability of NFC services. This interoperability is crucial to the widespread adoption of NFC, allowing users to benefit from the NFC services around the world, regardless of the network operator or the type of device.

"As we have seen, the adoption of different approaches to the NFC only serve to fragment the market", adds Bernabe. "We meet around a single standardized approach in regards to mobile NFC and through collaboration across the entire ecosystem, our industry will continue to develop urgent services that customers demand".