enabled Bluetooth or Wi-Fi devices may use NFC to initiate and
configure the longer range link. Security is assured by the close proximity
requirement for NFC operation. Once the Bluetooth or Wi-Fi link is
configured, the devices can be separated for longer range communication.
Current and Future Developments of NFC
The first examples of NFC in use have been trials followed by
commercial deployment for transport ticketing and payment on a local
bus network in Hanau, Germany and on Taipei’s Mass Transit Rail system
in Taiwan. These trials have been based on the Nokia NFC shell, which
clips on to a Nokia 3220 mobile phone.
Future data rates up to 1.7 Mbps ...