NFC Forum

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA, April 2, 2008 The NFC Forum, www.nfc-forum.org, , a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced it has selected 20 finalists for its Touching the Future: NFC Forum Global Competition. Total entries for the competition span the globe, representing 21 countries. In the competition, developers in a Commercial Track vie for the honor of having their... Read More

According to research firm Frost & Sullivan, one third of all mobile phones will be NFC-equipped in a span of three to five years. Join us to experience and hear about NFC technology in action at the GSM Mobile World Congress 2008 NFC Forum Luncheon. NFC Forum Christophe Duverne will provide an update on the latest developments in the Forum and the NFC market. NFC Forum members will present the latest results of public trials, pilots and... Read More

WHAT: NFC technology is quickly gaining momentum. Jupiter Research estimates that worldwide payments by mobile phone may reach $22 billion USD by 2011. Today, consumers are using NFC technology on their mobile phones to make contactless payments in commercial roll outs in Germany and Austria and in trials in London, Singapore, the Netherlands, Finland, and New York, among others.Now its your turn to experience NFC technology personally... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA November 12, 2007 The NFC Forum (www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced its newest Sponsor member: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Joining as a Principal member is BlueChip Technologies S.A. Associate members who have joined recently are: Alcatel-Lucent, Artimi, Inc., Brother Industries, Ltd., NTT Data Corporation, Sagem Orga GmbH, Siemens... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA September 17, 2007 The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that its membership ranks have increased to over 130 members, representing 20 percent growth in five months.Since its founding in 2004, the NFC Forum has drawn market-leading organizations from around the world to its membership roster as momentum builds for the adoption... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., July 9, 2007 The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association advancing Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, announced today that it has begun work to develop a specification for a Host Controller Interface (HCI) between NFC contactless controllers and electronic devices' application processors. The HCI specification is planned for release in 2008.When completed, the NFC Forum's Host Controller Interface will be a... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA April 27, 2007 The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, and the SmartTouch project (www.smarttouch.org), today announced the winners of "Touching the Future, the first European NFC competition (www.touchingthefuture.wordpress.com). The competition's goal is to promote innovation and excellence in NFC service implementations in Europe, both... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA Feb 12, 2007 The NFC Forum (www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association advancing the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has released a white paper that highlights the capabilities of NFC technology and its potential to transform consumers' everyday lives.The new publication is entitled "Near Field Communication and the NFC Forum: The Keys to Truly Interoperable Communications." Its target... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA Feb. 1, 2007 The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association advancing the use of near field communication (NFC) technology, and the SmartTouch project have launched "Touching the Future", the first European NFC Competition. The competition's goal is to promote innovation and excellence in NFC service implementations in Europe, both present and future. Entry is open to all interested parties. Finalists will be judged... Read More

SAN DIEGO, Calif., USA December 6, 2006 The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that its membership roster has grown to over 100 organizations. Since its founding two years ago, the NFC Forum continues to attract market-leading organizations from around the world to its membership ranks, demonstrating growing momentum for the adoption and implementation... Read More