Overview:
Miniaturization of hardware due to advancements in electronics has been one of the major trends shaping the overall electronics industry in recent years. Rising demand for portability has encouraged manufacturers to miniaturize the dimensions of modern day electronic gadgets including printers. Recent developments in wireless connectivity and power capacities of portable batteries has played a major role in expediting demand for mobile printers. Continuously flourishing end-use verticals including retail, logistics, and e-commerce have discovered several applications for mobile printers. Flexible printing alternative has provided an additional edge for applications such as barcode and QR code printing, RFID label printing, receipts & tokens and photo printing, among others. Furthermore, elimination of handwritten forms and on-the-go printing has provided an additional leverages for BFSI companies and other service industries to live up to the expectations of their customers with add-ons including doorstep banking, insurance services etc.
Integration of budding wireless technologies including IoT, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cloud computing have enabled end-users to print conveniently using smartphones, tablets and other computing devices. Companies and enterprises are providing portable printers to their employees who are deputed for on-field work, thereby enabling them to print essential documents on-the-go. Depending upon the printing technology and output required, mobile printers are available in several varieties catering different end-use applications. Availability of smartphone applications aiding mobile printing is stimulating demand for requisite mobile printer hardware. Moreover, key smartphone manufacturers are also launching smartphones and accessories compatible with features like mobile printing.
The global mobile printers market is segmented on the following bases:
Key Players Identified for Mobile Printers Market Include but are Not Limited to:
Toshiba TEC Corporation, Zebra Technologies Corporation, Brother Industries Ltd., Canon Inc., Hewlett-Packard Inc., Honeywell International, Inc., Sato Holding Corporation, Ricoh Company Limited, Printek Inc., Polaroid Corporation, Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, and Martel Instruments Limited.
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