NFC, or Near Field Communication, has been talked about for several years now. Nokia and a few other companies launched a few mobile phone models with support for NFC, but widespread adoption never happened, until now! In recent months NFC was one of the hottest topics at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona, Google announced that both the latest version of Android and their Nexus S phone support NFC.
However, there is still a lot of confusion around what NFC actually is and how it relates to other standards and technologies. In this talk, Adriaan Slabbert from Telcred will provide an overview of the technology and how it relates to Java Card, GlobalPlatform and existing contactless standards such as ISO 14443, MIFARE and FeliCa. Other topics that will be covered include the role of the so called Secure Element and Trusted Service Manager, and how NFC relates to the phone?s operating system.
Adriaan Slabbert, Telcred