Paul Muller, Leader of the RAIN Reader Smartphone Integration Working Group, shares insight into a recent RAIN in Smartphones Use Case Workshop, held as part of the IEEE RFID Annual Conference. Each year, the IEEE Council on RFID hosts its annual IEEE RFID Conference, bringing manufacturers, vendors, end users and
by Sarah Saxton, RAIN Alliance Membership Development The RAIN Alliance was founded over a decade ago with a clear purpose: to act as a unified voice for the RAIN RFID industry, championing opportunity, tackling challenges, and paving the way for global adoption of this powerful technology. Today, that mission has
Global sporting goods retailer and RAIN Alliance member Decathlon is one of the first retailers to deploy RAIN technology across its entire value chain—from factories to stores. Decathlon has spent over a decade leveraging RAIN to enhance product availability, streamline checkout, and strengthen security. We caught up with Hervé D’Halluin,
Every day, billions of products around the world are identified, located, authenticated or engaged with using RAIN technology. The number of deployments is only continuing to rise, with 52.8 billion RAIN chips shipped in 2024, up from 44.8 billion in 2023. This mandate for growth is driven by the technology’s
By Jesse Tuominen, PhD, CTO, Voyantic Ltd. and co-leader of the RAIN Alliance Manufacturing Quality Workgroup In June 2024, a new Manufacturing Quality Workgroup within the RAIN Alliance met for the very first time. The group had no leaders, no schedule, nor a clear scope of the work ahead. However,
The NextNav petition for rule change filed in April 2024 resulted in major activities of the industry and the RAIN Alliance during Summer 2024. In August 2024 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) issued a public notice with a call for inputs. The RAIN Alliance
The specific role and function of a local government can vary from authority to authority, though their fundamental mission remains the same: maintain key public services and infrastructure in a way that delivers value for money for the taxpayer. Achieving this mission, however, is no easy feat. With rising populations
Across many cultures and religious holidays, food is a central part of the celebrations. But this celebration often leads to a large amount of food waste. In the UK alone, its estimated that nearly 200,000 tonnes of food is thrown away each Christmas; the equivalent of 6.6 million bins full.
The requirements for regulatory vehicle identification are changing rapidly. With an increasing need for streamlined processes, enhanced security, and international collaboration, there's a pressing demand for a universally compatible approach. RAIN technology, which effectively links the digital world to the real world, provides a proven and effective solution. However, when
The RAIN Alliance has recently been accepted as a liaison to the CEN/CENELEC Joint Technical Committee 24 (JTC24). This committee is responsible for supporting the creation of standards for the Digital Product Passport (DPP) Framework and System, a vital component of the European Union’s efforts to build a sustainable economy.