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Application
● Point-of-Sale
● Small scale
Retail applications
● Library systems
● Patient
identification
● Airline baggage
tag
● Tracking of
controlled drugs
● Pallets
● Cases
Q: How many frequency bands are used around the world for RFID applications?
Currently, eight frequency bands are used around the world for RFID applications.
However, the majority of companies, including SATO, tend to organise these bands into
the low, intermediate, and high range.
Q: Do all countries use the same frequencies?
No. Presently, Europe uses 868-870 MHz for UHF while the U.S. uses 902-928 MHz.
Japan is in the process of designating RFID to fall somewhere in the 950-956 MHz range.
The governments regulate the power limits of readers to limit interference with other
devices. SATO’s solution can currently select a frequency anywhere in the 860-950 MHz
range, which makes it globally compatible. And SATO will continue developing products
that will conform to the ever changing RFID global standards
Below is a map showing the frequencies used by major markets such as U.S. and Canada,
EU countries, Japan, and Australia and New Zealand:
A basic RFID system consists of three components:
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