If Google ever hopes to steer the mass exodus far from mastercard transactions with Google Wallet, a load more NFC-packing handsets might want to hit the market. Up to now Sony Ericsson hasn’t exactly led the near-field charge, aside Japan’s Xperia Acro , nevertheless it feels like that will soon change, because of a deal struck between the telephone maker and semiconductor producer, NXP, as a way to bring the company’s PN65 to future Android-based Xperia models. Wave your phone after the break to try the official announcement.
Sony Ericsson selects NXP’s NFC Solution for its Android-based SmartphonesToday NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) announced that its world leading near field communication (NFC) technology have been selected by Sony Ericsson for inclusion in its Android-based smartphones. Sony Ericsson, a number one, global mobile handset manufacturer all for communications and entertainment, will use NFC to further enhance its consumers’ mobile experiences, making a portfolio of smartphones that enable mobile transactions. Using simple touch gestures, consumers should be capable of make purchases or connect with a degree of sale (POS) terminal, ticketing terminal or location-based promotional tag simply and securely with their NFC-enabled smartphones.
NXP provides complete embedded, secure NFC solutions and recently announced that its NFC software is open source at the Android platform and enables the Google Wallet application. Sony Ericsson intends to take advantage of the NXP PN65 NFC solution of their Android-based smartphones, along with the NFC radio controller, the embedded secure element and NFC software. The embedded secure element enables NFC for use for mobile transactions. Building on NXP’s extensive background in secure identification, the PN65 uses advanced cryptography to provide the best level of security for transactions, with the technology already being extensively utilized in contactless banking cards, e-passports, e-ID cards and secure access systems.
“Building on Sony Ericsson’s leadership in Android and mobile gaming, the mixing of near field communication into our Android-based Xperia™ portfolio is another step in delivering probably the most entertaining smartphones,” said Jan Uddenfeldt, Chief Technology Officer at Sony Ericsson. “NFC offers our consumers the power to broaden their communication experience beyond the telephone, and we’re poised to drive the improvement of latest, exciting and inventive entertainment experiences.”
“This latest move from Sony Ericsson is another proof point of the strong momentum and potential of NFC,” said Rick Clemmer, president and CEO, NXP Semiconductors. “In accordance with continued strong customer endorsements we’ve the chance to extend the sales of our NFC products 2-4 times as a percentage of total NXP revenue within the second half 2011 from the approximately one percent it represents today. NFC offers a game-changing opportunity for cellular telephone manufacturers to give creative and innovative smartphones to their customers.
NFC is a market proven technology co-invented by NXP in 2002. In 2004 NXP co-founded the NFC Forum to guide the collaboration with all industry stakeholders and help standardize the technology. NFC technology evolved from a mixture of contactless identification (RFID) and interconnection technologies. Ranked because the no 1 contactless IC vendor by ABI Research for 3 years in a row, NXP is the worldwide leader in NFC solutions, field proven in over 150 NFC trials and landmark commercial deployments worldwide.
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