Vodafone and the smart card manufacturer, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) have announced that they plan to jointly develop a secure storage element for NFC-enabled mobile phones. This element, intended for trusted applications in NFC mobile devices, is the SIM card, with Vodafone and G&D driving the necessary standardization forward. NFC is a new, wireless-based technology that enables contactless transmission of data between two NFC devices over short distances (i.e., a few centimeters).
Among the most bullish mobile telcos on NFC are France’s three major operators, which are joining with France’s major mass transit companies to create an interoperable ticketing application subscribers could download to NFC handsets and use in cities throughout France and beyond.
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