Australasia is already a vibrant producer and user of RFID. There are many world class suppliers in the region, from card system integrator ERG to G2 Microsystems the chip designer that is global leader for the new WiFi based Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS). Magellan in Australia has the key to far greater performance with the world's favourite HF tags and Allflex of Australia is the world's largest supplier of livestock tagging systems. Australia is the first major country in the world to make it a legal requirement to tag cattle and Fonterra of New Zealand is the world's leading user of RFID in milk production. This major new report from IDTechEx analyses all this and much more and presents over 50 newly researched case studies of RFID in the region.
Ten year forecasts of tag numbers, unit prices and value, plus systems projections are presented. The total market by country is given. There is a full analysis of how IDTechEx sees the number of tags sold increasing tenfold over the next ten years and the market rocketing to around US$632 million in 2017. This 185 page report with over 60 tables and figures and more than 50 case studies is based on research entirely carried out in 2006 from the authors office in Auckland, New Zealand and using frequent visits to the region by UK experts in RFID staging Masterclasses and presenting at local conferences.
