NXP and ZTE Announce the Coming of a New Generation of NFC-enabled Cell Phones

NXP Semiconductors NXP Semiconductors N. V. ZTE Corporation, a provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, recently announced that the two parties will work together to apply NXP's Near Field Communication (NFC) PN544 technology to ZTE's mobile phones. ZTE plans to integrate NFC chips into its rapidly growing global smart phones and non-smart phones, such as the Android-based QSC6270 platform device and more entry-level non-smart phones. NFC technology can integrate wallet functionality into mobile phones and support secure transaction functions such as payment, traffic, and physical access. This ZTE handset with NFC technology is scheduled to be available in the second quarter of 2011.

According to the “Quarterly Report of the Global Mobile Market Tracking Survey” released by the International Data Corporation (IDC), ZTE Corporation ranked fourth in the world in 2010 as a handset manufacturer. The company has an annual growth rate of 94%, and it has steadily expanded from China to developed markets such as Western Europe and the United States, as well as developing countries in Africa and Latin America. Ramon Llamas, Senior Research Analyst at IDC's Mobile Phone Technology and Trends Group, said: "From the entry-level non-smart phones to the fast-growing Android smartphones, ZTE's rich product portfolio has achieved great success in the market."

NFC-enabled mobile phones equipped with secure components can provide consumers with a variety of applications that increase convenience and security. The advantage of NFC technology is that it is a versatile and market-proven technology that can provide consumers with a range of applications such as secure mobile payments, mobile transactions, and convenient access to public transportation.

Zeng Zhaoxiang, vice president of ZTE Corporation, said: "ZTE's mobile phone shipments in Europe and the United States have seen significant growth every year. We chose NXP as a partner because of its position as a market leader, and NXP's The solution enables us to bring the product to market in the shortest possible time. Consumers are already looking forward to NFC and we are looking forward to applying NXP’s expertise in this area."

According to Ruediger Stroh, NXP Semiconductors Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Smart Identification Division, “NXP is pleased to partner with ZTE Corporation to create a new consumer experience through secure mobile transaction capabilities. We bring NFC technology to consumers. They provide a variety of innovative applications including e-wallet, car keyless entry, and ticket-free transportation, making this increasingly integrated, converged, and evolving world more convenient and safe. Our focus is to work with companies like ZTE. The partners work closely together to make secure connections easy and use NFC technology and related embedded security components throughout the ecosystem to optimize each design.”

Secure, non-contact technology Today, NFC technology and its associated security components greatly improve the convenience, interactivity, and security of consumers' use of mobile devices, and further improve them by integrating virtual world applications with real-world environments. Smart phone user experience. NFC devices use natural touch gestures to easily pair with various accessories to enable peer-to-peer data exchange, as well as links to readers and tag technology facilities that have been deployed in large numbers.

With a variety of breakthrough products, such as the SmartMX and SmartMX2 family of secure microcontrollers and its IntegralSecurityTM architecture, NXP is a global leader in security identification technology. NFC technology was jointly developed by NXP in 2002 and is a market proven technology. In 2004, NXP and other companies co-founded the NFC Forum to promote cooperation among all stakeholders in the industry and the standardization of NFC technology. This technology evolved from a combination of contactless identification technology (RFID) and interconnect technology. NXP has been ranked as the leading supplier of contactless integrated chips by ABI Research for the past three years. It is a global leader in NFC solutions and its solutions are available in over 150 NFC trials and iconic commercial deployment projects worldwide. Field verification.