Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Research Firm unveils ‘RFID Database’ to track IC Shipments

Thursday, May 11, 2006

RFID system. Check. Technical know-how. Check. Implementation strategy. Check.

Managing data? Not so much.

Here’s an idea: ABI Research just announced the launch of a new database as part of its RFID Research Service. The RFID Tag IC Market Sizing Database provides aggregated shipment data reported by leading RFID IC manufacturers worldwide. The database, which is updated quarterly and may be searched by subscribers to the Service, segments these shipments by quarter, by frequency, and by standard.

Or, as Erik Michielsen, Director of ABI Research’s RFID and M2M research practice, puts it: “It provides a fundamental understanding of where the market stands today, and gives us a better understanding of supply and demand dynamics as we forecast the market over the next three to five years.” [end] 

The 2011 contactless payment card shipments in the United States have taken a dramatic drop, according to ABI Research.

The number of shipments has fallen considerably when comparing against quarterly shipments achieved in 2010, explains Phil Sealy, research analyst, security and ID. And the drop in shipments has primarily been driven by some overriding factors including:

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The market for smart cards and secure ICs achieved double-digit year-over-year growth for shipments in 2011, demonstrating increases of 16% and 15%, respectively, according to ABI Research

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In ABI Research’s newest market study analysis, NXP Semiconductors has reportedly claimed the top spot in the contactless ticketing market with 74% of the market share.

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Cubic Transportation Systems and the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have entered into a collaborative partnership to research the next generation of intelligent travel technologies for cities.

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Bombardier Transportation has teamed up with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to improve track worker protection with the company’s RFID and other advanced technologies.

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Arcontia Technology AB, a Swedish producer of contactless smart card readers and terminals, has won a contract for devices to be used by Norwegian public transport authority Ruter AS.

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