This report provides an in-depth analysis of the market drivers and restraints, industry trends, and competitive environment in addition to the challenges and issues faced by market participants. The study covers the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions and includes regional analysis of the government, transportation, commercial, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) and other verticals. In this research, Frost & Sullivan’s expert analysts thoroughly examine the following market segments: smart cards, readers, proximity cards and readers, biometric readers, and controllers.

Escalating Security Concerns Spike Growth in the World EACS Markets

The world electronic access control systems (EACS) market has been influenced largely by the increasing security concerns worldwide. Primary threats such as vandalism, sabotage, break-in, and business-espionage have been compounded by fear of terrorist attacks, bombings and hostage situations. Critical infrastructure such as government agencies, military bases, financial institutions, power plants, water treatment plants, airports, and seaports are the most vulnerable targets. With the pressing need to authenticate identities of individuals not only for issues relating to governance but also within corporate boundaries, EACS has become a vital element in building architecture.

The readiness to adopt technology to maintain security, both by governments as well as corporates, is a positive trend. This establishes the credibility of technologies such as smartcards and biometric readers in providing the most foolproof authenticating mechanisms available today. "Governments worldwide have taken the much-needed initiative for large-scale adoption of EACS in national ID projects as well as e-passports,” notes the analyst of this research service. “Large corporates have followed suit in upgrading their access control systems for ensuring physical as well as logical security.”

Currently, physical security systems comprise different subsystems, such as video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection, fire and safety, time and attendance, visitor management, and asset tracking .In a typical commercial building or a corporate office hosting a few thousand employees, most of these subsystems are deployed in one form or the other. “Synchronizing and managing these systems would require communication between various systems, leading to upgrades, replacement, or installation of new access control systems,” says the analyst. “Establishments looking at integrated security systems are a small but growing percentage and would help drive the market for new electronic access control systems.”

The main challenge for the overall EACS market is the lack of awareness among end-users, who have strong privacy concerns. Earlier, with the proximity cards, only a random ID number was stored on the card. However, with smartcards, even personal information such as phone numbers, residential address, social security number, bank account number can be stored for various transactions. While sensitive data is usually encrypted and difficult to extract from a stolen smartcard, its availability on an easily accessible asset is the main end-user concern. The market is also dealing with the influx of low-cost products from China. Though these products are cost-effective, they are unreliable and provide and affect the credibility of the respective technologies among the users that adopted them.

Overall, the changing nature of threats and the move toward IP-based access control systems mandates that security companies keep themselves well informed on the latest technologies. They will need to consolidate resources, prepare for future needs by exploring new technologies, and intensify focus on high-growth verticals to optimize ROI. Safeguarding the interests of customers and reassuring them on the benefits of EACS products and services will bolster uptake.

Market Sectors

Expert analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:

• Smart cards
• Readers
• Proximity cards
• Biometric readers
• Controllers

By End use Vertical:

• Government
• Transportation
• Commercial
• BFSI
• Others

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 Executive Summary                               16-23
           Market Overview                       17
           Market Drivers/Market Restraints      18-19
           Revenue Forecasts                     20
           Percent of Revenues by Vertical       21
           Percent of Revenues by Product Type   22
           Percent of Revenues by Region         23

 World EACS Markets                              24-35
 Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact        25-30
 Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact     31-35
  World Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Forecasts and Analysis   36-107
  Market Engineering Measurement Analysis                                  37
  World EACS Markets: Revenue Forecasts and Market Analysis                38-40
      Smart Card and Readers                                               41-43
      Proximity Cards and Readers                                          44-46
      Biometric Readers                                                    47-50
      Controllers                                                          51-53
      Others                                                               54-56
      Percent of Revenues by Region for the Electronic Access
      Control Systems Market                                               57
  Americas EACS Markets: Revenue Forecasts and Market Analysis             58-74
      Smart Card and Readers                                               62-64
      Proximity Cards and Readers                                          65-66
      Biometric Readers                                                    67-69
      Controllers                                                          70-71
      Others                                                               72-73
      Competition Analysis                                                 74
  Europe, Middle East, Africa EACS Markets: Revenue Forecasts and
  Market Analysis                                                    75-91
           Smart Card and Readers                                    79-81
           Proximity Cards and Readers                               82-83
           Biometric Readers                                         84-87
           Controllers                                               88-89
           Others                                                    90-91
  Asia Pacific EACS Markets: Revenue Forecasts and Market Analysis   92-113
           Smart Card and Readers                                    96-98
           Proximity Cards and Readers                               99-101
           Biometric Readers                                         102-105
           Controllers                                               106-108
           Others                                                    109-111
           Competition Analysis                                      112-113
  Vertical Market Forecasts and Analysis   114-126
  Percent of Revenues by Vertical Market   115
  Government Vertical Markets              116-126
            World                          116-117
            Americas                       121-122
            EMEA                           123-124
            APAC                           125-126
  Transportation Vertical Markets          127-135
            World                          127-128
            Americas                       130-131
            EMEA                           132-133
            APAC                           134-135
  Commercial Vertical Markets   136-145
           World                136-137
           Americas             140-141
           EMEA                 142-143
           APAC                 144-145
  BFSI Vertical Markets         146-156
           World                146-147
           Americas             151-152
           EMEA                 153-154
           APAC                 155-156
  Other Vertical Markets       157-166
           World               157-158
           Americas            161-162
           EMEA                163-164
           APAC                165-166
  Competitive Landscape        167-168

