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4Q 2011

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RR-NFC-11

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NFC has been described by some as a technology in waiting. Although NFC technology was developed some years ago, the complex ecosystem has slowed the commercial deployment of NFC offerings and services. Over the past 12 months there have been some major developments and announcements that have brought much needed confidence and further belief to the NFC market and reinforced the success that NFC is expected to achieve. NFC integration is occurring in many consumer electronic devices and is seeing increased interest from other industries, including the security, healthcare, and automotive markets. Despite the attractiveness of the technology, and although major developments have been made over the past 12 months, there are still many unanswered questions concerning NFC. Stakeholders are unsure as to how they will generate clear revenue streams (outside of payments) from the offerings of NFC services and applications. This report is focused on extending ABI Research’s coverage of the NFC market, expanding data splits from the previous report and looking into significant market and technical drivers and inhibitors that have taken place over the last 12 months. The report is accompanied with in-depth detailed forecasts into NFC IC and device shipments by region and application. The report also examines mobile cellular device shipments, along with accompanying controller and secure element IC splits, as well as the development of alternative solutions where NFC ICs are integrated into consumer electronics, tags, bridging solutions such as stickers, foils and micro SD cards, and an array of other applications in the healthcare, automotive, and security sectors.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

• How many NFC enabled handsets will ship over the next five years?
• How many NFC enabled consumer electronics will ship over the next five years?
• How many NFC enabled non-mobile tags will ship over the next five years?
• How many NFC enabled handset bridging solutions will ship over the next five years?
• How will NFC be integrated into other industries and ABI's forecasts on the automotive, health, fitness and medical, and security industries?
• How will NFC IC ASPs progress over the next five years?
• How will the secure element IC develop and what form factor will prove the most successful?
• What have been the main drivers for NFC over the past 12 months?
• What is still inhibiting NFC mass deployment?
• What needs to be done to bring NFC to the masses?
• What added value services NFC serve?
• Who are the key industry players in the NFC ecosystem?
• What strategies should ecosystem players employ and what should they be concentrating their efforts on?

Who Needs This Report?

• IC Vendors
• Smart Card Vendors
• Financial Institutions
• Banks
• Mobile Network Operators
• TSMs
• Handset Manufacturers
• Consumer Electronic Manufacturers
• Tag Vendors
• Transit Operators
• Automotive
• Healthcare and Retail industries
• Security/Access Control Suppliers