As of April 2011 [update] , several hundred trials of near-field communication have been conducted. Some firms have moved to full-scale service deployments, spanning either a single country or multiple countries.
Multi-country deployments include Orange's roll-out of NFC technology to banks, retailers, transport, and service providers in multiple European countries, [1] and Airtel Africa and Oberthur Technologies deploying to 15 countries throughout Africa. [2]