Sprint Goes Alone for its NFC Wireless eCommerce Plan

Near Field Communications (NFC) is a short range wireless protocol that permits, among other things, secure wireless ecommerce activity. It has the potential, some believe, to provide the next generation of touchless credit transcations. Last year AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Discover Financial, and Barclaycard US announced the ISIS group which would provide the focus for their joint activity to promote and deploy NFC in the U.S.