Border security

What is the Global Market Forecast for Border Control Technologies?

Border threats have been creating various challenges, met by innovative control technologies. New systems deliver high security and fast passenger processing times in border crossings and airports. The demand for biometrically-enhanced authentication and identity management for border control is growing at a rapid pace, with biometric border control expanding far beyond e-gates. A recent ABI Research report – Biometrics in Border Control – evaluates that biometric kiosks, e-gates, surveillance cameras and fingerprint, iris and face recognition for border control will reach an estimated global revenue of $3.5 billion by 2025. 

Border control agencies have introduced a number of hardware devices in their daily operations such as handhelds, and biometric device add-ons for immigration ID and authentication, access control and workforce management, which are expected to generate revenue of $1.6 billion by 2025.

One of the intriguing insights of the report is that smartphone biometric e-passport reader apps has the potential to transform the future market.

Government and law enforcement agencies leverage biometric technology and services to share information and collaborate at international level to boost security and surveillance, and improve operations related to counter-terrorism at land, air and sea border.