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HIGH PRIORITY MARKET

India RFID Market Forecast and Opportunities

2018

Key Players in India

INFOTEK SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS( P) LTD I2IT Campus, P- 14, Phase- I, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Pune- 411 057 T: + 91 20 64730029 / 30, F: + 91 20 22933007 E: info @ infoteksoftware. com W: infoteksoftware. com
GyaanTech LLC 614, Avior, Nirmal Galaxy, LBS Marg, Mulund( W) Mumbai, Maharastra T: + 91-22-25900003; E: sales @ gyaantech. com W: gyaantech. com
Zebra Technologies Corporation Bangalore, India- EMB, RMZ-Ecospace, Campus 3B, Sarjapur Outer Ring Road Bangalore 560103; T: + 1 847 793 5592 F: + 1 847 821 2545; E: pflaherty @ zebra. com W: zebra. com
Gemini Communication Ltd 1, Dr. Ranga Road, Alwarpet, Chennai – 600 018 T: 91-44-2466 0570; F: 91-44-2499 5062 E: info @ gcl. in, W: gcl. in
Motorola Solutions India Private Limited Motorola Excellence Centre, 415 / 2 Mehrauli- Gurgaon Road, Sector 14, Gurgaon 122 001 T: 0124-4192000; W: motorolasolutions. com
NEC India Private Limited 2nd Floor, Plot No. 7, TDI Centre, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi, Delhi 110025 T: 011-61101000; W: in. nec. com
Bartronics India Limited Suite # 201 & 202, Ashoka Capitol, Road No-2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad – 500034, Telangana T: + 91-40-49269269; F: + 91-40-49269246 E: info @ bartronics. com; W: bartronics. com
PVL Tag Factory( India) Private Limited W-1, Sector-11, Noida, INDIA T: + 91-120-4287578-79, + 91-120-4287577 E: shantanu. tayal @ thetagfactory. com W: thetagfactory. com
Mantra Softech India Private Limited B203, Shapath Hexa, Opp Gujarat High Court, S. G. Highway, Sola, Ahmedabad- 380060 T: + 91-79-64506243; F: + 91-79-66051243 E: sales @ mantratec. com; W: mantratec. com
Aliens Technology Private Limited C-303, Desing Arch E-Homes, Plot No. HRA-8, Surajpur Site- C, Opp Sector- Zeta Creator Noida- 201306 E: navalkishorerana @ gmail. com W: alientechnology. com
Radio Frequency Identification( RFID)
India dairy sector.“ Chitale”, one of the
technology has been developed as an
prominent dairy producers in Pune has
alternative to Barcode technology for
deployed the RFID chips in cattle for the
tracking products and humans which
collection of feeding data, breeding data
can scan items from a distance of up to
and also to keep a record of the animals.
20 feet. RFID technology is capable to
According to“ India RFID Market
overcome all the shortcomings of
Forecast & Opportunities, 2018”, the
barcode technology such as data
RFID market in India is forecasted to
inaccuracy, line of sight issues and
grow at the CAGR of around 25 % during
excess time consumption. In addition,
2013-2018. In India, the usage of RFID
RFID readers can scan several items
technology is increasing prominently
simultaneously which makes the process
across various industries such as retail,
much faster. Mahindra and Mahindra is
healthcare, automotive, supply chain
one of the first few companies to
and public Transit which is opening up
implement the usage of RFID in India.
opportunities for the industry players. In
They are using RFID for warehousing,
India, the usage of RFID is quite high in
vendor tracking, and vehicle tracking.
retail industry and supply as it is widely
RFID technology has also forayed in the
used for keeping track of products.
India RFID Market set to grow at 25 % CAGR till 2018
Increasing demand for supply chain
in the regions where industrial and
management, growing organized retail
manufacturing development are more
market and increasing government
prominent. Maharashtra and Gujarat in
projects are driving the growth of RFID
western region, Andhra Pradesh,
Industry in India. Radio Frequency
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in Southern
Identification( RFID) is an automatic
region are the markets accounting for
identification process that provides a
high usage of RFID in India. The main
unique identification to objects. The
companies operating in the Indian RFID
rapidly increasing industrialization and
market include InfoTech Software and
commercialization is invigorating the
Systems, Gyaan Tech, Motorola
companies to invest in RFID to enhance
Solutions and NEC Corporation.
their supply chain processes as it
“ The growth of organized retail,
enables scanning of multiple items at
automotive, health care and public
once and line of sight advantages. The
transit are expected to contribute
major factors driving the market for RFID
significantly to the demand for RFID in
include increased usage in the large
India. In addition, the RFID technology is
scale government projects such as
also expected to be deployed in new
“ Aadhaar” – unique identification
emerging applications such as animal
program, metro rail and retail industry in
tracking, libraries, and precious
India.
ornaments etc. The growth of companies
According to a recently published report
operating in these sectors along with the
by TechSci Research‘ India RFID Market
foray of multinational companies in the
Forecast and Opportunities, 2018’, the
market would add to the growth of RFID
RFID market in India is expected to grow
in India”, said Mr Karan Chechi,
at the CAGR of around 25 % during
Research Director with TechSci Research
2013-2018. The usage of RFID
a research based global management
technology is rapidly increasing across
consulting firm.
the country and it is growing extensively
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