It wasn’t Sony Ericsson but NXP Semiconductors which announced scoring the Swedish-Japanese handset maker as a client for its NFC technology. As part of the deal, Sony Ericsson will integrate NXP’s PN65 NFC solution in its future Xperia smartphones, allowing for contactless payments, ticketing and other services. The mentioned solution includes the NFC radio controller, the embedded secure element and NFC software.
Unfortunately we’ve no idea when first NFC-enabled Sony Ericsson smartphones will hit the market and can only hope that will happen sooner rather than later.
Commenting on the news Sony Ericsson’s CTO Jan Uddenfeldt said: “Building on Sony Ericsson’s leadership in Android and mobile gaming, the integration of near field communication into our Android-based Xperia portfolio is another step in delivering the most entertaining smartphones. NFC offers our consumers the ability to broaden their communication experience beyond the phone, and we are poised to drive the development of new, exciting and creative entertainment experiences.”