Changing Environment

In 2007, IDTechEx expects 1.71 billion RFID tags to be sold worldwide, with the largest segment being RFID cards. The value of non-card RFID tags (e.g., labels, tickets) in 2007 is predicted to be $1.97 with 58.4 percent of this being in the U.S. and 33 percent in Europe. Out in time, IDTechEx expects a $27.88 billion worldwide market in 2017, including new market items such as Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) using active RFID tags.