In 2010 Gary Wong on behalf of IMS research made his predictions for Growth for IP CCTV and the importance of HD CCTV within the security market.
Have things changed in 2011? Has the HDCCTV alliance gained a stronger foothold since these comments were made and will this affect the tipping point for IP CCTV here in the UK currently predicted for 2016/2017?
One thing that is very clear and not disputed by anyone in the industry is that HD CCTV cameras will be the driving force for sales in the future.
Your comments and views are welcome.
As far back as 2003 commentators have been asking the question whether IP CCTV will be the domain of security installers or IT integrators. The question has dragged on and to their credit security installers have been fighting hard to maintain their market share of newly installed IP CCTV systems. The biggest problem they face is that the decision making process as to who decides to install an IP surveillance system has shifted very much into the hands of the IT director. This is because anything that runs on a company network almost always gets thrust into the hands of the IT department. They protect their network with a passion and will not let anyone touch it who does not have a prestigious background in IT . This has meant that security installers inexperienced in the ways of IP have been struggling to talk to the IT departments of big companies on their level. The result, the IT director would almost always prefer to talk to IT integrators and so the business slips away.