At the opening tonic of the 3rd annual WIMA group discussion, held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, Nokia announced its third base fully integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) gimmick, the Nokia 6216 classic. The new arrival is Nokia’s first SIM-based NFC device which enables operators to build NFC services on to the SIM card. With NFC consumers will welfare from greater rest of manipulation, more convenient share-out of subject – such as images, weblinks, audio files or contact information - as well as secure defrayal and ticketing minutes, all with just 1 pat of the device. The Nokia 6216 classic is expected to start transportation in the third base quarter of 2009 in select markets with an estimated retail price of EUR 150 before taxes and subsidies.
“The Nokia 6216 classic volition be amongst the first base commercial message devices in the marketplace complying with hustler requirements using the SIM circuit board in joining to secure minutes with Near Field Communications,” says Jeremy Belostock, head of near field communication theory at Nokia. “With the Nokia 6216 classic in your pocket and the ticketing applications on the SIM you can replace the multitude of cards in your wallet. Having the applications on the SIM consumers can bring their secure applications to their next Nokia NFC enabled phone.”
Owners’ credit card selective information can be stored securely on the SIM card and waving the device in front of a contactless terminal enables quick payment and simple ticketing services*.
“The launch of the Nokia 6216 classic SIM-based NFC French telephone is a great measure forward for defrayal and ticketing services,” says Alex Sinclair, the Chief Technology Officer of the GSM Association. “We believe this volition thrust more rapid deployment of the engineering and expect this to signal launching of NFC services in the marketplace by operators.”
In summation to the NFC technology, the Nokia 6216 classic is outfitted with the features people desire from a next generation mobile device, including digital photographic camera, bright exhibit, stereo FM radio and music player, 3G connectivity and a microSD one-armed bandit which is expandable up to 8GB.
*A compatible NFC SIM circuit board is required in order to be used with contactless ticketing and payment services, and require a overhaul subscription and installation of an appropriate secure diligence.