Will Emerging Technologies such as High Capacity SIM and Near Field Communications Buoy the Traditional SIM Market?
LONDON - The price and subsequent revenue decline in the subscriber identification module (SIM) smart card market has urged silicon and SIM manufacturers to explore new revenue streams or find novel ways to milk the existing ones. Silicon and smart card manufacturers are hoping that the greater adoption of innovative technologies such as Near Field Communication (NFC), mobile TV and high-capacity SIM cards will increase their unit shipment and revenue. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.smartcards.frost.com), World SIM Smart Card Market, finds that the market earned revenues of...
