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Huawei Joins NFC Forum and Lands Board Seat

The Near Field Communication Forum added Huawei as a sponsor member and gave the Chinese telecom maker a seat on its board, said the standards body Tuesday. Others joining the NFC Forum: (1) EM Microelectronic, as principal member; (2) Tokai Rika, associate member; (3) CEC Huada Electronic Design and Metaboards and Sichuan Kiloway Technologies, as implementer members; and (4) Chinese University of Hong Kong, as nonprofit member. NFC is a standard feature on the world's nearly 3 billion smartphones, said the organization.