| Report: Active RFID Market on Rise |
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CAMBRIDGE, UK – Active RFID is said to be growing, with several applications already more than $100 million, and is responsible for more than 20% of all spent on RFID. Leading the way: The U.S. military. New IDTechEx research indicates that the value of sales of active systems will rocket from $550 million in 2006 to $6.78 billion in 2016. Active RFID is part of technologies such as WiFi, ZigBee, Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS), Ultra Wide Band (UWB) and more. The U.S. military placed the largest RFID order to date this year: $425 million for active RFID.
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| Last Updated on Monday, 16 October 2006 07:09 |
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