The Global Market for Iris Biometrics is Projected to Reach US$1.8 Billion by 2020
Technology Advances & Expanding Applications Drive
the Global Market for Iris Biometrics, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA announces
the release of a comprehensive global report on Iris Biometrics. The
global market for Iris Biometrics is projected to reach US$1.8 billion by 2020,
driven by effervescent technology advancements and growing use in access,
surveillance and identity applications.
Iris biometrics
is a contactless biometric technology that analyzes colored patterns of the
iris unique to each individual, for identification. The growth in the iris
biometrics market is driven by strong adoption of the technology in immigration
and travel security and in physical access control applications. Mandatory
checking of traveler credentials for establishing their identity creates
significant demand for iris recognition in travel and immigration control. Future
growth in the market will be driven by the
successful use of the technology in healthcare, national ID programs, banking
and financial services, and system and network access control.
As
hospitals seek to improve patient safety and reduce the risk of data breaches,
the healthcare industry is expected to emerge into an important growth area for
iris biometrics in the coming years. Rapid growth in broadband access in
numerous personal, commercial and enterprise applications and ubiquity of
digital transactions will continue to drive demand for reliable biometric
solutions. Especially expected to gain are applications in system & network
access control. Iris biometrics technology is applied to computers, servers,
mobile devices, web applications, and networks for granting access to
authorized people. Sensitive government establishments such as defense
research laboratories, nuclear plants, intelligence agencies, law enforcement
and central banks, are expected to show keen interest in deploying the
technology for information and transaction security. A key trend in the market
is the integration of iris scanners into smartphones to improve device security
and accessibility. Robust sales of smartphones worldwide will therefore
accelerate growth in the market. Progressive advancements in pattern
identification, sequence matching algorithms, high speed processing, large
scale data management, and high resolution image capture, will help spur
adoption of iris-scanning biometric technology. The market is therefore poised
to benefit from increased investments in R&D involving photonics, optics,
sensors, interfaces, coding, compression, decision theory, security, and hardware.
Despite
the opportunities for growth, mainstream adoption of the technology will remain
challenged by factors, such as, interoperability issues, lack of appropriate
standards, and high costs. As
stated by the new market research report on Iris Biometrics, the United States
represents the largest market worldwide. The Middle East represents one of the
fastest growing markets with sales waxing at a CAGR of about 29.1% over the
analysis period.
Major players
in the global marketplace include Aditech Ltd., AOptix Technologies, Inc.,
BioEnable Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Iris ID, IrisGuard Inc., SRI International,
EyeLock Corp., and Human Reco Systems, among
others.
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