• Published:
  Week 30
  July 2011
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  CCS Insight

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In December 2010 we made a prediction that near field communication (NFC) would become as pervasive as Wi-Fi in mobile devices by 2013. We said that device manufacturers would have implemented NFC across much of their portfolio during 2011 and that, during 2012, use cases would move beyond payments and transportation to include Bluetooth pairing, checking in to locations on social networks, launching a URL and downloading apps.

We have covered recent operator moves in the payment area (see CCS Insight Hotline 2011-42: UK Operators Form Joint Venture to Seize Lead in NFC and our blog entry Orange Quick Tap Gets Off to a Slow Start).

It is now useful to take stock of phone manufacturer and other companies' approaches to NFC beyond mobile payment.

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