| Chapter 1 Executive Summary |
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| Market Overview |
1-1 |
| Strategic Analysis of the Brazilian Smart Card Market |
1-1 |
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| Chapter 2 General Market Analysis |
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| Market Issues |
2-1 |
| Market Overview |
2-1 |
| Market Drivers |
2-3 |
| Increasing Migration to GSM and Demand for Value-Added Services |
2-3 |
| Public Transport Market Continues to Develop MIFARE Cards Development |
2-3 |
| Student ID Project Promises Huge Cards' and Readers' Demand in the Short Term |
2-4 |
| Increased Identity, Banking, and E-Commerce Fraud Concerns Boost Smart Card Solutions Development |
2-4 |
| Smart Card Alliance Furthers Smart Card Adoption in the Region |
2-5 |
| Market Restraints |
2-5 |
| High costs for Smart Card Technology Implementation holds back |
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| Investments on Non-SIM or Non-MIFARE Cards |
2-6 |
| Lack of Awareness about Smart Card Technology Benefits Lowers Demand |
2-6 |
| Lack of Global Standards and Regulations Hold Down Investments on Smart Card Technology |
2-7 |
| Presidential Elections in 2006 Drive Political and Economical Uncertainty |
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| for Long-term Planning and Large Scale Investments |
2-7 |
| Market Challenges |
2-7 |
| Identify Value-added Products and Services for Addressing a Dual Market Demand |
2-8 |
| Develop Multi-application Smart Cards for Achieving Penetration at Lower Cost |
2-8 |
| Build Partnerships and Alliances for Future Prosperity |
2-8 |
| Market Forecast and Trends |
2-9 |
| Market Forecasts and Trends |
2-9 |
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| Chapter 3 Analysis by Application |
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| SIM Market |
3-1 |
| SIM Smart Card Market |
3-1 |
| Market Drivers |
3-2 |
| GSM’s Economy of Scale Allows Cost-effective Migration and Adoption of Value-added Services |
3-2 |
| Highly Competitive GSM Market Participants Further 64 KB and 128 KB SIM Cards Demand |
3-2 |
| Java Cards Adoption Enhances Value-added Services and High-end SIM Cards Demand |
3-3 |
| Mobile Banking Applications Sustain Contactless Technology Development |
3-3 |
| MVNOs Open New Business Opportunities for SIM Card Manufacturers |
3-4 |
| Market Restraints |
3-4 |
| High Cost of Multimedia Handsets and High-end SIM Cards Reduces Demand |
3-4 |
| Vivo Upholds Brazil’s Largest Market Share |
3-5 |
| Market Saturation Threatens Sim Cards Growth Rate |
3-5 |
| Market Forecasts |
3-6 |
| Financial Segment (Banking and Payment) |
3-8 |
| Financial (Banking and Payment) Smart Card Market |
3-8 |
| Market Drivers |
3-9 |
| Combo Cards Continue to Drive EMV Migration Through Large Banks |
3-9 |
| Increasing Internet Fraud Concerns Further IT Security Applications Development |
3-10 |
| Partnerships for Cost Reductions Likely to Foster Massive EMV Migration |
3-11 |
| Market Restraints |
3-12 |
| High Infrastructure Costs for ATMs and Internal Systems Hold Total Migration Back |
3-12 |
| No Consistent Business Case Keeps EMV Migration at a Slow Pace |
3-13 |
| Contactless Payment is Not a Priority for the Banking Segment |
3-13 |
| Market Forecasts |
3-13 |
| Government ID and Others |
3-16 |
| Government ID and Others Smart Card Market |
3-16 |
| Market Drivers |
3-17 |
| Smart Card Technology Demanded for Physical and Logical Access |
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| Control in Key Government Dependencies |
3-18 |
| Electronic Fiscal Notes and e-bidding Processes Increase the E-cnpj Adoption |
3-19 |
| Effective e-inclusion Initiatives Reduce the Digital Breach |
3-19 |
| School ID Project Promises Regular Demand of Millions of Smart Cards |
3-20 |
| Smart Card Alliances Furthers the Adoption of Chip-Enabled Cards |
3-21 |
| Market Restraints |
3-22 |
| High Infrastructure and Cards Costs for Governments and Individuals |
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| Contain the Implementation of Smart Cards |
3-22 |
| No Implementation of Biometrics or Other Value-added Services Limits the Adoption of Smart IDs |
3-22 |
| Reduced Budgets for Public Healthcare Services Give Priority to Most Basic Needs |
3-23 |
| Market Forecasts |
3-23 |
| Transit and Access Control Segments |
3-26 |
| Transport and Access Control Smart Card Markets |
3-26 |
| Market Drivers |
3-27 |
| Massive Transport Projects Increase Demand for Contactless Memory Cards |
3-27 |
| Mifare Platform Offer New Opportunities at Low Cost |
3-27 |
| Progressive Development of MIFARE Cards Demand in the Access Control Market |
3-27 |
| Market Restraints |
3-28 |
| Low Demand for Value-added Applications given Increased Costs |
3-28 |
| High Demand of Traditional RFID Cards In Spite of Higher Costs |
3-28 |
| Alternative Technologies with Lower Infrastructure Costs are Preferred for Access Control |
3-28 |
| Market Forecasts |
3-29 |
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| Chapter 4 Competitive Landscape |
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| Brazilian Smart Card Market Participants |
4-1 |
| Axalto |
4-4 |
| Gemplus BankNote (Gemplus) |
4-5 |
| Sonsun |
4-7 |
| GD Burti (Giesecke & Devrient) |
4-7 |
| Daruma Orga (Sagem Orga) |
4-9 |
| Oberthur Card Systems |
4-9 |