Market Analysis

The world market for professional video surveillance equipment grew by 1.9% in revenues in 2015.This is according to recently published estimates from IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), through its Video Surveillance Intelligence Service. This is a much lower rate of growth than in 2014 (14.2%) and 2013 (6.8%). Lower growth of 4.9% in the Chinese market […]

This market research report was originally published at Tractica's website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Tractica. Smart cameras have been around for some time. In fact, Wikipedia gives an example of a smart camera dating back to 1985. Of course, smart cameras did very simple things back then and the level of

This market research report was originally published at Tractica's website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Tractica. Over the past several years, graphics processing units (GPUs) have become the de facto standard for implementing deep learning algorithms in computer vision and other applications. GPUs offer a large number of processing elements, a stable

Six Deep Learning-Enabled Vision Applications in Digital Media, Healthcare, Agriculture, Retail, Manufacturing, and Other Industries The enterprise applications for deep learning have only scratched the surface of their potential applicability and use cases.  Because it is data agnostic, deep learning is poised to be used in almost every enterprise vertical market, including agriculture, media, manufacturing,

One of the most daunting tasks for any platform or device vendor in the smart home market is identifying which type of company offers the best opportunity for long-term success – security providers, multiple service operators (MSOs), smart home specialists, do-it-yourself (DIY) smart-home systems or utilities. Security providers currently dominate the North American market, and

In 2013 IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) announced the rise of HD video surveillance was leading to an astonishing 413 petabytes of data a day produced by newly installed video surveillance cameras. Now, the proliferation of higher and higher resolution cameras means that the data deluge continues to increase. 566 petabytes was the amount of data

FLIR announced this week that it has agreed to acquire DVTel. FLIR is a supplier of sensing solutions including thermal imaging systems. DVTel is a supplier of professional network video surveillance solutions, particularly for enterprise-segment installations. Our take This move follows FLIR’s acquisition of another video surveillance equipment vendor, Lorex, back in 2012. This allowed

An economic downturn and exchange rate volatility are making business conditions tough for vendors of video surveillance equipment in a number of Latin American countries. As a result, the Latin American market is forecast to decline by 7.7% to $580 million in 2015. Brazil is the largest market in Latin America. Its economy has been

The world market for body-worn video surveillance within law enforcement is growing. In 2014 IHS estimated the total world market for body-worn video surveillance equipment and service in law enforcement was worth $60 million. However, interestingly the service portion of the market will grow to become a larger proportion than the hardware market by 2019,