Figures 2006
Smart Card shipments Global 2006
| Cards (Millions of units - Mu) |
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Microprocessor |
| Telecom | 480 |
2040 |
| Financial services / Retail / Loyalty |
30 | 410 |
| Government/ Healthcare |
250 (1) | 90 |
| Transport | 140 (2) | 20 |
| Pay TV | - | 65 |
| Corporate Security * | 15 | 15 |
| Others | 10 | 15 |
| Total 2006 | 925 | 2655 |
| Total 2006 | 3580 | |
(1) Including Chinese ID at 200 Mu
(*) Cards with logical access or multi-application feature (does not include single function access control cards)
Trends per market segment in 2006
Mobile communication: another year of strong unit growth
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Growth is driven by almost all regions and emerging countries such as India in Asia, Middle East and Colombia in South America |
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Chinese market is growing again in 2006 after a stable year in 2005 |
Financial services
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Contactless payment in the US continue to deploy |
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EMV roll out mainly in Asia and renewal in Europe |
Government ID, Health
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e-Passports effectively deployed in 40 countries |
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First deployment of ID cards –Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Italy |
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Government programmes to mention: Health care in France and Germany |
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200 M Chinese ID Cards shipped in 2006 |
Transport
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Major cities such as Mexico and New York adopt smart cards in public transports |
