[April 21, 2008] Research and Markets Adds Report: NFC Mobile Phones Contactless Smart Cards Tweet (Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Research and Markets has announced the addition of "NFC Mobile Phones Contactless Smart Cards" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Contactless smart cards are the largest RFID sector by far and the business is booming. From the $6 billion China national ID card scheme to the large sales of transport cards and tickets, transport-based purse cards replacing cash and secure access cards, this is a sector with many profitable suppliers, issuers and outlets. This major new report compares and contrasts contactless smart cards and tickets with NFC and other methods of using the mobile phone to replace the card or ticket. It has 80 figures and tables and four appendices of further information. It forecasts progress for the next ten years with contactless smart cards, tickets and RFID enabled phones, from technology to applications, numbers and values. It is put in the context of smart cards prepaid cards and mobile phones as a whole. The surprising conclusion is that there will be rapid growth in sales of all three alternatives for at least ten years. We present a detailed analysis from the mix of microprocessor vs. memory cards by application, to regional differences and the performance of the major schemes and suppliers, user reactions and business opportunities. Report information: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c89031 ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]