Global Mobile Credential Reader (NFC & BLE) Market 2019-2025

Mobile Credential market is expected to witness prominent growth over the coming years owing to mounting technology sector and growing commercialization across the globe. In 2018, Americas and the European regions captured the majority of the market revenues due to a rise in security and surveillance spending among organizations and institutions. However, Middle East and Africa are expected to record key growth over the coming years due to growing security concerns and rising awareness of access control solutions across the region.

The commercial segment is expected to witness the highest growth during the forecast period owing to growing commercialization, rise in government spending on the education sector and strengthening the tourism sector across the world. These factors would spur the demand for mobile credential readers over the coming years.

Amongst all communication types, dual-function devices offering Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Near field communication (NFC) acquired the largest revenue share due to the flexibility of the product to connect with either NFC or BLE enabled devices. Over the coming years, the commercial and education verticals are projected to record higher growth attributed to an increase in security measures adopted across the world.

On the basis of region, in 2018, Americas held the maximum revenue share of Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile credential devices due to the high demand for smartphones which support NFC in the territory.

What Are the Key Differences Between Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Near Field Communication (NFC)?

There are 3 different versions of the IoT

We talk about the IoT like it’s a monolithic thing, but I’ve realized that in my head I often break it down into three different components, each with different characteristics. There’s consumer IoT, enterprise IoT, and industrial IoT. I suspect many others have a similar breakdown that they haven’t defined.

Consumer IoT devices need an interface via an app, website, or screen on the device; they should moreover provide a service as opposed to simply remote access. So a Wi-Fi-connected oven that I can turn on or pre-heat from an app isn’t really consumer IoT unless it also has the ability to gauge my food’s temperature in order to better cook it, or if it can share its energy consumption data with the grid to help adjust the demand for energy in my home or in my neighborhood.

Barcode trick helps ‘millionaire shoplifter’ make a fortune on eBay

An elaborate, decade-long shoplifting scheme in Indiana has come to an end — but not before the culprit raked in more than $1 million, according to police. Police arrested the accused “millionaire shoplifter,” 35-year-old Ryan Walker of Indianapolis, after an “extensive investigation” that began in March and impacted “several large retail businesses across Indiana,” according to a news release from the Fishers Police Department. Hamilton County court documents said Walker would put low-cost barcodes on expensive merchandise at stores such as Target and Walmart to pay less for the goods — and then would sell the items online to turn a profit, according to FOX 59. =

BetVictor launches horseracing Smart Card product

Online bookmaker BetVictor has launched a new Smart Card product which will offer punters the opportunity to access a continuous stream of live horse racing data. The new product, developed in collaboration with BetVictor’s data partner, Timeform, is hoped to offer more up-to-date information on races, updating the traditionally static information provided 24 hours before each race with updates, tips and race-day trends.

RTA smart fare cards on the way

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority expects to offer so-called smart-fare cards within a year — a decade later than the agency originally planned. The cards — which resemble credit cards and allow riders to board buses and trains with a simple swipe — had been anticipated by 2010 as part of two contracts signed in 2007 to upgrade the agency’s fare-collections system.

Paragon ID partners with Air France for RFID luggage tags

Paragon ID, a provider of identification products for transport, e-ID, traceability, brand protection and payment has signed a three-year contract with Air France for the supply of the airline’s RFID luggage tags. The airline industry is preparing to carry more than 7.8 billion passengers per year. Over the next few years it is expected that, due to the estimated growth in air traffic, the amount of baggage transported annually - which currently stands at 4.6 billion - will double.

Apple Pay now supported for payment when riding the Miami-Dade Transit Metrorail

Transit support for Apple Pay continues to expand around the country. Starting today, Miami-Dade Transit’s Metrorail service has officially launched contactless payments, including support for Apple Pay. Various Metrorail stations in Miami have been testing Apple Pay support over the last month, but the Department of Transportation and Public Works confirmed today that the feature is now live at all 23 Metrorail stations. The news was first reported by the Miami Herald.

7-Eleven brings mobile self-checkout to New York stores

Shoppers at 7-Eleven stores in New York can now use their mobile phones to self-checkout and pay for their purchases, the convenience store giant has announced. “Mobile Checkout takes convenience to the next level, letting customers in New York City skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases using the 7-Eleven app,” the retailer says. “This new frictionless shopping experience is integrated into the 7Rewards loyalty program, and customers can automatically earn and redeem any available 7Rewards points or coupons as well as in-store promotions.”

