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The Review (Gemalto): February 2010
Author: Cath Everett
You want to catch a bus to the city center. Before leaving home, you visit the
transportation company’s website and buy a ticket, which is automatically
credited to your cellphone. Then, when the bus arrives, you simply board it,
wave your phone in front of a reader and you’re off.
It’s an appealing vision – and the good news is that the technology that makes
it possible, based on cellphones using near field communication (NFC), is on the
verge of breaking into the mainstream. Several cities and conurbations are
either introducing NFC-based ticketing trials or expanding existing ones, to
test out the pros and cons of the technology and understand how consumers use it.
Next: NFC exemples >>
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