Near Field Communication 近场通信

2014-10-24 12:12:42 来源：华夏经济网作者：朱丽梅分享：

Near Field Communication 近场通信
Near Field Communication, or NFC for short, is a short-range radio frequency technology. The technology requires a chip to be installed in mobile devices so data can be exchanged with the reader. The technology is widely used for various mobile payment services, such as in commuter cards for public transport. On September 9, U.S. tech company Apple unveiled its new line of smartphones – the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus – with a payment option linked to the devices called Apple Pay that uses NFC technology. Users can make payments by just holding their phones near a point-of-sale (POS) reader. The U.S. company’s launch of so-called mobile wallet services on its devices is expected increase the adoption of cashless payments using NFC among Chinese companies.
近场通信（NFC）是一种短距的无线电技术。这种技术需要在移动端植入芯片，以便能够能在短距离内与兼容设备进行识别和数据交换。目前这项技术已经广泛的应用到很多卡片之中，例如我们经常使用的交通卡就是利用的这项技术。9月9日，美国苹果公司在发布新版智能手机iPhone 6 和iPhone 6 Plus，一同发布的还有苹果的移动支付系统，Apple Pay。苹果使用在其移动支付系统中使用的就是近场通信技术。手机用户只需要把他们的手机靠近一个POS机就能够完成交易。在苹果公司推进移动钱包服务的时候，也会促进中国公司推动类似的服务。
In the news
China Mobile is mainly focusing on mobile payment services and expanding near field communication (NFC) payment capability, said Tan Zhili, director of China Mobile's e-commerce company. This year, China Mobile plans to sell 30 million NFC terminals to businesses and issue 100 million of the special SIM cards necessary to allow mobile phones to complete payments, a company document says.

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