near field communications

Nokia today announced their new 3G 6212 Classic handset. The phone features integrated near field communication (NFC) technology which allows users to easily share information and make payments.

The Head of Near Field Communications at Nokia, Jeremy Belostock, believes that "NFC-capable handsets such as the Nokia 6212 classic are set to change the way mobile phone users interact with devices and services in their surroundings... with the Nokia 6212 classic, people can swap items like business cards or calendar notes by simply tapping their handsets together. With ever-increasing

In a press release today, the Global System for Mobile communication Association (GSMA) announced that the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has adopted the technical standards that govern the mobile near field communications (NFC) services, which are supported by the Association and its members. This clears the way for mobile operators to prepare for the introduction of contactless payment services and other applications that use the short range NFC technology. Last week ETSI selected a software protocol to control communication between handsets' NFC chips and SIM cards, which will allow handset makers to begin mass production of NFC enabled phones.

The GSMA's Pay-Buy-Mobile initiative includes thirteen mobile operators that are currently running or preparing to run trials of mobile NFC payment services. Once the trial period is over commercial services should start appearing that will allow you to quickly and securely pay for goods and services