Wireless access to data and services set to improve
Tuesday, 10 September, 2002
Philips and Sony will jointly develop a new near field radio-frequency communications technology called Near Field Communications (NFC). The technology enables short-range communication networks between consumer devices incorporating an NFC interface, and is set to improve wireless access to data and services.
It will operate on 13.56 MHz and allow for the transfer of any kind of data between NFC enabled devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras and PDA's as well as to PC's , laptops, game consoles or PC peripherals, across a distance of up to 20 cm and aiming at speeds fast enough (up to 212 kbit/s) to transfer high quality images.
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