Friday, 23 June 2023
by Earn Media
The NFC Forum, the leading standards body for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has unveiled its Technology Roadmap outlining key plans and research efforts through 2028.
This comprehensive roadmap includes five key initiatives and offers a unique glimpse into the future of NFC, highlighting the technology’s direction and anticipated product development, market, and business opportunities for the next two to five years.
The technology roadmap was collaboratively developed by leading Forum members, including Board representatives from Apple, Google, Huawei, Identiv, Infineon, NXP, Qualcomm, Sony, and STMicroelectronics as well as the Forum’s 400-member company community.
“The exponential growth of NFC technology is a testament to our members’ forward-thinking approach and unwavering dedication to innovation,” said NFC Forum Executive Director Mike McCamon.
“Through our continuously evolving standards, business-line managers and product designers will be able to create new and exciting products and services that customers will love.
As NFC technology becomes more prevalent in our daily lives, our planned features have the potential to significantly enhance the way we pay and receive payments; engage with our favourite brands; power our devices; and access sustainable products and services.”
A little over a year ago, the NFC Forum Board of Directors established a Roadmap Tiger Team to gather and prioritize inputs from various industries and Forum members.
Based on their initial findings, the draft roadmap was circulated among members and the Forum’s numerous liaison partners for validation of its assumptions and priorities.
After extensive discussions with business and technical stakeholders, it was determined that sharing the roadmap publicly would help generate awareness and interest in this important work.
Although the timeframe for this endeavour spans two to five years, the individual work items are currently in varying stages of development, ranging from research to market requirements to draft specifications.
The NFC Forum will collaborate with its 400 members and various industry bodies to extend the reach of its roadmap and ensure its work program is complementary to other industry initiatives.
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