Socket Mobile Delivers DuraScan 800 Series - a Durable, Attachable Barcode Scanner

Socket Mobile, Inc. (SCKT), a leading innovator of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced productivity, announced today a durable barcode scanner series – the D800, D840 and D860 – for users who want to advance their mobile scanning options with drop protection and improved charging options.

The DuraScan 800 series was designed for today's mobile world, which requires durability and a long battery life. Maintaining a compact size for usability, the series is resilient against drops and bumps with its outer rubberized casing. The small, thin size is designed to be attached to a mobile phone or tablet during the working day and can be easily removed and charged when your shift is complete. Alternatively, it can be used as a stand-alone device in conjunction with a mobile phone or tablet, and easily fits into your pocket.

The D800 series scanners are 100% compatible with all existing applications that use the Socket Mobile Capture SDK. The entire DuraScan 800 family of products read barcodes on both mobile phone screens and paper. The D800 scans 1D barcodes; the D840 is an omni-directional reader for 2D/1D barcodes; and, the D860 scans omni-directional for 2D/1D, plus DotCode, OCR and travel ID's.

The DuraScan 800 series will be available in bundles for individual users with a charging dock. There is also a deployment version for multi-user environments with the 6 Bay Charger.

Global RFID Middleware Market 2019-2023 11% CAGR Projection

The global RFID middleware market 2019-2023 is expected to post a CAGR of more than 11% during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio.

The growth of the global RFID middleware market size can be attributed to the growing number of RFID applications. The adoption of RFID technology is increasing as it provides several advantages, such as reduced production downtime, location tracking, and reduced labor costs for various applications, including inventory management and data management. This increases the demand for RFID middleware, which is used to collect the flow of data between RFID readers and RFID tags and provide data filtering, data aggregation, and device management to the RFID middleware administrator.

The global manufacturing landscape is witnessing increased interest in smart factories that are equipped with advanced technologies. The deployment of smart technologies in industries facilitates efficient monitoring of the manufacturing process from remote locations. RFID middleware is used in smart factories for various applications, such as fleet tracking, inventory and asset management, and personal tracking. Thus, the growing investments in smart factories will fuel the growth of the RFID middleware market during the forecast period.

ReedPOP is expanding services with its NFC RFID-enabled badges for more than 150,000 New York Comic Con fans

When more than 150,000 fans attend New York Comic Con (NYCC) this fall, they will be using a Near Field Communication (NFC) RFID badge to not only gain entry to the event, but also reserve a spot in long queues, gain access via lottery to the most popular panels and receive prizes. Since the NFC technology was introduced, says NYCC managing company ReedPOP, it has reduced wait times for popular events. Fans can now attend more such events—twice as many, on average—than they could in previous years, says Kristina Rogers, ReedPOP's event director. This year, the NFC solution will be expanded to include more access and prizes for those with badges, while payment functionality is expected to be added next year.

Apple expands NFC student IDs to 12 more universities

Students at an additional 12 US universities will be able to use their iPhone or Apple Watch “to get into dorms, buy lunch and more” in the coming school year, Apple has announced. The expansion will bring the number of students able to use their iPhone or Apple Watch as a contactless student ID to more than 100,000, Apple adds. The service was unveiled in June 2018 and went live in September 2018 at three universities — Duke University, University of Oklahoma and University of Alabama.

RFID and NFC in Retail

RFID makes inventory management more efficient. Retailers such as Lululemon, Macy’s and Uniqlo have partnered with RFID providers Avery Dennison, SML and Catalyst to use the technology.

Company Introduces Barcode Creation on Linux, Polymer Web Components and Excel Custom Functions

ConnectCode, a provider of barcode fonts and software, today announced the release of a new version (v11.4) of ConnectCode Barcode Fonts and Software. This version introduces high quality barcode generation using fonts on Linux, Polymer Web Components, and Microsoft Office Online.

