This report provides an in-depth analysis of the market drivers and restraints, industry trends, and competitive environment, in addition to the industry challenges and issues faced by market participants. The study also provides a brief analysis of participants of the total radio frequency identification (RFID) market. In this research, Frost & Sullivan’s expert analysts thoroughly examine the following segments: tags, readers, middleware, and software.

Global RFID Market Booms as Solutions Add Efficiency and Intelligence to Drive Business

Prospects for the global RFID market look upbeat as rapid advancements in technology have spiked adoption across different verticals. RFID tags accounted for more than 50 percent of the world’s RFID revenues in 2009, with figures reaching between $1500 and $2500 million. As tags are evolving into smaller form factors to meet the requirements of different environments, more features and capabilities are being added for optimizing performance and enhancing accuracy for applications. Companies are striving for operational efficiency in processing, especially in controlling asset integrity and in improving inventory visibility in the supply chain to stoke business progression. Emerging applications have the potential to unleash new opportunities for growth in the market. “Convergence of RFID with other technologies such as real-time locating systems (RTLS) and Wi-Fi will be a strong trend in the coming years for niche applications, adding intelligence to business processing needs,” notes the analyst of this research service. ”Active RFID technology incorporated in wireless sensor networks (WSN) is another development that is gaining traction and creating more applications, which were earlier considered impossible.” Some popular examples are the monitoring of natural disasters, vehicle crash monitoring on highways, waste management, and smart grid data monitoring. .

Although the outlook for the market is bright, some impediments are proving to be growth bottlenecks. Evidence points to a reluctance among businesses to implement RFID due to the risks involved and the current market situation. End users are in wait and watch mode, as they are unsure of the outcome of RFID implementation. In some cases, inadequate infrastructure hampers the growth of RFID. In instances where RFID solutions need to be fully integrated into backend management systems, deployment of full-fledged systems can skyrocket implementation costs. This is a major challenge for businesses in the industry. Pricing pressure is another factor restraining market momentum. Although RFID tag prices have significantly reduced in the past, the tag market continues to face pricing pressure due to over-expectation in the market. Vendors are known to be selling at low margins, no margins, or negative margins; this has created unhealthy competition in the market. Hence, newcomers in the RFID market are encouraged to be aware of the existing conditions and to promote fair competition.

The global market participants in the market continue to be strong with the high emphasis placed on quality and continuous improvement. RFID vendors need to understand the dynamics of the RFID ecosystem, identify opportunities for growth, and focus on delivering innovative solutions for the unmet needs of the market. Education and training of channel partners and end users are of vital importance for successful implementation. “Participants in this domain must prioritize customer relationship management initiatives and step up efforts to raise awareness on the benefits of RFID implementation,” says the analyst. “Businesses must consider upgrading their existing infrastructure, such as network and storage, to enable RFID systems to work seamlessly, as opportunities will proliferate if a more robust infrastructure is in place.”

Market Sectors

Analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:

• Tags
• Readers
• Middleware
• Software

By End-use Vertical:

• Transportation
• Retail
• Industrial
• Education
• Healthcare
• Others

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Executive Summary

   1.1 Market Overview

   1.2 RFID Market -Industry Challenges

   1.3 RFID Market -Key Drivers

   1.4 RFID Market -Key Restraints

   1.5 RFID Revenue Forecasts

   1.6 Geographical Overview of the RFID Market

   1.7 Percent of Revenues by Product Type

   1.8 RFID Vertical Markets

2. RFID Definition

   2.1 RFID Definition and Scope

   2.2 Contactless Smart Cards and RFID

3. The Global RFID Market

   3.1 Market Engineering Measurements (World)

   3.2 RFID Market -Industry Challenges

   3.3 RFID Market -Key Drivers

   3.4 RFID Market -Key Restraints

   3.5 RFID Revenue Forecasts

   3.6 Percent of Revenues by Product Type

   3.7 RFID Tag Market Analysis

   3.8 Emerging Markets -Printed RFID Passive Tags

   3.9 RFID Reader Market Analysis

   3.10 RFID Middleware and Software Market Analysis

   3.11 Geographic Penetration

   3.12 Percent of Revenues by Region

   3.13 Geographical Overview of the RFID Market

   3.14 RFID Vertical Markets

4. RFID Market in the Americas

   4.1 Market Engineering Measurements (Americas)

   4.2 Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (Americas)

   4.3 Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Americas)

