To date, the NFC Forum has completed 21 technical specifications, as the momentum for Near Field Communication devices and services continues to grow. ABI Research estimates that over 500 million NFC-enabled devices will reach the market this year.

The new set of specifications supports compatibility among NFC devices implemented with previously released versions. The revisions deliver on the Forum's commitment to developing and maintaining technical specifications of the highest possible accuracy and usefulness.

The updated specifications are:

－ NFC Activity Technical Specification version 1.1

－ NFC Connection Handover Technical Specification version 1.3

－ NFC Controller Interface (NCI) Technical Specification version 1.1

－ NFC Digital Protocol Specification version 1.1

－ NFC Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) Specification version 1.2

－ NFC Forum Type 1/2/3/4 Tags

"Our NFC Forum specifications are living resources that must evolve to stay ahead of the changing needs of the rapidly expanding NFC ecosystem," said Koichi Tagawa, chairman of the NFC Forum.

"These newly updated specifications demonstrate how diligently our Technical Committee and its Working Groups strive to implement and distribute revisions that deliver greater value to NFC developers and solution providers."