For Linux, a brand-new companion package that supports all major Linux distros is now available. The companion package comes with barcode fonts (True Type, Open Type, PostScript and WOFF), a Linux Console Barcode Font Encoder, framework supporting tools (React, Angular, TypeScript and WebAssembly) and SDKS libraries (.NET, Java and Oracle) that enable developers to easily embed ConnectCode's proven barcode fonts engine in their enterprise applications running on Linux.

Paper Mill Optimizes Manufacturing and Stock Control

The need to improve inventory visibility and thereby speed up control to favor manufacturing planning were key points for a Brazilian papermaking company that has asked not to be identified, which led it to invest in a radio frequency identification system from iTag. Using tags from iTag and readers from Acura, the solution brought improvements to the company's processes and planning. Prior to the RFID deployment, control was manual and depended on several workers performing a series of calculations regarding the quantities produced for each paper type, including different weights and sizes, as well as machine efficiency and the specific shift and operator.

Global Smart Card IC Market 2019-2023 8% CAGR Projection Over the Next Five Years

The global smart card IC market is expected to post a CAGR of more than 8% during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio.

A key factor driving the growth of the global smart card IC market size is the growing demand for contactless smart cards. The demand for contactless cards is increasing due to their benefits such as speed, ease of use, and versatility. Contactless smart cards consist of a chip and an antenna, which are composed of sensors that are packaged in standard PVC cards. The antenna embedded in the card allows it to communicate with the card reader without physical contact. These cards are being used in applications such as cashless vending, public transport, and for e-passports and other travel documents. The growing demand for contactless smart cards will stimulate the adoption of the smart card IC market during the forecast period.

Blockchain is increasingly being integrated with smart cards, as it helps in embedding standard security requirements for storing, generating, and managing the user cryptographic keys in smart card ICs. Blockchain also protects the data generated from the microprocessor, non-volatile memory, RAM, and a crypto-coprocessor, which are embedded in smart cards ICs. Thus, the integration of smart cards with blockchain is expected to be one of the key smart card IC market trends during the forecast period.

Smartrac Intros Inlays, Tags for Industrial Apps, Increases Its Production Capacity

Smartrac Technology Group, a provider of RFID products and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, has announced its SKYLINE inlays and tags for industrial on-metal applications. These UHF RFID products feature a read range of up to 6 meters (19.7 feet), the company reports. For its SKYLINE products, Smartrac developed a customized UHF inlay based on NXP Semiconductors' UCODE 7xm IC with 448-bit EPC memory and extended user memory of 2 Kbits. The resulting transponder is folded and applied around a synthetic spacer developed and provided by German firm Identytag.

Commercial vehicles entering Delhi get 7 more days for RFID

Considering difficulties being faced by owners of commercial vehicles and taxis in getting pre-registered and subsequently obtaining “Radio Frequency Identification Device” (RFID) tags for entry into Delhi from 13 toll plazas, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has extended the last date for pre-registration and subsequent issuance of RFID tags from August 16 to August 23. The decision was taken after transporters and their unions requested Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) to put off the deadline.

Rav Kav Smart Cards May Be Used On Certain ‘Sheirut’ Taxi Lines in Tel Aviv

Beginning on Sunday, August 18, 2019, one may use one’s Rav Kav smart card to pay for a ‘sheirut’ taxi on three lines in Tel Aviv; the 2, 4 and 5. The main significance is that one will then receive the same discount one receives when paying for a bus, as charging the card with NIS 30 will give the card holder NIS 37. To date payment for the ‘sheirut’ taxi lines could only be made in cash, eliminating any discounts available using a smart card.

NFC mobile payments to account for ‘just 1.6%’ of in-store transactions this year

Payment methods like Apple Pay and Google Pay will be used by US consumers to make transactions valued at a total of US$78.6bn this year, representing 1.6% of all US brick-and-mortar retail sales, according to a new forecast from 451 Research. “The reasons mobile contactless payments have yet to become a breakout success are many,” says analyst Jordan McKee. "Consumer payment habits die hard, and without a measurably better value proposition, habitual behaviours such as reaching for a card from a leather wallet will beat mobile alternatives every time."

RFID Zones Enable Automated Tracking Solution for Warehouse

Reverse logistics provider Asset Recovery Specialists (ARS) has saved 30 labor hours each week, while also boosting its order-production rate by 30 percent, thanks to an RFID system that tracks its inventory of pre-owned equipment. Having confirmed that the technology provides effective inventory data based on zones throughout its facility, the company next plans to track when each item is loaded onto a vehicle for customer deliveries. The solution is provided by A2B Tracking Solutions.
ARS buys, sells and trades pre-owned office products, such as copiers and printers that it receives from banks following leases to companies furnishing offices.

