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Summary: NFC, a short-range wireless technology integrated into smartphones, enables new possibilities for smarter grid infrastructure and metering solutions. Use cases range from secure pre-payment, zero power configuration and service interface, battery-less sensors up to a simplified pairing process of other wireless communication technologies like Wi-Fi(r) and ZigBee(r) through NFC.