2006 : Yearly Market analysis and forecasts

Mobile communication: another year of strong unit growth:
– Growth is driven by almost all regions and emerging countries such as India in Asia, Middle East and Colombia in South America
– Chinese market is growing again in 2006 after a stable year in 2005

Financial services:
– Contactless payment in the US continue to deploy
– EMV roll out mainly in Asia and renewal in Europe

Government ID, Health:
– e-Passports effectively deployed in 40 countries
– First deployment of ID cards –Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Italy
– Government programmes to mention: Health care in France and Germany
– 200 M Chinese ID Cards shipped in 2006

Transport:
– Major cities such as Mexico and New York adopt smart cards in public transports