NFC check-in and boarding coming to an airport near you – soonish

January 23, 2012 By 1 Comment

A smoother, less stressful airport process might be within reach thanks to technology developed by SITA Lab and Orange Business Services.

SITA’s research arm has been working on a SIM-based concept using near field communication technology or NFC, which could open up security, airline lounges and boarding gates just by tapping your mobile device to a scanner. The SIM-based development supports the GSM Association‘s standard on NFC which uses the SIM as the secure element enabling the technology to be widely adopted regardless of device or operator.

This approach is also said to be backed by 45 mobile operators which cover more than 60% of the mobile phone market.

According to SITA, the NFC technology will help increase the share of mobile boarding passes from between 2 and 3% in 2011 to between 50 and 80% by 2018.

A recent report from Amadeus and the Futures Company showed some of the ways technology would improve our travel experience going forward.

Here’s a clip from SITA showing explaining the development.

NB: Image via Shutterstock

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Linda Fox About Linda Fox

Linda Fox is a reporter for Tnooz. For the past six years she has worked as a freelance journalist across a range of B2B titles including Travolution, ABTA Magazine, Travelmole and the Business Travel Magazine.

In this time she has also undertaken corporate projects for a number of high profile travel technology, travel management and research companies.

Prior to her freelance career she covered hotels and technology news for Travel Trade Gazette for seven years. Linda joined TTG from Caterer & Hotelkeeper where she worked on the features desk for more than five years.

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