NFCemerging and promising technology

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Nowadays you can use your mobile to exchange data via :

WiFi WiMax

Bluetooth

3G

ZigBee

Wireless USB

Nothing New ?

The new is :A combination of two not new technologies

RFID + Mobile devices

The new technology is called

NFCNear Field Communication

In NFC, the communication occurs when two NFC compatible devices are brought together less than four centimeters, or simply by touching themselves.

It operates at 13.56 MHz and can transfer data up to 424 Kbits/sec

In an NFC model

2 devices

are involved in the communication,

initiator and target

NFC Initiator and Target

Target: • can be either a tag, • RFID card or an NFC device • responses the initiator’s

requests .

Initiator :• an active NFC device • responsible for starting the

communication• it has an embedded energy

component

NFC only exists in Mobile devices ?

NoThere are two types

Active & Passive devices

Passivecontains information that other

devices can read but does not read any information itself.

Activecan read the information, but the

sign itself does nothing except transmit the info to authorized

devices

How to write data on NFC chip?

Shapes of NFC tags

• Stickers• Business Cards• Toys• Inlays• Mouse pads• Signs• Waterproof tokens• Buttons and label bins

• Key chains• … etc.

Sony and Philips co-invent NFC

NFC Forum established by Nokia Philips and Sony

Initial Specifications for NFC Tags

200220042006

Initial Specifications SmartPoster2006Peer-to-Peer standards to transfer data.

Launch of “N” mark for SmartPosters

20092010

Key Milestones for NFC

NFC Forum

140 members from all areas of NFC Ecosystem

How does NFC Work? Three operating modes

Card Emulation Mode Peer-to-Peer Mode

Read/Write Mode

Card Emulation

• NFC phone behaves as a secure card

( Payment Card, Loyalty Card, Access Control Card, Hotel Room Card )

Discovery (Read / Write)

• NFC phone behaves as card reader • Smart Poster contain NFC

Tag.• NFC Tag contain URL• Phone automatically jumps

to URL.• User is presented with

information.

Peer-to-Peer Communication• NFC phone acts as a reader talks to each

other• Exchange or share apps, music, cards,

and services.• Touching NFC mobile to another NFC

device (e.g. DVR.)

NFC leveraging Contactless Infrastructure

How?

Payment Mobile phone = credit card

Access ControlMobile phone = key

Micro PaymentMobile phone = cash

Public TransportMobile phone = transport card

What’s Next - beyond payments• Social networkingSharing contacts, updating social networking profiles, automated location check-in, advertisement

• Computing Secure automatic log-in, easy pairing of devices, …

• Retail Mobile wallet -payment, loyalty, advertising, - research products

• Health Care Medical records / treatments, dosage tracking/tracing, …

• Government Driver’s License, benefits cards, Resident/parking permit, .…

• Automotive Access to services/data, pairing, motor management, keys, fleet management, driver profile transfer, …

And the more WOW

Mobile Payment &Marketing

Using mobile phone for payment sounds like the future,

Right?

It’s not!

It is already happening many parts of the world

NFC is driving this revolutionIt makes the paying for things easier and more secure than

ever before

iPhone 5 does not support NFC

Mobile payment is going to happen with or without iPhone 5

Nokia + Android = 62 % of smartphones Share

And they are in

Google Wallet plays a vital role in NFC mobile payment

NFC PaymentMarks the beginning of a

complete marketing ecosystem

Location-based offers

Customers can see an ad,

download a coupon and redeem it. Anywhere

Anytime

And many many applications,

Tap to check-in, tap to attend an event, tap to know more

information about the movie, ….

Tap to make your life easier

Ready To Use NFC ?