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NFC Mobiles To Reach 700m According To Research

NFC Mobiles To Reach 700m According To Research

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Analysts at Juniper Research have speculated that Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile sets are expected to reach to 700 million users by 2013. As per a recent report from Juniper Networks titled, “Mobile Payment Markets: Contactless NFC 2008-2013”, the mobile payment services market exude tremendous growth potential, especially during the period of 2011 to 2013. Earlier, O2 had completed a successful trail of pay-by-mobile services that employs...



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