NFC Forum has standardized bidirectional communication between smartphones and IoT devices

DATE: Wed, Jan 14, 2026
PUBLICATION: phonemantra

Established in 2004, the non-profit industry association NFC Forum, standardizing and promoting Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, announced that its board of directors has approved and adopted the Tag NFC Data Exchange Format Exchange Protocol Specification (TNEP) and an updated version of the Connection Handover Technical Specification (CH 1.5).