Nokia tested the system and O2 NFC in mobile phones

The company Nokia held in Britain, together with the operator O2, large-scale study O2 Wallet. His goal was to see whether demand for technology NFC (Near Field Communications) mobile devices. The study was conducted within 6 months, from November 2007 to May 2008, was attended by 500 people. They used a mobile phone chip with the Nokia 6131 NFC, with the help of which could carry out various kinds of electronic payments, including travel to pay for transport and shopping in some stores.



It turned out that 78% of users interested in services based on NFC and would like to receive them, but beskontraktnoy basis. 89% of the survey participants would like to have on your phone electronic payment system for transport services Oyster. 67% of users found the NFC-Oyster more convenient than using conventional maps of this type. In general, the study found a promising project, and companies have only introduce it to mass market.