According to a recently released report by HID Global, “The 2022 State of Access Control Report,” there has been an increase of interest in mobile credentials — in large part as a result of the pandemic. While the study cites the convenience factor of mobile credentials, with 42 percent of respondents saying they plan to upgrade to mobile-ready systems, security dealers and integrators may want to consider steering customers in the mobile credential direction for other reasons as well.
The number one frustration amongst security dealers and integrators — as cited over and over again on the recent SDM 100 and Top Systems Integrators Report — is supply chain shortages. Chips and card readers are a couple of security technologies frequently mentioned as being hard to get. But in certain situations mobile credentials might be able to help circumvent this challenge.