   4.4 RFID Revenue Forecasts (Americas)

   4.5 Percent of Revenues by Product Type (Americas)

   4.6 RFID Market Analysis (Americas)

   4.7 RFID Tags Market in the Americas

5. RFID Tags Market (Americas)

   5.1 Percent of Revenues by Tag Type (Americas)

   5.2 RFID Tags Market Analysis (Americas)

   5.3 RFID Passive Tags Market (Americas)

   5.4 RFID Passive Tags Market Analysis (Americas)

   5.5 RFID Active Tags Market (Americas)

   5.6 RFID Active Tags Market Analysis (Americas)

   5.7 RFID Semi-Passive Tags Market (Americas)

   5.8 RFID Semi-Passive Tags Market Analysis (Americas)

6. RFID Reader Market in the Americas

   6.1 RFID Reader Market (Americas)

   6.2 Percent of Revenue by Reader Type

   6.3 RFID Reader Market Analysis (Americas)

   6.4 RFID Passive Reader Market (Americas)

   6.5 RFID Passive Reader Market Analysis (Americas)

   6.6 RFID Active Reader Market (Americas)

   6.7 RFID Active Reader Market Analysis (Americas)

7. RFID Middleware and Software Market in the Americas

   7.1 RFID Middleware and Software Market (Americas)

   7.2 RFID Middleware and Software Market Analysis (Americas)

8. RFID Vertical Markets in the Americas

   8.1 RFID Vertical Markets (Americas)

   8.2 Revenue Forecasts for the Transportation Vertical (Americas)

   8.3 Vertical Market Analysis: Transportation (Americas)

   8.4 Revenue Forecasts for the Healthcare Vertical (Americas)

   8.5 Vertical Market Analysis: Healthcare (Americas)

   8.6 Revenue Forecasts for the Education Vertical (Americas)

   8.7 Vertical Market Analysis: Education(Americas)

   8.8 Revenue Forecasts for the Industrial Vertical (Americas)

   8.9 Vertical Market Analysis: Industrial (Americas)

   8.10 Revenue Forecasts for the Retail Vertical (Americas)

   8.11 Vertical Market Analysis: Retail (Americas)

   8.12 Revenue Forecasts for the Others Vertical (Americas)

   8.13 Vertical Market Analysis: Others (Americas)

9. RFID Market in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

   9.1 Market Engineering Measurements (Europe, Middle East, and Africa )

   9.2 Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe, Middle East, and Africa )

   9.3 Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe, Middle East, and Africa )

   9.4 RFID Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa )

   9.5 Percent of Revenue by Product Type (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   9.6 RFID Market Analysis (Europe, Middle East, and Africa )

10. RFID Tags Market in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

   10.1 RFID Tags Market (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   10.2 Percent of Revenue by Tag Type (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   10.3 RFID Tags Market Analysis (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   10.4 RFID Passive Tags Market (Europe, Middle East and Africa)

   10.5 RFID Passive Tags Market Analysis (Europe, Middle East and Africa)

   10.6 RFID Active Tags Market (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   10.7 RFID Active Tags Market Analysis (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   10.8 RFID Semi-Passive Tags Market (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   10.9 RFID Semi-Passive Tags Market Analysis (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

11. RFID Reader Market in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

   11.1 RFID Reader Market (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   11.2 Percent of Revenue by Reader Type (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   11.3 RFID Reader Market Analysis (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   11.4 RFID Passive Reader Market (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   11.5 RFID Passive Reader Market Analysis (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   11.6 RFID Active Reader Market (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   11.7 RFID Active Reader Market Analysis (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

12. RFID Middleware & Software Market in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

   12.1 RFID Middleware and Software Market (Europe, Middle East and Africa)

   12.2 RFID Middleware and Software Market Analysis (Europe, Middle East and Africa)

13. RFID Vertical Markets in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

   13.1 RFID Vertical Markets (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.2 Revenue Forecasts for the Transportation Vertical (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.3 Vertical Market Analysis: Transportation (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.4 Revenue Forecasts for the Healthcare Vertical (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.5 Vertical Market Analysis: Healthcare (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.6 Revenue Forecasts for the Education Vertical (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.7 Vertical Market Analysis: Education (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.8 Revenue Forecasts for the Industrial Vertical (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.9 Vertical Market Analysis: Industrial (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.10 Revenue Forecasts for the Retail Vertical (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.11 Vertical Market Analysis: Retail (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.12 Revenue Forecasts for the Others Vertical (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

   13.13 Vertical Market Analysis: Others (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

14. RFID Market in Asia Pacific

   14.1 Market Engineering Measurements (Asia Pacific)

   14.2 Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (Asia Pacific)

   14.3 Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Asia Pacific)

   14.4 RFID Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific)

   14.5 Percent of Revenues by Product Type (Asia Pacific)

   14.6 RFID Market Analysis (Asia Pacific)

15. RFID Tags Market in Asia Pacific

   15.1 RFID Tags Market (Asia Pacific)

   15.2 Percent of Revenues by Tag Type (Asia Pacific)

   15.3 RFID Tags Market Analysis (Asia Pacific)

   1 5.4 RFID Passive Tags Market (Asia Pacific)

