Tag costs holding back RFID

Tag costs holding back RFID
Tags: Government, Security, Specialty Stores
July 19, 2005

ZDNEt Australia: Despite a renewed industry push behind RFID technologies, one vendor has warned high costs could prohibit large-scale rollouts for up to seven years.

RFID has been criticized by standards and privacy advocates, but its chances of making inroads into corporate Australia received some boosts this month. Standards body GS1 Australia announced the approval of RFID readers that operate at twice the distance of current readers, and RFID has been a key subject of debate at the Australian Retailers Association's technology exhibition in Sydney.