RFID Opportunities: Markets & Technologies in Western Europe

Published by	Juniper Research
Published	January, 2005	Product code	26523
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Introduction

RFID has generated much industry excitement following the initiatives by Wal-Mart in the United States and METRO Group in Germany. Key standards for RFID were formalised in 2004 leaving the way open for accelerated adoption of RFID across sectors as diverse as containers & transportation, people tracking and retail. Fresh business opportunities will arise for those wishing to implement RFID across sectors as diverse as transport and logistics, pharmaceuticals and fraud management.

The report serves as a timely guide on the emerging market for RFID at a time when industry expectations are high and implementations in Europe are taking off. Interviews were conducted with a range of industry players to help formulate our view of the market and establish our market sizing and growth expectations. Some key findings are shown inthe graph below.

Executive Summary

Introduction
RFID Technology and Systems: The Components of an RFID System; Characteristics of RFID Tags; The RFID Standards Debate; International Standards for RFID; European Standards Issues; EPCglobal
RFID Industry Participants: Key RFID Suppliers
The Opportunities for RFID in Europe: Market Applications; Initiatives by Country; European Wide Initiatives
Challenges of Implementing RFID: Item versus Pallet and Case Tagging
RFID Revenue Opportunities

Business Opportunities

Applications of RFID
Location Tracking: Baggage Tracking; People Tracking; Animal Tracking; Other Asset Tracking; Containers & Transportation; Laundry Services; Postal and Parcel Services
Telemetry: Manufacturing Processes
Supply Chain Management: Logistics & Distribution; Retail Sector Applications; Product Recall
Post Sale Service: Waste Management
Fraud Management: Financial Services; Drug Authentication; Transport Sector
Conclusion

Systems

History
System Overview: RFID Tags; Operation of RFID
Competing Technologies: Barcodes; Electronic Article Surveillance Tags
Multiple Readers and Tags: Sharing the Same Physical Space; Issues Raised
The Components of an RFID System: Example of an RFID System in Operation
The Supply Chain: Five Stages of a Retail Product s Life; Technology Employed in an RFID System

RFID Technology

Transponders and Interrogators
Tag Classifications: Frequency of Operation; Source of Power; Passive Tags; Active Tags; Semi-passive Tags; Read/Write Capabilities
Radio Propagation ? Near Field and Far Field Communications: The Near Field Communications (NFC) Forum
One-Bit Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Devices
Multi-Bit RFID Tags: Tag Capabilities; New Developments
Data Communications: Full Duplex (FDX) and Half Duplex (HDX)
Communicating with Many Tags: How Tags Communicate; Tag Talks First Approach; Reader Talks First Approach
Contention and Collision: Space Division; Frequency Division; Time Division; Aloha Protocols; Use of Aloha in EPCglobal Specifications; Binary Tree Searching
Authentication and Security

Standards

Introduction
International Standards for RFID: International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO); International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC); ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee; Radio Spectrum Assignment
European Standards for RFID: European Conference of Postal & Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT); European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
Spectrum Availability for RFID in Europe
Available Spectrum in the UHF band around 900MHz: Duty Cycle and Listen Before Talk (LBT); The Difference between ERP and EIRP; Spectrum Availability in ITU Region 3 (Asian and Pacific Ocean Countries)
EPCglobal and the Auto-ID Center: Key Technological Components; Electronic Product Code (EPC); ID System; EPC Middleware; Object Name Service (ONS); EPC Information Systems (EPC-IS); EPC Discovery Service; Current Status of EPCglobal Standards; Electronic Product Code (EPC) Structure; EPCglobal Tag Types and Standards
Human Safety Requirements
Conclusions

Vendors

RIFD Landscape: Chip Manufacturer; Tag & Transponder Manufacturer; RFID Readers; Label Converting and Printing; Label Converters; Smart Label Printers; Printronix; KSW Microtec; Zebra Technologies; Resellers
RFID Middleware Providers: Enterprise Applications; Packaged Application Specialists; Consultants and Systems Integrators (SI); Independent Consultants; Full Service Consultants; Retailer/Customers
RFID Managed Service: BT Auto-ID; Trenstar
RFID End to End Solutions: ADT Tyco; Tagsys
Conclusion

