Smart Cards: Market Research Report

December 2011 | 90 pages | ID: S08F7ADCED1EN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

The global outlook series on Smart Cards provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings.

The report analyzes the demand scenario for smart cards in telecom, identification, financial/banking services, security, and mass transit sectors.

The report offers a review of recent developments, mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic industry activities.

Regional markets briefly abstracted and covered include US, Canada, France, Germany, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Philippines and Latin America.

Market discussions in the report are punctuated with fact-rich market data tables..

Also included is an easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory of 116 companies worldwide, with addresses and contact details of each company.

Contents

1.INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Demand for Smart Cards Continues to Rise
Major Growth Drivers
Existing Applications Hold Immense Potential
Rapid Adoption of EMV Standard Propels Market Growth
Region wise Demand Analysis
Challenges to Reckon With…
Major Concerns
Current and Future Analysis

Table 1. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Millions of Units for Years 2010 through 2015

Impact of Recession in Retrospect
Telecom – The Largest End-Use Sector

Table 2. Global Smart Card Shipments (2011): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments for End-Use Sector - Telecom; Financial Services, Retail and Loyalty; Government & Healthcare; Transport; Pay TV; and Others (Includes Corporate IDs among Others)

Table 3. Global Smart Card Shipments (2011): Breakdown of Volume Shipments in Millions of Units by Product Segments Microprocessor-based Smart Cards and Memory Based Smart Cards for End-use Sectors - Telecom; Financial Services, Retail and Loyalty; Government & Healthcare; Transport; Pay TV; and Others (Includes Corporate IDs)

Emerging Markets Boost SIM Sales
Escalating Demand for USIM Cards
Public Sector – An Active Adopter of Smart Card Technology
Smart Cards to Enhance Security of Electronic Passports
Rising Use of Smart Cards in Retail and Financial Transactions
Contactless Technology Rapidly Gaining Prominence

Table 4. Global Contactless Smart Card Shipments (2011): Breakdown of Volume Shipments in Millions of Units by End-Use Sector - Telecom, Financial Services, Government & Healthcare, Transport and Others

Security Concerns Drive Biometrics-Integrated Smart Cards Market

Table 5. Global Market for Integrated Smart Cards and Biometrics (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Usage by Biometric Characteristic

Smart Card Management System – An Overview
The Need for SCMS
Multiplicity of Applications
Complexity of Functions
Provision for Future Applications/ Protocols
Potential Opportunities for SCMS
Smart Cards: New Applications and Technologies
Major Hurdles for the Smart Card Industry
Hacking of RFIDs - A Key Concern
Competitive Landscape

Table 6. Leading Players in the Global Smart Card Market (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by Company- Gemalto, Giesecke and Devrient, Oberthur Technologies, Morpho(Previously Sagem Orga) and Others

Table 7. Leading SIM Card Providers Worldwide (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by Company - Gemalto, Giesecke and Devrient, Oberthur Technologies, Morpho (Previously Sagem Orga), Eastcom, Datang, Watchdata and Others

2.PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Smart Cards: An Introduction
Key Characteristics of Smart Cards
Historical Journey of Smart Cards
Types of Smart Cards
Contact Smart Cards
Contactless Smart Cards
Credit Card Contactless Technology
Based on Types of ICCs
Memory Cards
CPU/MPU Microprocessor Multi- function Cards
Other Types of Smart Cards
Combination Cards
Cryptographic Smart Cards
Super Smart Cards
Advantages of Smart Cards
Disadvantages of Smart Cards
Operating Systems
Types of Operating Systems
Fixed File-Structure based Operating System
Dynamic Application based Operating System
Standards for Smart Cards
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)

STK

Java Card

UIM

WIM

S@T

3.APPLICATIONS AND USES OF SMART CARDS

Overview
Computer Security Systems
Identification
Finance and Banking
Mobile Phone Networks
Mass Transit
Healthcare

4.STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

5.PRODUCT LAUNCHES

A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

1.THE UNITED STATES

Smart Cards Industry Overcomes Economic Crisis

Table 8. US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Millions of Units for Years 2010 through 2015

Table 9. Smart Cards Market in the US (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector

Mobile Telecom to Offer Growth Opportunities
Contactless Technology Gains Momentum
Standardization of EMV Technology in the US - Still a Long Way to Go

2.CANADA

Table 10. Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Millions of Units for Years 2010 through 2015

Table 11. Smart Cards Market in Canada (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector

3.EUROPE

Overview

Table 12. European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Millions of Units for Years 2010 through 2015

Table 13. Smart Cards Market in Europe (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector

EMV Card Deployments in Europe

3A.FRANCE

3B.GERMANY

Electronic-ID Card Initiative to Boost Smart Card Market
Major Smart Card Program Put on Hold in Germany

4.ASIA-PACIFIC

Smart Cards Industry – An Overview
Contactless Smart Cards to be in Great Demand In APAC

Table 14. Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Millions of Units for Years 2010 through 2015

Table 15. Smart Cards Market in Asia-Pacific (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector

Growth Drivers
Challenges/Market Restraints
Impact of Economic Slowdown on Select Applications
Integrated Biometrics-Smart Card Adoption Trends in Asia-Pacific

Table 16. Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Integrated Biometric Smart Cards Market with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2012

Implemented Projects in Integrated Smart Cards and Biometrics Market in Asia-Pacific (2006)
Contactless Smart Cards Market – an overview
Factors Favoring Adoption of Contactless Technology
Mass Transit Market
Banking/Payment Cards Market

4A.CHINA

Overview
Dynamics in Mobile Communications Card Sales
Smart Cards ID Market: Potential Opportunities for Local Companies
Domestic Smart Card Suppliers in China

4B.INDIA

Outlook
India - An Underpenetrated but Fastest Growing Market

Table 17. Smart Cards Market in India (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector

4C.JAPAN

Smart Cards Industry – An Insight

Table 18. Smart Cards Market in Japan (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector

Convergence & Convenience Boost Technology Adoption
Contactless Technology Boosts Smart Card Uptake
Review of Select Application Segments
Transportation Sector
Major Prepaid Payment Cards Based on Smart Card Technology in Japan (2001-2007)
Banking/Financial Sector
Government ID Sector
Telecom Sector
Competition

4D.SOUTH KOREA

Overview

3G TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION BOOST DEMAND FOR USIM CARDS

Electronic ID Cards Offers Potential Growth Opportunities
Stages of Electronic ID Initiative
FSS Directive Accelerates EMV Migration

Table 19. Migration Status of Major Card Companies in South Korea (2007-End)

4E.VIETNAM

4F.THE PHILIPPINES

5.LATIN AMERICA

Table 20. Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Millions of Units for Years 2010 through 2015

Table 21. Smart Cards Market in Latin America (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Secto

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