Study Names SMARTRAC as Market Leader in Government ID Business

SMARTRAC is market leader in the government ID inlay business, according to the new study from ABI Research. ABI’s competitive assessment of this sector places SMARTRAC top overall, with an estimated 40 million units shipped during the first half of 2014, for a market share of nearly 15%.

The ABI report also scores SMARTRAC highly 9 out of 10 in terms of market influence, largely based on its strong partnership position, which boasts the leading, active vendors within the government ID segment globally.

“We are extremely pleased that our products have been adopted by so many governments worldwide, taking us to the no. 1 position in this market sector, especially after many years of investing in the development of secure, reliable and future-proof eID inlays,” Clemens Joos, CEO at SMARTRAC, said. “It’s a very welcome affirmation of the trust placed in SMARTRAC by so many government agencies, which typically demand the very highest standards from their suppliers.”

“SMARTRAC has been a pioneering manufacturer of contactless inlays and it is now expanding with multi-applications enablement to build out its portfolio and meet the future needs and demands of the government sector,” said Phil Sealy, senior analyst, ABI Research.

SMARTRAC serves the government ID market through the deployment of eID inlays, which are used within e-passports, national ID cards, driver licenses, visa documents, healthcare, social security and permanent resident applications, covering pure contactless and dual interface solutions. Today, SMARTRAC is involved in more than 70 different eID government projects globally.

Alongside SMARTRAC’s tailored government inlay solutions, it also offers hard tags, a variety of contactless card and dual interface solutions, and ticket and label inlays in LF, UHF and HF bandwidths, including NFC.