IoT and blockchain: Are we there yet?

The internet of things (IoT) and blockchain - they should go together like strawberries and cream, right? What could make more sense than a constant stream of data about devices, their state, and their use, combined with a distributed and trustworthy mechanism for anyone to read or say things about the data? The technology's certainly not perfect, but that doesn't seem to be the main barrier to success. Cultural and organizational issues consistently present a bigger challenge, which is hardly surprising when you consider that these IoT/blockchain combos make most sense when deployed across a fairly broad set of stakeholders. Combine evolving technology with a loose federation of often-competing partners and no central point of control: What could possibly go wrong?

Bio-medical waste of Karnal Civil Hospital to have barcode

The Civil Hospital (India) is going to introduce barcoding on packets of bio-medical waste for effective collection and disposal. The move comes after the Civil Hospital and Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC) had “argued” for long about who is responsible for the bio-medical waste being dumped in the open on the common road of both the buildings.

Janam Releases XT200 Mobile Device For Barcode Scanning

Janam Technologies, a mobile computer provider, has introduced a touch computer with a five-inch display and Google’s “Android Enterprise Recommended” (AER) certification called the XT200. This latest model is designed to operate for years in retail, direct store delivery and field store environments. The smartphone-like tool includes capabilities such as tracking POS and offering proof of delivery to empower mobile workers and improve process efficiencies. The computers include specifications such as WiFi Fast Roaming connectivity, 4G LTE for voice and data and support for instant Push-to-Talk.

Tesla Model 3 owner implants RFID chip to turn her arm into a key

Forget the keycard or phone app, one software engineer is trying out a new way to unlock and start her Tesla Model 3. Amie DD, who has a background in game simulation and programming, recently released a video showing how she “biohacked” her body. The software engineer removed the RFID chip from the Tesla Model 3 valet card using acetone, then placed it into a biopolymer, which was injected through a hollow needle into her left arm. A professional who specializes in body modifications performed the injection.

Co-op Group expands till-less payment tech to more stores

Customers at the Co-op Group in the UK will soon be able to check out using their phones and other mobile devices. After piloting its pay-in-aisle technology in 2018, the retailer is rolling it out to more than 30 Co-op Food stores across England, Scotland and Wales by late August. The technology sits along existing payment methods – including cashiers and self-scan tills – to provide added choice, speed, ease and convenience, especially at busier times.

CaixaBank reports 87% rise in mobile payments users

One million CaixaBank customers are now using their mobile phone to make in-store payments, up 87% on this time last year, and 100,000 customers are making payments using wearable devices, the Spanish bank has reported. Transaction volumes are up from 2.3m in June 2018 to 6.3m in June 2019, the bank adds, with mobile payments accounting for 5.1% of all face-to-face transactions.

Fashion Retailer Leverages Virtual Shielding to Overcome Stray RFID Reads

Throughout the past two years, U.K. clothing company Superdry has taken a strategic approach to its RFID technology deployment, ensuring that the system achieved the effectiveness it needed at several dozen stores before deploying the technology across all of its sites. As a result, the company has resolved early problems related to stray tag reads and is now moving to the next phase: deploying UHF RFID technology at 200 of its worldwide stores this year. The company first investigated RFID technology a few years ago in an effort to improve its inventory accuracy, then deployed the system across 37 stores. The solution is now deployed across all of its U.K. locations.

Böen wine taps NFC tags for connected bottle caps

Californian wine brand Böen is urging U.S. shoppers to "Tap Our Cap" with a smartphone to educate themselves about its wines. The vintner equipped its bottles with near-field communication (NFC) technology that directs mobile users to a website with information about the brand, its history and food and wine pairings, according to a press release. Because the information appears on a website, smartphone users don't need to download a separate app. Böen owner Copper Cane Wines & Provisions put the special caps on its chardonnays and pinot noir varieties. Böen worked with Italian packaging company Guala Closures to develop the NFC-equipped cap and creative agency SharpEnd, which develops marketing uses for connected packaging.

