Interview: Nanna Ingemann Dalsgaard on Digital Product Passports and the Data Behind Them
SML Group VP Nanna Ingemann Dalsgaard on what item-level RFID does and does not solve for DPP, where the margin actually sits, who owns the accuracy of a passport, and…
Interview: Lesley Suen on RFID at Scale and Identity at Source
SML connects more than 20 billion products for over 600 brands. Lesley Suen on what only breaks at that volume, embedding a tag that survives a garment, and whether a…
Aileen Ryan to depart role as President and CEO of RAIN Alliance
Aileen Ryan will step down as President and CEO of the RAIN Alliance on 30 November 2026, four years after joining in October 2022. Membership doubled and RAIN tag IC…
RAIN in Action Madrid, day one: RAIN enabled smartphones, sensing, and a pair of socks
Cisper were handing out socks on day one of RAIN in Action in Madrid, and our editor has agreed to wear them. Also: why the case for RAIN enabled smartphones…
RAIN In Action Madrid 2026 Starts
RAIN in Action 2026 opened in Madrid this morning, just as RAIN tag chip shipments fell to 42.7 billion in 2025 from a record 52.8 billion in 2024. RAIN Alliance…
Zebra adds Impinj Gen2X across its RFID range as six makers put RAIN into mobiles
Impinj and Zebra Technologies are announcing today that Zebra is adding Gen2X support across its entire RFID range: the MC33 family, TC22R, TC501 and TC701 handhelds, the RFD40 and RFD90…
Interview: Aileen Ryan on the 2025 correction, grocery, and RAIN-enabled smartphones
RAIN chip shipments fell from 52.8 billion in 2024 to 42.7 billion in 2025. RAIN Alliance CEO Aileen Ryan calls it a blip against four years of roughly 50% growth,…
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