Smart Card Market Forecast to 2012: Industry Report

Smart Card Market Forecast to 2012

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: RNCOS
Published: March 2009
Product Code: R459-1272

Description

The smart card industry has been continuously expanding, with countries across the globe identifying its true potential. The number of Smart card application projects has also been rising, demonstrating the versatility and robustness of the technology. The growing security needs, possible multiple usage and greater storage and processing capability are driving the growth of smart card industry world over and will also continue to do so in future. The global shipment of smart card surpassed an estimated 5 Billion units in 2008 and this figure is projected to surge at CAGR of nearly 11% through 2012, according to ""Smart Card Market Forecast to 2012”, a recent market research report by RNCOS.

The telecom sector is the biggest application market for smart cards, occupying more than 70% of the global smart card shipment in 2008. Growing number of mobile subscribers remain the largest contributor, driving sales of SIM cards worldwide. Use of smart cards in financial services sector has also been on rise buoyed by increasing use of Europay, MasterCard and Visa standard (EMV) standard.

Increasing use of internet for making online payment transactions is also fueling growth in the global smart card industry as this technology enables consumers make secure and reliable transactions. Use of contactless smart cards in this regard has gained remarkable consideration and is forecasted to grow at CAGR of more than 30% through 2012.

Besides this, the research also gives thorough analysis of various other applications along with their respective market share and future growth potential. For instance, the research anticipates the transport sector to experience the largest growth in usage of smart cards worldwide, CAGR projected at nearly 26% in near future.

""Smart Card Market Forecast to 2012” provides extensive research and exhaustive analysis of the smart card industry worldwide. It gives an insight into the current market trends and growth prospects for the smart card industry while substantiating the data with unbiased and rationale analysis. It helps the client to understand the key trends in the industry.

The report studies the global smart card industry by segmenting it into Americas, Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific. It helps in analyzing the current performance and future outlook of the smart card industry on regional.

The countries covered in the report are decided on the basis of existing opportunities that could lead to the growth for smart cards. Country level profiling provides prudent analysis of the smart card projects which are under consideration in a particular country across various application sectors.

Table of Contents

1. Analyst View
2. Research Methodology
3. Introduction to Smart Cards
4. Industry Performance: Current and Future Outlook: 4.1 Overview; 4.2 By Technology; 4.3 By Sector
5. Country Level Developments: 5.1 Americas; 5.2 Asia-Pacific; 5.3 EMEA
6. Key Industry Trends: 6.1 Access to Multiple Applications; 6.2 Vast Application Base; 6.3 Increasing Use of EMV Standard; 6.4 Growing Security Concerns; 6.5 Development of Smart Card Standard
List of Figures:: Figure 4-1: Global - Smart Card Shipment (Billion Units), 2006-2008; Figure 4-2: Global - Smart Card Volume Shipment by Application (%), 2008; Figure 4-3: Global - Smart Card Usage Growth by Application (%), 2002 to 2007; Figure 4-4: Global - Forecast for Smart Card Shipment (Billion Units), 2009-2012; Figure 4-5: Global - Forecast for Smart Card Volume Shipment by Application (%), 2012; Figure 4-6: Global - Contactless Payment Cards Market Revenue (Million US$), 2007 & 2008; Figure 4-7: Global - Forecast for Contactless Payment Card Market Revenue (Million US$), 2009-2012; Figure 4-8: Global - Forecast for Secure Contactless Smart Card Shipment (Million Units), 2009-2012; Figure 4-9: Global - Contactless Payment Hardware and Software Spending (Million US$), 2008 & 2012; Figure 4-10: Global - Microprocessor Smart Card Shipment (Billion Units), 2007 & 2008; Figure 4-11: Global - Microprocessor Smart Card Volume Shipment by Application (%), 2008; Figure 4-12: Global - Forecast for Microprocessor Smart Card Shipment (Billion Units), 2009 & 2012; Figure 4-13: Global - Memory Smart Card Shipment (Million Units), 2007 & 2008; Figure 4-14: Global - Memory Smart Card Volume Shipment by Application (%), 2008; Figure 4-15: Global - Forecast for Memory Smart Card Shipment (Million Units), 2009 & 2012; Figure 4-16: Global - Smart Card Shipment in Telecom Sector (Billion Units), 2007 & 2008; Figure 4-17: Global - Forecast for Smart Card Shipment in Telecom Sector (Billion Units), 2009 & 2012; Figure 4-18: Global - Forecast for Smart Card Shipment in Transport Sector (Million Units), 2009 & 2012; Figure 4-19: Global - Smart Card Shipment in Financial Services/Retail/Loyalty Sector (Million Units), 2007 & 2008; Figure 4-20: Global - Forecast for Smart Card Shipment in Financial Services/Retail/Loyalty Sector (Billion Units), 2009 & 2012; Figure 4-21: Global - Smart Card Shipment in Government/Healthcare Sector by Technology (Million Units), 2007 & 2008; Figure 4-22: Global - Forecast for Smart Card Shipment in Government/Healthcare Sector (Billion Units), 2009 & 2012; Figure 5-1: Global - Microprocessor Smart Card Volume Shipment by Region (%), 2006; Figure 5-2: Global - Smart Card Volume Shipment by Region (%), 2008; Figure 5-3: Global - Forecast for Smart Card Volume Shipment by Region (%), 2012; Figure 5-4: US - Contactless Payment Card Market (Million Units), 2006-2008; Figure 5-5: US - Forecast for Contactless Payment Card Market (Million Units), 2009-2012; Figure 5-6: Japan - Smart Card Sales (Million Units) 2005 & 2008; Figure 5-7: Japan - Smart Card Volume Sales by Application (%), 2005; Figure 5-8: Japan - Forecast for Smart Card Sales (Million Units), 2009 & 2012; Figure 5-9: Japan - Forecast for Smart Card Volume Sales by Application (%), 2012; Figure 5-10: India - Smart Card Market Revenue (Million US$), 2005-06 & 2010-11; Figure 5-11: China - Smart Card Sales (Billion Units), 2005-2008; Figure 5-12: China - Smart Card Volume Sales by Technology (%), 2008

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