   15.5 RFID Passive Tags Market Analysis (Asia Pacific)

   15.6 RFID Active Tags Market (Asia Pacific)

   15.7 RFID Active Tags Market Analysis (Asia Pacific)

   15.8 RFID Semi-Passive Tags Market (Asia Pacific)

   15.9 RFID Semi-Passive Tags Market Analysis (Asia Pacific)

16. RFID Reader Market in Asia Pacific

   16.1 RFID Reader Market (Asia Pacific)

   16.2 Percent of Revenues by Reader Type (Asia Pacific)

   16.3 RFID Reader Market Analysis (Asia Pacific)

   16.4 RFID Passive Reader Market (Asia Pacific)

   16.5 RFID Passive Reader Market Analysis (Asia Pacific)

   16.6 RFID Active Reader Market (Asia Pacific)

   16.7 RFID Active Reader Market Analysis (Asia Pacific)

17. RFID Middleware & Software Market in Asia Pacific

   17.1 RFID Middleware and Software Market (Asia Pacific)

   17.2 RFID Middleware and Software Market Analysis(Asia Pacific)

   17.3 RFID Vertical Markets in Asia Pacific

18. RFID Vertical Markets (Asia Pacific)

   18.1 Revenue Forecasts for the Transportation Vertical (Asia Pacific)

   18.2 Vertical Market Analysis: Transportation (Asia Pacific)

   18.3 Revenue Forecasts for the Healthcare Vertical (Asia Pacific)

   18.4 Vertical Market Analysis: Healthcare (Asia Pacific)

   18.5 Revenue Forecasts for the Education Vertical (Asia Pacific)

   18.6 Vertical Market Analysis: Education (Asia Pacific)

   18.7 Revenue Forecasts for the Industrial Vertical (Asia Pacific)

   18.8 Vertical Market Analysis: Industrial (Asia Pacific)

   18.9 Revenue Forecasts for the Retail Vertical (Asia Pacific)

   18.10 Vertical Market Analysis: Retail (Asia Pacific)

   18.11 Revenue Forecasts for the Others Vertical (Asia Pacific)

   18.12 Vertical Market Analysis: Others (Asia Pacific)

19. Global RFID Market Trends

   19.1 RFID Trends

   19.2 RFID Market Trends Analysis

   19.3 RFID Technology Trends Analysis

   19.4 Distribution Trends

20. Conclusions and Strategic Recommendations

   20.1 PESTLE Analysis for the Global RFID Market

   20.2 Strategic Recommendations

21. Profiles of Key Industry Participants


LIST OF FIGURES

    RFID Market: Description of Tag Types (World), 2009
    RFID Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (Americas), 2010-2016
    RFID Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Americas), 2010-2016
    RFID Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Passive Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Active Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Semi-passive Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Reader Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Passive Reader Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Active Reader Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Middleware and Software Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Transportation Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Healthcare Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Education Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Industrial Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Retail Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Others Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2010-2016
    RFID Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2010-2016
    RFID Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Passive Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Active Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Semi-passive Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Reader Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Passive Reader Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Active Reader Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Middleware and Software Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Transportation Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Healthcare Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Education Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Industrial Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Retail Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Others Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 2006-2016
    RFID Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (Asia Pacific), 2010-2016
    RFID Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Asia Pacific), 2010-2016
    RFID Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Passive Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Active Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Semi-passive Tags Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Reader Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Passive Reader Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Active Reader Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Middleware and Software Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Transportation Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Healthcare Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Education Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Industrial Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Retail Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts(Asia Pacific), 2006-2016
    RFID Others Vertical Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016

LIST OF CHARTS

    Total RFID Market: Industry Challenges (World), 2010-2016
    Total RFID Market: Key Drivers Summary (World), 2010-2016
    Total RFID Market: Key Restraints Summary (World), 2010-2016
    Total RFID Market: Revenue Forecasts (World), 2006-2016
    Total RFID Market: Geographical Overview (World), 2009
    Total RFID Market: Percent of Revenues by Product Type (World), 2009
    Total RFID Market: Percent of Revenues by Verticals (World), 2009
    Total RFID Market: Percent of Revenues by Verticals (World), 2016
    RFID Market: Similarities Between Contactless Smart Cards and RFID (World), 2009
    RFID Market: Differences Between Contactless Smart Card and RFID (World), 2009
    Total RFID Market: Market Engineering Measurements (World), 2009
    Total RFID Market: Industry Challenges (World), 2010-2016
    Total RFID Market: Key Drivers Summary (World), 2010-2016
    Total RFID Market: Key Restraints Summary (World), 2010-2016
    Total RFID Market: Revenue Forecasts (World), 2006-2016
    Total RFID Market: Percent of Revenues by Product Type (World), 2009
    Total RFID Market: Geographic Penetration (World), 2009
    Total RFID Market: Percent of Revenues by Region (World), 2009
    Total RFID Market: Geographical Overview (World), 2009
    Total RFID Market: Percent of Revenues by Verticals (World), 2009
    Total RFID Market: Percent of Revenues by Verticals (World), 2016
    RFID Market: Market Engineering Measurements (Americas), 2009
    RFID Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016
    RFID Market: Percent of Revenues by Product Type (Americas), 2009