
202 ◾ Mobile Evolution: Insights on Connectivity and Service
Information collected and correlated across distributed sensors, using proximity access technolo-
gies such as NFC (Near Field Communications), unveils a plethora of user-centric mobile services,
while lowering the barriers for new business models, partnerships, and customizable functional-
ity. Open APIs serve as a malleable bridge for interactions across a network of assorted platforms.
e exibility enabled through Open APIs fosters an optimization of communication costs across
dierent business entities, enhances the innovation potential, and allows contractual exibility
among the ...