About NFC

What is NFC ?

Near Field Communication is a short range wireless communication technology which is evolved from Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). It is a short-range, half duplex, high frequency, low bandwidth wireless communication technology which was jointly developed through NFC Forum which was founded to advance and standardize this technology. It enables communication between two NFC enabled devices within few centimetres. It operates at 13.56 MHz and can transfer data up to 424 Kbits per second. It can operate in three operating modes; reader/writer mode, peer-to-peer mode and card emulation mode. Each operating mode provides various different applications as well as has distinct benefits for the uses. Users can make payment using their NFC enabled mobile phone or can use it as an electronic key. There are unlimited possibilities and any service provider can provide a value-added service by establishing its own NFC application.