NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION

THE NEW WAY TO COMMUNICATE-
Near Field Communication or NFC, is a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about a 10 centimetre  distance.

The technology is a simple extension of the ISO/IEC 14443 proximity-card standard (proximity card, RFID) that combines the interface of a smartcard and a reader into a single device. An NFC device can communicate with both existing ISO/IEC 14443 smartcards and readers, as well as with other NFC devices, and is thereby compatible with existing contactless infrastructure already in use for public transportation and payment. NFC is primarily aimed at usage in mobile phones.

NFC technology is currently mainly aimed at being used with mobile phones. There are three main use cases for NFC:card emulation: the NFC device behaves like an existing contactless card

reader mode: the NFC device is active and read a passive RFID tag, for example for interactive advertising

P2P mode: two NFC devices are communicating together and exchanging information.

Plenty of applications are possible, such as:

*Mobile ticketing in public transport — an extension of the existing contactless infrastructure.

*Mobile payment — the device acts as a debit/ credit payment card.

*Smart poster — the mobile phone is used to read RFID tags on outdoor billboards in order to get info on

  the move.

*Electronic ticketing — airline tickets, concert/event tickets, and others

*Electronic money

*Identity documents

*Mobile commerce

 Is'nt this a great way to use mobile phones and may be a much safer way?