Abstract
“The RTLS market will grow from $153 Million in 2009 to $2.6 Billion in 2018.”
Description
Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) are electronic systems that are intended to
locate small electronic devices on people or things at any time. There are
many situations calling for RTLS, particularly now that it has become
affordable and the mobile devices that are sensed have, in many cases, become
small and convenient. In 2009, there are 50 RTLS suppliers, rising to 200 in
2014, reflecting the market growth from $153 Million in 2009 to $2.58 Billion
in 2019.
The RTLS value chain
The RTLS value chain mainly revolves around small portable tags, almost always
battery powered, interrogators, sophisticated software and system integration.
However, other items of hardware are often needed and facilities management,
training, support, legacy integration and other services are often involved.
IDTechEx find that tags have become a larger part of RTLS cost of ownership by
value. They were around 20% in past years but now they are around 35%. This is
because schemes will become bigger, with more tags per interrogator and
eventually even some disposable tags. There will also be add on and
replacement tags for existing schemes. Tags becoming more sophisticated,
sometimes with displays, sensors etc.
Most suppliers in the RTLS value chain are in the US where by far the largest
market is situated. However, the number of European suppliers is growing
rapidly and there will be significant growth in suppliers in East Asia within
five years, with interesting developments in Australia and South Africa that
appear in some of the case studies we analyze in this report.
The full range of RTLS technologies and systems are analyzed, including:
- Wi-Fi
- Ultra Wide Band (UWB)
- Proprietary and standardised RF systems at UHF, GHz
- Infra-red
- Ultrasound
- Zigbee
- GPS, GSM
Report Statistics
- Pages: 243
- Tables: 20+
- Figures: 70+
- Case Studies: 65+
- Forecasts to: 2019
- Last update: Q3 2009
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