Articles tagged with: Ims and Smart Card

Giesecke & Devrient Holds Off Challenge from Oberthur Technologies

Number three smart card manufacturer Oberthur Technologies (up 1.4% YOY in 2008) closed the gap on Giesecke & Devrient in second place last year to less than one percent market share difference following its acquisition of XPonCard. However, the latest market analysis from ims Research shows that the German company, after reporting record turnover and profits in 2008, maintained its position as the second largest manufacturer of smart cards globally, behind market leader Gemalto. Sagem Orga (up 1.3%) and Watchdata Systems (up 1.5%) were the other two companies calculated to have made the biggest gains last year.  more

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SIM Card Market Defying the Downturn

The latest data from ims Research shows that the SIM card market continues to defy the economic downturn that is currently hitting the mobile market. Total shipments of SIM cards in 2008 grew to reach the record number of 3.07 billion. This is in marked contrast to the numbers from manufacturers which showed handset shipments declining sharply in the second half of the year.  more

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SIM Cards - Profitability Challenge for Chipmakers

With the spectacular market growth enjoyed by cellular handsets, one might think that there was plenty of profitable business for most suppliers. This would appear to be far from the case for the makers of the secure microcontroller ICs used in SIM cards. The problems are highlighted in a recently published report from ims Research. more

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