Monday, April 15, 2013

2013 Mobile World Congress Highlights

The 72,000 visitors of the mobile industry premier event this year show that although the crisis might not be gone, the innovation in mobile and the interest in it are still moving on. A collection of SIM based NFC technologies was such one innovation treat that was served for attendees of this year's event. Let's remember what NFC is (source: event's website)

''Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile phones have a huge potential to make our lives easier by letting us, with a simple touch, enable secure access to new transaction and payment services across a range of sectors and industries.'' 

Using this technology, visitors could benefit from coupons, find locations, make mobile payments and so on. Here is a SONY demonstrating their NFC enabled device:


For more insights of MWC 2013, go to http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/2013-highlights/

A bientôt!