Nokia 6216 classic marks the coming of age of Near Field Communication
MONACO, Monaco – Nokia today unveiled it’s third Near Field Communication (NFC) handset in the shape of the new Nokia 6216 classic.
If you’re coming to all this cold, NFC is a new breed of technology that lets you tap a handset against any other NFC-enabled device or tag to pay for stuff securely, perform ticketing transactions and share content.
The reason today’s release of the Nokia 6216 classic is particularly significant in enabling NFC to mature, and blend more prominently into the array of mobile services out there, is that this is the first SIM-based NFC device. This means that operators can now build NFC services directly onto the SIM card, paving the way for widespread touch to pay and ticketing opportunities.
Jeremy Belostock is the guy heading up NFC at Nokia. Click through to read what he has to say, and to watch videos of Jeremy talking about how NFC works and the benefits of this new strain of technology.
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