Based on ABI Research’s NFC Research Service portfolio, smartphones will continue to account for the majority of NFC shipments in 2013 as volumes jump by 129%. ABI however has cautioned that this trend will decline from 2014 onwards as the other NFC peripherals will emerge such computing products, peripherals and speakers, digital cameras and printers, domestic ces and automotive. The smartphones will decline from a peak of 80% of all NFC device shipments this year to less than 60% in 2017.
Practice director, John Devlin, comments, “Much has been made of Apple’s decision not to add NFC and prioritize Bluetooth Low Energy for the time being. However, ABI Research’s latest figures show that, in terms of connectivity, NFC is increasingly being adopted in an expanding range of products and will continue to grow. This has been triggered by current levels of smartphone adoption and we don’t see this trend reversing. In addition, the volume of announcements and agreements relating to the launch of NFC-based payment services in all regions indicates that there will be another wave of interest in 2014-15. This is reflected in our forecast for SWP SIM cards next year, with volumes expected to increase by 140% in 2014.” Read More 'Smartphones Accounting for 4 out of 5 NFC Devices as 2013 Expectation for NFC-Enabled Devices is Raised to 345 Million'
