1. Radio Frequency Identification Tag Trends 
With evolving standards, wider application fields, growing use and constant improvement in manufacturing technology (such as on books with conductive ink to print RFID antennae directly), costs will decrease; distance of identification will increase, even for passive tags that can reach several meters; and size will shrink.
2. Upgrading to High Frequencies 
High frequency RFID systems have advantages over low frequencies like longer reading range, faster data exchange rates, higher counterfeiting difficulty, enhanced resistance to external interference, compact size, and imminent cost reduction and advancement in high frequency technology. 
3. Going Networked 
Some situations necessitate unified manipulation of collected data from diverse systems/readers then presented to users, such as automated ticket system using ID cards, hence, a networked management of RFID systems is required for remote control and management. 
4. Becoming Multifunctional 
As mobile computing technology advances and becomes more widespread, the future trend in reader design and production is towards multifunctionality, multiple interfaces, multiple formats, modularity, miniaturization, portability, and embeddedness; meanwhile, multi-reader coordination and networking technology are set to be key areas of development.