Advances in Near Field Communications (Contactless Identification and Interconnection Technologies)

Advances in Near Field Communications (Contactless Identification and Interconnection Technologies) published by Technical Insights, Inc. in March, 2007. This report consists of 88 Pages and the price starts from US $ 6000.

Introduction

Abstract

This study discusses the technology development activities associated with Near Field Communications technology and its commercialization/market potential.

Table of Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Scope & Methodology

• 1. Scope
• 2. Methodology

Near Field Communications

• 1. Overview
• 2. Possible NFC Handset Architectures

2. NFC-TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATIONS IMPACT

Technology Primer

• 1. Overview of Contactless Technologies
• 2. NFC-Use Cases

NFC-Enabled Applications

• 1. Mobile Payments
• 2. Transport
• 3. Loyalty Applications
• 4. Physical and Logical Access Control
• 5. Other Applications

3. EVALUATION OF MARKET ADOPTION

Key Impacts

• 1. NFC Implementation/Adoption
• 2. Analyst Insights

Industry Trends

• 1. Technology Trends
• 2. Industry Trends

4. EVALUATION OF COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT

Stakeholder Assessment

• 1. The Stakes Involved
• 2. Possible Business Models for OTA Provisioning in the Mobile Payments Ecosystem

Gap Analysis

• 1. SWOT Analysis
• 2. Push versus Pull Factors for NFC

NFC Intellectual Property Outlook

• 1. Licensing Programs
• 2. Key Patents
• 3. Contacts

5. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT & NFC PILOT CASE STUDIES BY REGION

Developments in North America

• 1. New Mobile NFC Platform--USA
• 2. VIVOnfc OTA Infrastructure Solution--USA
• 3. Shop ' n Go Mobile Wallet Based on NFC--USA

Developments in EMEA

• 1. Innovative Telemedicine Application based on NFC-Austria
• 2. New Contactless ' KeyCard' for Access Control--Switzerland
• 3. Contactless Reader IC for NFC--France
• 4. Store Logistics and Payment by NFC--StoLPaN Europe
• 5. Low-cost NFC Platform for Consumer Electronic Devices--UK
• 6. NFC Payment Pilot in Netherlands--KPN Mobile Rabo Bank and C1000
• 7. The ' SmartTouch' NFC Initiative--Finland
• 8. Applied Research on Secure NFC--Hungary

Developments in Asia

• 1. NFC Payment Solution--Japan
• 2. NFC Payment Pilot--Japan
• 3. OTA-Based USIM Payment Application--South Korea

6. DECISION SUPPORT DATABASES

Database Tables

• 1. Telecom Density (2002-2012)
• 2. Telecommunications Services Spending (2002-2012)
• 3. Mobile Penetration (2002-2012)
• 4. Mobile Communication ARPU (2002-2012)
• 5. Mobile Communications Spending (2002-2012)

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