RFID will be a key focus at Wireless Congress 2006 during electronica

electronica 2006 continues its focus on major industry growth sectors by pushing RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) to the forefront of application areas to be discussed at Wireless Congress 2006 – Systems and Applications.
Although not new in development terms, RFID tags have recently been compared to mobile phones in terms of far- reaching application with Worldwide revenues set to increase nearly ten-fold from $300 million two years ago to around $2.8 billion in 2009* Last year, estimates put the number of RFID tags produced at 1.3 billion and the increase in take-up, particularly in supply chain management, should see that number rise to 33 billion by the end of the decade. Only recently, the largest US retailer Wal-Mart announced to its suppliers that they must adopt RFID technology and many other retailers and OEMs are expected to follow suit.
As a result it is becoming clear that anyone whose business is part of a supply chain, no matter what the industry, cannot afford to ignore RFID technology. At electronica 2006 (November 14 to 17 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre), visitors to the Fair and delegates to the Wireless Congress will be able to learn and see at first hand the very latest developments in the rapidly expanding RFID technology sector.
electronica 2006 will be staged at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from November 14 to 17 and will occupy a total of 152,000m² across 14 exhibition halls and the organisers are confident that more than 75000 visitors will get the opportunity to view the products and services of more than 3000 exhibitors.

Wireless Congress 2006 will feature RFID
The two day conference (November 15 and 16) is entitled “Wireless Congress 2006: Systems & Applications”. Last year’s Congress attracted more than 350 delegates from more than 20 countries. In addition to RFID, the Congress will discuss all the technical aspects of current and future wireless technologies, like WLAN, Mobile telephony, Personal networks, Industrial Radio Data and Wireless Automation, Security in Wireless Systems, , NFC, Wireless sensor networks, WiMAX, UWB and Ubiquitous Computing.
The conference will major on systems design and applications and will interest everyone within the global wireless communications industry. All presentations will be in English.

Additional information and details about visiting or exhibiting at electronica 2006 are available from Pattern Ltd, MMI’s UK office for all of its Trade Fairs. The contact is Roger Sherman who can be reached on +44 (0)208 940 4625 or roger@pattern.co.uk
*Source In-Stat