1.INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Demand for Smart Cards Continues to Rise
Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2015
Table 2: Annual Revenues in the Global Smart Cards Market (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown by Region/Country
Table 3: Global Smart Cards Market (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector
Impact of Economic Slowdown
Telecom Sector – The Largest End Use Application
Emerging Markets Boost SIM Sales
Escalating Demand for USIM Cards
Public Sector – An Active Adopter of Smart Card Technology
Smart Cards to Enhance Security of Electronic Passports
Rising Use of Smart Cards in Retail and Financial Transactions
Contactless Smart Card Sector to Grow
Security Concerns Drive Biometrics-Integrated Smart Cards Market
Table 4: Global Market for Integrated Smart Cards and Biometrics (2008E): Percentage Share Breakdown of Usage by Biometric Characteristic
Smart Card Management System – An Overview
The Need for SCMS
Multiplicity of Applications
Complexity of Functions
Provision for Future Applications/ Protocols
Potential Opportunities for SCMS
Smart Cards: New Applications and Technologies
Major Hurdles for the Smart Card Industry
Hacking of RFIDs - A Key Concern
Competitive Landscape
Table 5: Leading Players in the Global Smart Cards Market (2007): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by Company
2.PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Smart Cards: An Introduction
Key Characteristics of Smart Cards
Historical Journey of Smart Cards
Types of Smart Cards
Contact Smart Cards
Contactless Smart Cards
Credit Card Contactless Technology
Based on Types of ICCs
Memory Cards
CPU/MPU Microprocessor Multi- function Cards
Other Types of Smart Cards
Combination Cards
Cryptographic Smart Cards
Super Smart Cards
Advantages of Smart Cards
Disadvantages of Smart Cards
Operating Systems
Types of Operating Systems
Fixed File-Structure based Operating System
Dynamic Application based Operating System
Standards for Smart Cards
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)
STK
Java Card
UIM
WIM
S@T
3.APPLICATIONS AND USES OF SMART CARDS
Overview
Computer Security Systems
Identification
Finance and Banking
Mobile Phone Networks
Mass Transit
Healthcare
4.STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
5.PRODUCT LAUNCHES
A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
1.THE UNITED STATES
Smart Cards Industry to Overcome Economic Crisis
Table 6: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2015
Table 7: Smart Cards Market in the US (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector
Mobile Telecom to Offer Growth Opportunities
Financial Sector
Contactless Technology Gains Momentum
2.CANADA
Table 8: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2015
Table 9: Smart Cards Market in Canada (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector
3.EUROPE
Overview
Table 10: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2015
Table 11: Smart Cards Market in Europe (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector
3a.FRANCE
3b.GERMANY
Electronic-ID Card Initiative to Boost Smart Card Market
4.ASIA-PACIFIC
Smart Cards Industry – An Overview
Table 12: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2015
Table 13: Smart Cards Market in Asia-Pacific (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector
Growth Drivers
Challenges/Market Restraints
Impact of Economic Slowdown on Select Applications
Integrated Biometrics-Smart Card Adoption Trends in Asia-Pacific
Table 14: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Integrated Biometric Smart Cards Market with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2012
Implemented Projects in Integrated Smart Cards and Biometrics Market in Asia-Pacific (2006)
Contactless Smart Cards Market – an overview
Factors Favoring Adoption of Contactless Technology
Mass Transit Market
Banking/Payment Cards Market
4a.CHINA.
Overview
Dynamics in Mobile Communications Card Sales
Smart Cards ID Market: Potential Opportunities for Local Companies
4b.INDIA
Outlook
Table 15: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2015
Table 16: Smart Cards Market in India (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector
4c.JAPAN
Smart Cards Industry – An Insight
Table 17: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2015
Table 18: Smart Cards Market in Japan (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Sector
Convergence & Convenience Boost Technology Adoption
Contactless Technology Boosts Smart Card Uptake
Review of Select Application Segments
Transportation Sector
Major Prepaid Payment Cards Based on Smart Card Technology in Japan (2001-2007)
Banking/Financial Sector
Government ID Sector
Telecom Sector
Table 19: Leading Players in the Japanese Smart Cards Market (2006): Percentage Share Breakdown of Subscribers by Company
Competition
4d.SOUTH KOREA
Overview
3G Technology Adoption Boost Demand for USIM Cards
Electronic ID Cards Offers Potential Growth Opportunities
Stages of Electronic ID Initiative
FSS Directive Accelerates EMV Migration
Table 20: Migration Status of Major Card Companies in South Korea (2007-End)
4e.VIETNAM
4f.THE PHILIPPINES
5.LATIN AMERICA
Table 21: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Smart Cards Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2015
Table 22: Smart Cards Market in Latin America (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by End-Use Secto
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