RAIN Alliance is celebrating its 10 years in 2024. Our history is closely intertwined with the development of RFID technology. Here are key milestones in each:
RFID Technology Development
1940
1940-1950
Radar refined and used, major World War II development effort. RFID invented in 1948.
1950
1950-1960
Early explorations of RFID technology, laboratory experiments.
1960
1960-1970
Development of the theory of RFID. Start of applications field trials.
1970
1970-1980
Explosion of RFID development. Tests of RFID accelerate. Very early adopter implementations of RFID.
1980
1980-1990
Commercial applications of RFID enter mainstream.
1990
1990-Present
Emergence of standards. RFID widely deployed. RFID becomes a part of everyday life.
RAIN Alliance Evolution
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024