MNCs Introduce Mobile Compatible Biometric Enrolment Systems

India: The biometric system, which has been developed in collaboration with the Safran Security & Identity, is available with Airtel in Delhi- based stores. Furthermore, Airtel plans to reach across the country as well. Vodafone plans to roll out in the coming month.

This idea aims at verifying the subscriber’s identity with the help of Aadhaar based biometric system despite of regular documentation process. The compliance with Aadhaar card would further help in carrying out the administrative processes in numerous other context with ease.

This will emphasize on enhancing the convenience level for the customers and will ensure that the customers don’t register SIM cards on presumed basis. Further, this would make the subscription process faster and less cumbersome.

TechSci Research depicts that the growing focus of telecom organisations such as Airtel and Vodafone in the Indian market along with the Government initiatives is expected to develop the overall technology ecosystem. The initiative taken by the companies would definitely aid in the acceleration of the subscription process plus increase the authentication levels.

According to a recent report published by TechSci Research, “India Biometrics Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020”, biometrics market in India is projected to grow at a robust CAGR of over 35% till 2020. Growth in the market is anticipated on account of increasing use of various biometric products in government and BFSI sector across the country. Increasing use in corporate houses, schools and industries for time and attendance monitoring, coupled with rising demand from IT / ITeS to authenticate access to confidential data, are other factors that are expected to propel market growth over the next five years. The largest player in India biometrics market is HID, followed by SecuGen, NEC, eSSL, 3M, and Honeywell. Most of these major companies operate in India by importing products and subsequently supplying them through their distributors in the country.