GuardRFID President Zahir Abji announced that GuardRFID's active 433MHz RFID and real time locating system (RTLS) is driving cost parity with passive systems.
Abji said, "Active tag systems can now be had for around $10 per tag - with active tags providing enormous benefits to automating systems and operations that barcode and passive cannot accomplish." He went on to say that passive systems are usually judged on the tag cost of around 20 cents. Yet when total cost of ownership calculations are considered, the real cost is more like $2-$4 per tag.
Abji says that GuardRFID is at the forefront of driving active RFID market adoption by striving for total cost of ownership (TCO) parity with passive systems - making active tags the obvious choice in many supply chain applications. "Are we there yet?," said Abji, "No - but the tipping point of TCO is no longer a slam dunk for passive."
GuardRFID's 433 MHz active product outperforms similar RFID systems with minimal deployment and maintenance efforts. The high speed tag to reader system supports a density of hundreds of thousands of tags within a coverage area, and allows hundreds of tags to be simultaneously and rapidly acquired when crossing through a choke point such as dock doors. Guard RFID's systems are scalable, so that users can build upon their investment by adding products and solutions as and when they need them. For example, Asset Tracking and Access Control solutions can coexist within the same network infrastructure, eliminating the need for deploying several non-compatible systems.
Abji concludes, "Active RFID market adoption is driven by the need for reliability and affordability. Active tag cost is always the first question when end users evaluate a RFID system because the on-going tag costs will drive up total cost of ownership (TCO)."
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