Global Building Automation System Market to Grow to $37 Billion by 2016, ABI Research Says

Global revenue for building automation system (BAS) products, solutions and services will top $32 billion this year, growing to about $37 billion by 2016. North America and Europe are the largest markets to date by far and will remain so in the coming years, growing in alignment with their respective GDP growth rates. read more

One Billion Contactless Payment Cards to be Shipped by 2016, ABI Research Says.

An estimated one billion payment cards with contactless capabilities will be shipped globally in 2016, up from just 170 million in 2010. This includes EMV dual interface cards and the non-EMV pure contactless push in the US. read more

Line of Business Products Will Help Boost RFID Software Market to $500 Million by 2016

RFID software continues to grow in uptake and according to the latest forecasts from ABI Research, software revenues are set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 20 percent through 2016. read more

1.5-Billion Smart Credentials to be Issued by 2014, Says ABI Research

The increasing use of smart cards and biometric capture has changed the way government and health care citizen ID documentation is viewed, managed and deployed. Many governments are adopting smart, chip-based solutions for several reasons: read more

ADAS Market to Reach $130 Billion by 2016, Says ABI Research

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have been expensive add-on technical features for luxury vehicles for more than 10 years. During 2011, or perhaps more accurately Model Year 2012, features such as adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and low-speed collision mitigation will finally become available on higher-volume models. read more

RFID Adoptions Experience Potential Growth, Says ABI Research

The recent edition of ABI Research's annual survey of RFID end users has found that about one fifth of responding organizations spent more than US$1 million each on RFID in 2010. read more

LDW Market to Exceed $14 Billion by 2016, Says ABI Research

Outside of Japan, lane departure warning (LDW) systems began to appear on top-of-the-line consumer vehicles around 2005, with automatic steering correction being phased in on some models over the next five years or so. In 2011, the system will be available on high-volume models. By 2016, annual LDW installations are projected to reach more than 22 million with a worldwide market value of more than $14.3 billion. read more

ABI Research: Smart-Card Market Gains Momentum from Contactless Technology

The market data from ABI Research shows that the market for smart cards and secure ICs grew to record levels in 2010, and is forecast to grow even further in 2011. The milestone of six billion ICs was passed for the first time last year as manufacturers bounced back from a poor 2009, recording growth of more than 20 percent to meet demand for the 5.9 billion smart cards that shipped. Driving this growth was the SIM card market which reached the shipment landmark of 4 billion units for the first time. read more

ABI Research: What's NOT Going to Happen in 2011

For the sixth consecutive year, ABI Research puts a different twist on the traditional December activity of surveying the year just past and speculating about what the new one will bring, with a white paper titled “What's NOT Going to Happen in 2011.”  read more

ABI Research: RFID Market to Pass $4.6 Million Mark by 2010

ABI Research sees continuing strong growth potential in RFID markets worldwide. It forecasts a total market size of about US$4.6 billion by the end of 2010 for RFID systems (hardware, software, and services). The total reaches $5.5 billion when hardware-only shipments to support automobile immobilization are included.  read more