Designing innovative applications using near field communication (NFC) technology

Nowadays, there is a growing interest on rapid development and adoption of information technologies (IT) especially in contactless smart cards and mobile communication technologies. Near Field Communication (NFC) technology has become one of the promising technological developments in IT industry as well as one of the attractive research areas. NFC technology is a short range, high frequency, low bandwidth and wireless communication technology based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, which simplifies and secures the interaction with ubiquitously around people. NFC ecosystem is designed from synergy of several technologies including mobile devices, smart cards, secure elements (SEs), Over-the-Air (OTA) technology, and mobile applications; hence it enables a variety of services with a dynamic environment. The aim of this study is to present NFC Loyal and NFC Internal applications with a comprehensive analysis of the NFC technology in aspects of technical, operational as well as business. NFC Loyal aims to promote loyalty and payment services on multi-application smart cards through a secure model. In case of NFC Internal, a reliable and low cost indoor navigation system is designed by taking advantages of NFC technology. This study gives valuable insights on the NFC technology?s development and adoption.