Country Profiles

United Kingdom: Chipping of Goods Initiative; Demonstrator Projects; RFID Centre; Other Retail Sector Applications; Trials by Major Chain Stores; Libraries; Traffic Congestion; Industrial Applications; Brewing Industry; Container Handling; Postal Service
Germany: Metro Group Initiative; Other Initiatives; Brewing Industry; Aviation Services; Transport Systems; Postal Services; Sports Tickets
France: RFID Initiatives; Retail Distribution; Newspaper Distribution; Library; Smart Tracing Consortium; L Echangeur; IBM s RFID Testing Centre
Netherlands: RFID Initiatives; Flower Auctions; Returnable Transport Items; Retail Shrinkage; Libraries; Aviation Services; Public Transport Network
Spain: RFID Initiatives; Payment Services; Animal Tracking; Retail Tagging; Distribution using Pallets
Italy: RFID Initiatives; Retail; Vatican Library
Rest of Europe: Greece; Denmark; Sweden; Portugal; Austria; Sports Racing & Public Transport
EU Initiatives: The US Approach; EU Programmes
Conclusions

Strategic Issues

Technical Issues: Competing technologies; Technology Standards and Interoperability; Reliability of Technology/Maturity of Technology; Accuracy of Reading Tags; Tag Data "Snooping"; Spectrum Congestion/Frequency Availability; Environmental Issues (Heat, Moisture); Data Integration; Volume of Data Produced
Economic Issues: Return on Investment; Cost of Implementation; Data Sharing Between Supply Chain Partners; Data Volumes
Legal Issues: RFID Patents
Environmental Issues: Disposal of Tag
Privacy and Data Protection: North America; Europe; The Privacy Debate
Conclusions

Business Case

Benefits of Implementing RFID: Better Inventory Management; Reduced Errors in the Supply Chain; Improved Product Recalls; Reduced Counterfeiting of Goods; Single Dataflow Benefits; Reduced Shrinkage
Scope of RFID Implementation: Item vs. Case tagging; Project Planning; Hardware Considerations; Data Considerations; Print and Label Considerations; Enterprise Software and Systems Integration; Process Issues; Organisation Skills and Expertise
Conclusion

Shipment & Revenue Forecasts

Global Market: Shipment of RFID Tags; Unit Prices for RFID Tags; Revenues from RFID Tags, Readers, Software & Services; Other Revenue Opportunies
Western European Market: Shipment of RFID Tags; Unit Prices for RFID Tags; Revenues from RFID Tags, Readers, Software & Services
Germany: Shipment of RFID Tags; Unit Prices for RFID Tags; Revenues from RFID Tags, Readers, Software & Services
France: Shipment of RFID Tags; Unit Prices for RFID Tags; Revenues from RFID Tags, Readers, Software & Services
UK: Shipment of RFID Tags; Unit Prices for RFID Tags; Revenues from RFID Tags, Readers, Software & Services
Rest of Western Europe: Shipment of RFID Tags; Unit Prices for RFID Tags; Revenues from RFID Tags, Readers, Software & Services
Market Sector Split ? Western Europe: Revenue by Market Sector; Retail; Pharmaceutical and Healthcare; Mass Transportation; Supply Chain; Other Sectors; Summary

Appendices

Appendix 1: How Tags Work: One-Bit Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Tags; Electromagnetic EAS Device; Low Frequency EAS Device Using Frequency Division; High Frequency EAS Device; Microwave Frequency EAS Device using Varicap Diode; Multi-bit RFID tags; Low Frequency RFID Tag Using Inductive Coupling; High Frequency RFID Tag Using Load Modulation; UHF RFID Tag using Backscatter; Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) RFID Tag
Appendix 2: ERP and EIRP: Relevance to RFID
Appendix 3: List of Vendors
Appendix 4: Companies Mentioned in the Report