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Research and Markets Adds Report: NFC-Enabled Phones and Contactless Smart Cards 2008-2018(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Research and Markets has announced the addition of "NFC-Enabled Phones and Contactless Smart Cards 2008-2018" to its offerings. In a release, the company noted that report highlights include: Near Field Communication (NFC), by which electronic devices communicate if held within a few centimeters of each other, is underpinned by ISO specifications. It has attracted the attention of the largest telcos, transport companies, banks and others and new trials are frequently announced all over the world. However, it has yet to take off, despite phones with the Sony Felica interface, compatible with NFC, being placed in the hands of 50 million Japanese in little more than two years - one of the fastest adoption rates for electronics ever. The many trials confirm that we are all like the Japanese in seeking the convenience that such phones can offer. So why the delay? Why do more and more trials? With NFC phones, the telcos have nearly all the power and they have often failed to seek a mutuality of benefit with others in the value chain. That has meant that very few NFC enabled phones have been made available, banks are cautious about letting their cards be mimicked by the phones and transport operators are cautious about the ticketing option being loaded. As in retail RFID, they can cite technical problems for delay because telcos prefer NFC to be loaded on the SIM and that standard is not quite ready. There are also issues such as the capacity of the SIM cards. Companies Mentioned: - Mobile Suica, Japan - Hanau, Germany - Rhein Main Verkehrsverbund (RMV) - Xiamen, China - Chungwa Telecom, Taiwan - BART, San Francisco - RATP, Paris - Caen, France - Payez Mobile - bitWallet Japan - O2 Wallet, UK - Royal Bank of Canada, Visa - Taiwan Mobile - Spokane, Washington, USA - Commonwealth Bank, MasterCard, Australia - Singapore - Netherlands, Payter - UnionPay and other NFC trials in China - Philips Arena, Atlanta USA - MasterCard, Dallas, USA - Discover, Motorola - Chicago and Salt Lake City - C1000, Netherlands - People's Bank, Georgia - Garanti Bank, Turkey - Access led case studies - Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences - O2 Wireless Festival, UK - Manchester City FC, UK - Farglory, Taiwan - Home Care Providers, UK - SmartTouch, Oulu, Finland - CarePro, UK - Finnair Airlines, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Finland Report information: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c89872 ((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 |