Contactless Smart Cards, RFID, Payment, Transit and Security

Enhancements to the contactless standards moving through the ISO processes

Friday, August 1, 2003

We have mentioned in past articles that there are currently changes to the ISO 14443 contactless standard being considered. The group within the International Organization for Standards that oversees contactless standards is called SC17 Workgroup 8. A series of amendments are being considered that would enable cards and readers to communicate at a higher bit rate, thus transferring higher volumes of data more rapidly.

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