Broadcom's Participation in Development of Certification Platform Underscores Commitment to Driving Interoperability for Mobile Payments and Simplified Connectivity
CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 4G World 2011 --
News Highlights
- NFC Forum leverages Broadcom's new BCM2079x NFC product family to validate its certification test suite
- Broadcom's NFC solutions chosen as the benchmark for the test tools that the NFC Forum will use to guarantee compliance
- Partnership underscores Broadcom's commitment to driving industry standards
Today at 4G World, the largest global 4G Expo, Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, announced a partnership with the NFC Forum to help develop a new NFC certification test suite based on Broadcom® technology. NFC Forum's official certified test tools will leverage Broadcom's recently introduced BCM2079x NFC family of products as the benchmark for validation.
The NFC Forum Certification Program provides device manufacturers with a means of establishing that their products conform to the NFC Forum's published specifications. The NFC Forum test tools will be used to ensure compliance and interoperability of future NFC products and solutions. In addition, companies can place the NFC Forum N-Mark on the device indicating the touch point to trigger NFC services, can be included in the NFC Forum's certified product register, and gain global credibility.
To further educate the mobile ecosystem on the importance of standards and the NFC Forum certification process, Mohamed Awad, member of the NFC Forum board of directors and associate product line director for NFC products at Broadcom Corporation, will participate in a session, NFC Forum Certification: The Key to Interoperable Innovation, at the NFC Summit at 4G World 2011. His session will address common questions including what certification is, what it entails, why it matters and the benefits of being certified. For more information on the panel, please click here.
Quotes:
Koichi Tagawa, Chairman, NFC Forum
"Broadcom has been a driving force behind the evolution of NFC. As we build out our Certification Program, the NFC Forum is relying on Broadcom and other member companies to provide the reference samples we need to make sure that our test bed is of the highest possible quality. By using Broadcom's newest family of chips with the industry's most advanced capabilities, we're ensuring that NFC solutions will be based on high standards for compliant and interoperable future products."
Mohamed Awad, Associate Product Line Director, Wireless Personal Area Networks, Broadcom
"As the leader in wireless connectivity, we understand the importance of standards-based technologies for widespread market adoption. By partnering with the NFC Forum and test tool providers in validation, we're continuing to drive the next evolution of NFC innovation. With the test bed certification process based on Broadcom's NFC technology, our customers are assured that their products will pass the NFC Forum's certification test."
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- NFC Product Page
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything®. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com.
