Market Analysis

The growing adoption of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology is having an adverse impact on the vehicle entrance control industry, specifically the vehicle barrier and off-street parking systems markets. According to IHS, the presence of ALPR technology is increasing the most for toll ways and off-street parking garages, which is negatively impacting the growth […]

Protecting the perimeter of airports remains a difficult task across the US. On December 25th 2013, perimeter fence breaches occurred at two separate airports, Newark, New Jersey, and Phoenix, Arizona. In 2013, IHS estimated electronic perimeter security at airports in the US to be worth about $25 million for the hardware and software alone, or

The recent train station bombing in Volgograd Russia has once again focused attention on the vulnerabilities of rail infrastructure. According to a recently published report by IHS, purchases of explosives, weapons, and contraband (EWC) detection equipment at rail stations worldwide is expected to increase by 3.3% in 2014, and 8.8% in 2015. A large amount

IHS has recently released its fifth annual white paper on the key trends for the video surveillance industry. 2014 is all set to be another exciting year for the industry, with big data, thermal cameras, embedded audio capabilities and the rise of the cloud in China just a few of the trends to watch out

On the anniversary of Sandy Hook, many schools have already made changes to policies and security systems. IHS has forecast strong growth for security equipment in US schools for the next several years. IHS estimates the market size for security equipment in schools to reach $634 million this year and is expected to surpass $720

Although most critical infrastructure sites are target applications for electronic perimeter security, electrical utilities and oil refineries are projected to have the most growth opportunity. The global market size for electronic perimeter security sensors and video in electrical utilities and oil refineries is forecast to top $160 million in 2014. Electrical utilities have experienced strong

Supply of CCTV and video surveillance equipment in Asia by distributors is highly fragmented. According to a new report from IHS, large multinationals like ADI Distribution, Anixter, and Ingram Micro do operate in some Asian countries. However, the Asian market is predominately served by a multitude of small, privately-owned distributors. There are relatively few distributors

Video surveillance cameras and analytics continue to be pushed out toward the perimeter at a high rate and are becoming an integral part of electronic perimeter security solutions.  According to a recent report published by IHS (NYSE:IHS), the global market for intelligent devices in perimeter security applications is forecast to top $200 million in 2013.

Northampton, U.K. (3rd October, 2013) – The uncooled thermal security camera market is forecast see high unit shipment growth of 25% over the next 5 years, close to twice the rate of the CCTV and video surveillance market. This high unit growth is being caused by steep declines in average selling prices which means thermal