Sommer said he doesn’t believe there is a “magic number” for calculating when the cost of RFID technology will be low enough to trigger widespread adoption. “We’ve seen where the tag itself, the semiconductor with the antenna, has gotten down to the 10- to 17-cent level,” he said during a recent interview, adding that the prices vary depending on how companies deploy the technology.
Eventually, when RFID is used in personal items such as clothing, retailers are likely to use technology that allows consumers to have the tags “killed” at checkout counters.
First, companies must train or hire people who have mastered the technology. “Few people understand how to tag goods to make sure they’re readable and how to configure readers in order to make sure they work,” Sommer said.
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