Nokia Philips and Sony establish the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum

From Mobile Tech News, Mar 18, 2004 Posted 18-Mar-2004 Source Nokia NFC technology evolved from a combination of contactless identification RFID and interconnection technologies and operates in the 13.56 MHz frequency range over a distaqnce of a few centimeters. Hannover Germany Nokia Corporation Royal Philips Electronics NYSE PHG AEX PHI and Sony Corporation establish the Near Field Communication NFC Forum to enable the use of touch-based interactions in consumer electronics mobile devices PCs smart objects and for payment purposes.