  Conclusion                   169-172

LIST OF FIGURES

 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2010-2015            18-25
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2010-2016         19-31
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts (World), 2006-2016                                     38
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Smart Cards and Readers (World), 2006-2016         41
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Proximity Cards and Readers (World), 2006-2016     44
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Biometric Readers (World), 2006-2016               47
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Controllers (World), 2006-2016                     51
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (World), 2006-2016                          54
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016                                  59
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Smart Cards and Readers (Americas), 2006-2016      62
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Proximity Cards and Readers (Americas),
 2006-2016                                                                                                          65
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Biometric Readers (Americas), 2006-2016            67
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Controllers (Americas), 2006-2016                  70
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (Americas), 2006-2016                       72
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts (EMEA), 2006-2016                                      76
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Smart Cards and Readers (EMEA),
 2006-2016                                                                                                          79
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Proximity Cards and Readers (EMEA),
 2006-2016                                                                                                          82
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Biometric Readers (EMEA), 2006-2016                84
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Controllers (EMEA), 2006-2016                       88
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (EMEA), 2006-2016                            90
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016                               93
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Smart Cards and Readers (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016   96
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Proximity Cards and Readers (Asia Pacific),
 2006-2016                                                                                                           99
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Biometric Readers (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016         102
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Controllers (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016               106
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016                    109
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Government and Education (World), 2006-2016         116
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Government (Americas), 2006-2016                    121
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Government (EMEA), 2006-2016                        123
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Government (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016                125
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Transportation (World), 2006-2016                   127
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Transportation (Americas), 2006-2016                130
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Transportation (EMEA), 2006-2016                    132
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Transportation (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016            134
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Commercial (World), 2006-2016                       136
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Commercial (Americas), 2006-2016                    140
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Commercial (EMEA), 2006-2016                        142
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Commercial (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016   144
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for BFSI (World), 2006-2016                146
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for BFSI (Americas), 2006-2016             151
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for BFSI (EMEA), 2006-2016                 153
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for BFSI (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016         155
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (World), 2006-2016              157
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (Americas), 2006-2016           161
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (EMEA), 2006-2016               163
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016       165

LIST OF CHARTS

 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts (World), 2006-2016                                   20
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Percent of Revenues by Vertical (World), 2006-2016                     21
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Percent of Revenues by Product Type (World), 2009                      22
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Percent of Revenues by Region (World), 2009                            23
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Market Engineering Measurements (World), 2009                          37
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts (World), 2006-2016                                   39
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Smart Cards and Readers (World), 2006-2016       42
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Proximity Cards and Readers (World), 2006-2016   45
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Biometric Readers (World), 2006-2016             48
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Controllers (World), 2006-2016                   52
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (World), 2006-2016                        55
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Percent of Revenues by Region (World), 2009                            57
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts (Americas), 2006-2016                                60
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Smart Cards and Readers (Americas), 2006-2016    63
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Proximity Cards and Readers (Americas),
 2006-2016                                                                                                        66
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Biometric Readers (Americas), 2006-2016          68
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Controllers (Americas), 2006-2016                71
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (Americas), 2006-2016                     73
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts (EMEA), 2006-2016                                    77
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Smart Cards and Readers (EMEA), 2006-2016        80
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Proximity Cards and Readers (EMEA), 2006-2010       83
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Biometric Readers (EMEA), 2006-2016                 85
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Controllers (EMEA), 2006-2016                       89
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (EMEA), 2006-2016                            91
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016                               94
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Smart Cards and Readers (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016   97
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Proximity Cards and Readers (Asia Pacific),
 2006-2016                                                                                                           100
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Biometric Readers (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016         103
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Controllers (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016               107
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016                    110
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Percent of Revenues by Vertical (World), 2006-2016                        115
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Government (World), 2006-2016                       117
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Government (Americas), 2006-2016                    122
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Government (EMEA), 2006-2016                        124
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Government (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016                126
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Transportation (World), 2006-2016                   128
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Transportation (Americas), 2006-2016                131
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Transportation (EMEA), 2006-2016                    133
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Transportation (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016   135
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Commercial (World), 2006-2016              137
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Commercial (Americas), 2006-2016           141
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Commercial (EMEA), 2006-2016               143
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Commercial (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016       145
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for BFSI (World), 2006-2016                    147
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for BFSI (Americas), 2006-2016                 152
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for BFSI (EMEA), 2006-2016                     154
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for BFSI (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016             156
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (World), 2006-2016                  158
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (Americas), 2006-2016               162
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (EMEA), 2006-2016                   164
 Electronic Access Control Systems Market: Revenue Forecasts for Others (Asia Pacific), 2006-2016           166