Market Analysis

Avigilon announced recently that it has acquired 96 more patents for video content analysis software. This comes around a month after it acquired all of Objectvideo’s patents and licensing agreements. Avigilon is a major supplier of video surveillance equipment. Objectvideo supplied patents and licensing agreements for video content analysis software. Our Take Avigilon has grown […]

The world market for audio and video door phones was estimated to be worth $2.3 billion in 2014, an increase of $100 million from 2013, according to a new report from IHS. The audio and video door phone market consists of indoor units, outdoor units, accessories, and villa kits. The main technology trends currently affecting

The Indian market for video surveillance equipment exceeded $300 million for the first time in 2013 and is forecast to grow at an increasing rate over the next five years. This is according to a recently published report by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) entitled “The Indian Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment”. Much of

Many cities globally continue to become more congested, driving increased investment into off-street parking facilities. In recent years, automated number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and software have started to be used as part of the overall solution which also includes barriers, payment machines, and loop detectors. The main use of ANPR equipment is to alleviate

The consumer and DIY video surveillance equipment market includes all equipment sold through in-store and online retail channels. In 2014, the global market size will top $1 billion USD for the first time with the US accounting for almost 65% of total revenue. The world market is still fairly evenly split between analog and network

By Niall Jenkins Associate Director for Video Surveillance IHS Technology Embedded vision can literally save your life.  But this sophisticated technology that marries embedded systems and computer vision is just beginning to scratch the surface of its true potential. In the algorithm-rich world of embedded vision, faces, gestures and behaviors can be detected and interpreted

In the recently published “Touchless Human-Machine-Interaction Market Report”, Touch Display Research Inc., an independent market research and consulting firm, analyzes all touchless HMI technologies, and eight market applications. Touch Display Research forecasts the automotive touchless sensing market will reach $6 Billion by 2020. Figure 1. Automotive Touchless Human-Machine-Interaction Market Forecast “Gesture control, voice recognition, eye

The world market for security system integration was valued at $59.5 billion in 2013, an increase of almost $5 billion from 2012, according to a new report from IHS. The security system integration market consists of the design, consultancy, installation, service and maintenance, as well as sales of video surveillance, physical access control and intruder

It is no surprise the trend of integrating security equipment and home automation is being spearheaded by MSOs (multiple service operators). Powered partially by intensive marketing and partially by an existing and extensive customer base, MSOs are in the best position to simply upgrade their customers' current subscriptions. All while traditional monitoring companies and traditional