RFID Reader Manufacturer Sees Sales Soar

A large provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment has seen its UHF reader stocks nearly depleted in the Brazilian market, thanks to the demand from a large Brazilian retailer. Both companies have asked not to be identified, but sales expectations were exceeded above the expected average. This retail company has ordered that all of its suppliers deliver RFID-tagged products to facilitate their internal inventory controls, among other initiatives. Due to the retailer's size, this decision has warmed the market far more than anticipated demand and, as a result, has quickly depleted the reader stocks of a major RFID equipment supplier.

LoRaWAN Brings IoT Connectivity to Rural U.S.

Managed service provider IoT America is delivering the Internet of Things (IoT) to the rural United States, with long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) technology to capture sensor data from fields and remote locations. The company is conducting pilots and is planning deployments with potential partners and end users, including those in the farming industry for IoT connectivity, to accomplish such tasks as tracking the levels of water tanks or grain bins, locating assets such as tractors or equipment or, most recently, monitoring the conditions of soil to prevent over- or under-watering. The company was launched by Pete Denagy, now IoT America's president, and Dan Croft, the company's CEO. Both have IoT backgrounds in technology and managed services. The firm maintains two home offices, one located in Frisco, Texas, and the other in Chicago.

US Army tests IoT for the battlefield in smart cities

The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is investigating how smart city connectivity and infrastructure can be used on the battlefield. Headquartered in Adelphi, Maryland, the research laboratory has been testing long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN), the protocol often deployed in smart cities to bring together Internet of Things (IoT) devices and sensors in dense, urban areas. As reported by GCN, the overall aim is to see if smart city technologies can improve the capabilities of "Internet of Battlefield Things" (IoBT) and military applications where buildings, clustered objects, and walls might otherwise interfere with signals -- and, therefore, operations.

Kobelli to use NFC to track diamonds on the blockchain

Diamond jewellery maker Kobelli is to use a blockchain-based NFC platform to provide its customers with a way to securely verify the authenticity of their purchases. The company is working with Bonafi, a blockchain company that specialises in the authentication of goods purchased online, to deliver the new service.

STMicroelectronics, Kudelski Group Partner on IoT Security Solution

Kudelski Group, a proider of digital security solutions, has announced that, in collaboration with STMicroelectronics, it has ported its IoT Security Client with Root of Trust to the STM32 32-bit Arm Cortex family of MCUs. The solution enables consumer and industrial device manufacturers using ST's MCUs to offer secure IoT solutions.

The combined markets of the Internet of Things (IoT) are expected to grow to about $520 billion in 2021. Security and integration with existing technologies are frequently cited as the biggest barriers to IoT adoption in the enterprise. Kudelski's solution, running on STM32 microcontrollers, provides an MCU/brain that pre-integrates security and functionality in order to create smaller, power-efficient smart objects, according to the company.

CardFlight and PAX Technology Announce Availability of SwipeSimple Terminal

CardFlight, a SaaS payment technology company, and PAX Technology Inc, a provider of electronic payment terminal solutions and related services, today announced that SwipeSimple Terminal is officially available to all Merchant Acquirers, Independent Sales Organizations, and their small business partners on the PAX A920, with the PAX A80 to follow later this quarter.

SwipeSimple Terminal, the expansion of CardFlight’s signature SwipeSimple software to the smart terminal payment medium, was rolled out in beta testing roughly three months ago. Following a successful testing period – in which the product received overwhelmingly positive feedback from merchants – SwipeSimple Terminal is now available to the general public.

More than 50,000 small businesses currently use CardFlight’s signature software, SwipeSimple, on the go, in their stores, and at their computers,

NFC Pays for Parking With HonkTAP

Private and college parking organizations, as well as municipalities, have been deploying a new payment solution this spring and summer that allows users to pay for their parking space with the tap of their smartphone, without the need for an app or the inputting of many details about their payment information. The NFC functionality, as part of Canadian technology company Honk Mobile's HonkTap solution, was developed with the support of Apple, and using Smartrac's 13.56 MHz NFC tags. The solution is now being deployed in some private parking lots throughout the United States and is already in use across Canada, says Tony La, Honk Mobile's CTO.

