Global RFID Smart Antenna Market 2016-2020

This industry research report identifies Alien Technology, Honeywell, Impinj, and Zebra as the primary vendors in the global RFID smart antenna market. The report also presents a detailed segmentation of the market by frequency (LF, HF, UHF, and SHF), end-products (tags and readers), and by geography (the Americas, APAC, and EMEA).

Overview of the global RFID smart antenna market

Technavio’s market research analysts have predicted that the global RFID (radio-frequency identification) smart antenna market will grow steadily at an impressive CAGR of about 13% by 2020. The continuously improving network infrastructure has compelled retailers to use e-commerce and m-commerce to increase their reach and revolutionize their customer’s shopping experience. Since maintaining an inventory helps a company to represent the investment that is involved, retailers consistently require real-time information about the products/goods inbound to customers. RFID tracking systems technology helps to increase inventory visibility and provides accurate information about the movement of goods through the supply chain. Additionally, RFID systems help companies implement intelligent distributed order management systems and also facilitates accurate inventory tracking, which will help end users make better decisions.

The integration of RFID technology in the IoT (Internet of Things) landscape is identified to be one of the major trends that will gain traction in this market during the forecast period. The emergence of smart homes is one of the key applications of IoT and since RFID is a key component for bridging the communication gap between appliances and devices, there will be a huge demand for RFID smart antennas in the coming years. This market study has predicted that the Americas will dominate this market in the next four years and will account for almost 50% of the total market share by 2020. Increased investments in RFID systems from the transport and logistics industry and the growing popularity of smart factories among automobile industries will be major factors that will fuel the growth of this market in the Americas.

Competitive landscape and key vendors

This market is characterized by the presence of several large RFID companies and intense competition between the key leading vendors. In this market, the major vendors control the entire supply chain by manufacturing antennas, tags, and readers in-house. This preference for in-house production will reduce the cost of the entire system and the cost of deployment for end-users.

The leading vendors in the market are -

• Alien Technology
• Honeywell
• Impinj
• Zebra

The other prominent vendors in the market are Abracon, CAEN RFID, DLP Design, Feig Electronics, Harting, Invengo, Kathrein RFID, MTI Wireless Edge, RFMAX, RF solutions, Skyetek, Taoglas, ThingMagic, and Times-7.

Segmentation by frequency and analysis of the RFID smart antenna market

• LF (low frequency)
• HF (high frequency)
• UHF (ultra-high frequency)
• SHF (super-high frequency)

According to this market research and analysis, the LF segment will account for about 67% of the total share by 2020 and will dominate the RFID systems market throughout the forecast period. LF RFID smart antennas are used in both passive tags and readers. They have high penetration in the market as they are cheaper than other smart antennas and are used in several sectors including postal services, consumer goods, military, and air baggage.

Segmentation by end-products and analysis of the RFID smart antenna market

• Tags
• Readers

Due to the integration of a large number of passive RFID tags in RFID systems, the tags segment accounted for almost 73% of the total market share and dominated this market during 2015. Passive RFID tags can be integrated into smart antennas, and depending on the applications they can be tuned to HF and UHF signals. Though the reducing ASP is expected to decline the market share of this segment, it will continue to dominate the market in the next four years.

Key questions answered in the report include

• What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2020?
• What are the key factors driving the RFID smart antenna market?
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the RFID smart antenna market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in the RFID smart antenna market?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the RFID smart antenna market?
• Trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the RFID smart antenna market?

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• Global RFID Readers Market 2016-2020
• Global RFID Market for Industrial Applications 2016-2020
• Global RFID Market for Retail Applications 2015-2019

Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems find extensive applications, especially within the 900 MHz frequency band. This has led to the development of low-cost and compact smart antennas for RFID readers. RFID smart antennas are widely used in the areas of RFID tag reading rates, collision mitigation, location determination of items, and for enhancing the capacity of RFID systems. RFID smart antennas have two basic functions – estimation of the direction of arrival (DOA) and beam forming. These antenna systems have evolved as a promising technology for enhancing the bandwidth of the spectrum and is expected to be used extensively in the future wireless communication systems.

The report, global RFID smart antenna market, is part of Technavio’s hardware and semiconductor research portfolio. This portfolio provides a comprehensive market analysis along with the market share, market sizing, and market segmentations covering areas such as computing devices, displays, embedded systems, human machine interface, lighting, semiconductor equipment, and sensors. These market research reports provide a perspective on the various market opportunities and market threats along with the key trends that would influence the market growth during the forecast period. It presents insights into the changing competitive landscape and a detailed profiling and market analysis of the vendors. Also covered in the research are the key regions or countries that would have an impact on the market during the assessment years.