Revised 2D barcode offers potential in beverage, distribution, ecommerce markets

The long-awaited July 2019 revision to DotCode—the barcode symbology adopted for track-and-trace by key manufacturers in the tobacco industry because of its ability to be applied at speeds of more than 1,000 codes per minute—makes one expert wonder if beverage and other high-speed packaging and distribution operations can be far behind in implementing the symbology. DotCode symbology, revision 4.0—recently ratified by AIM Inc., a trusted global authority on automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technologies and original publisher of many of the world’s dominant barcode specifications—has been adopted by global standards organization GS1 in a rare mid-year GS1 General Specifications update.

RFID Brings Gains to Small Apparel Brand

American clothing brand Southern Fried Cotton (SFC), a small but growing company located in South Carolina, has leveraged an RFID system to automatically capture data about what is being shipped for each order. The solution is designed to prevent errors and increase efficiency at its wholesale location in Clemson, S.C. Avery Dennison developed and deployed the solution so SFC could identify each item as it is shipped to customers. This has not only automated the capture of data about what is shipped, but also reduced the cost of chargebacks from the company's larger retailer customers.

Air France's baggage tracking will soon be improved by RFID technology

Air France has announced that starting in 2020, baggage checked at its Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport counters will be tagged with an RFID chip that will help track each bag all along its journey. The project is a collaboration between the airline and Paris Aéroport. Starting in 2020, some 8 million bags checked in at Air France counters will be equipped with a tag containing an RFID (radio frequency identification) chip. The technology will be able to remotely associate each piece of luggage with its owner's information.

B.O.S’ RFID and Mobile Division Renamed Intelligent Robotics and RFID Division

B.O.S Better Online Solutions Ltd. ("BOS" or the "Company") (BOSC), a global provider of intelligent systems and services for production and logistics, announced that it has changed the name of its RFID and Mobile Division to "Intelligent Robotics and RFID Division".

B.O.S is a global provider of intelligent systems and services for production and logistics.  BOS’ Robotics and RFID Division, offers intelligent robotics and RFID systems for industrial and logistics processes as well as for retail store management. BOS' Supply Chain Division provides electronic components, mainly for the aerospace, defense and other industries worldwide. Its services include the consolidation of components from a vast number of suppliers, long term scheduling and kitting. 

Singtel expands mobile wallet alliance to Japan

Singtel’s VIA, Asia’s first cross-border mobile payment alliance has launched in Japan. Merchants at Haneda Airport International Terminal which are operated by Japan Airport Terminal Co, can now accept QR code payments from tourists on VIA, with more acceptance points across Japan due to be added in the coming year. NETSTARS is the participating network enabling payments.

The VIA alliance is the first initiative of its kind to connect both telco and non-telco mobile wallets across borders to create a region-wide payment network that will enable consumers to use their local mobile wallets at participating merchants when travelling. The alliance which currently counts Singtel’s Dash and AIS GLOBAL Pay among its member mobile wallets enables tourists from Singapore and Thailand to shop and dine across Japan using QR code payments in their local currency at competitive exchange rates.

Following the launch at Haneda, VIA will expand into the rest of Tokyo and other popular tourist destinations such as Osaka, Kyoto and Hokkaido. Acceptance points will include convenience stores, restaurants and department stores.

Japan has seen robust growth in tourist numbers from Southeast Asia in recent years. There were over 3.3 million arrivals from Southeast Asia in 2018, an increase of 14%, with tourists from Thailand rising 15%, breaking 1 million for the first time[1]. With Southeast Asians leading a mobile-first lifestyle and QR codes being the dominant digital payment solution in the region, the launch of VIA will contribute to Japanese tourism and is expected to boost store sales.

RFID Enhances Information Transparency in Railway Applications

Radio frequency identification (RFID), an effective technology for automatic equipment identification, can greatly enhance information visibility and availability. It is the leading automatic identification technology used in the transportation industry. In railways, for example, information on rolling stock is crucial for safe and efficient operations. RFID technology can support this by scanning rail wagons or locomotives, including discrete parts such as wheels, axles, and doors. This scan can provide information on both condition and any events along with the date, time, and data from the RFID tag(s) that caused the event to occur. To achieve this, RFID tags placed on each side of the locomotive or wagon provide information about its identity and location. This information is widely used in applications to support asset management, improve safety, streamline, operations, and enhance customer satisfaction.