Market Analysis

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 […]

Large Ethernet switch manufacturers have traditionally tailored their products to cater for general information technology (IT) needs. However, this could change as new, fast-growing markets provide Ethernet switch manufacturers the opportunity to diversify. The latest data from IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS) shows that 606,000 Ethernet switches were sold for use in video surveillance deployments in 2013.

The total value of the machine vision market is expected to reach $9.50 Billion by 2020, at an estimated CAGR of 12.51% from 2014 to 2020. it holds great potential across the automation industry. Machine Vision systems are used in many applications to provide more accuracy in manufacturing procedures and for proper inspection in detecting

This a Research note from Blake Kozak, senior analyst for Security and Building Technologies at IHS Inc., discussing the different deployment methods of residential security and the implication on the market. The word “Smart Home” continues to be kicked around, but what does it truly mean for home security? The answer, change. For years, consumers

In the recently published “Touchless Human-Machine-Interaction Market Report”, Touch Display Research Inc., an independent market research and consulting firm, analyzes over nine touchless HMI technologies, and eight market applications. Touch Display Research forecasts the touchless HMI market will reach $42.6 Billion by 2020. Gesture control, voice recognition, eye tracking, proximity touch, and motion sensors have

This is a research note from David Green, Senior Analyst in Video Surveillance & Security Services for IHS Inc., providing information on the overall physical security equipment and services market. Strong market demand in an increasingly competitive physical security equipment and services industry is still driving overall revenue growth in all global regions, according to

Dyson recently announced its first robotic vacuum cleaner, the Dyson 360 Eye, which uses a 360 degree camera and embedded vision software to help the product navigate around the home. Our Take The Dyson 360 Eye represents a new opportunity for embedded vision in the consumer electronics market. Embedded vision technology enables devices to understand

The residential security market will never be the same. In 2012, several MSOs (multiple-system operators) in the USA began offering home automation in conjunction with security which has altered the perception and demand from end-users. Prior to this paradigm shift, the use of a residential burglar alarm system was often a purchase to protect a

It’s no secret that the security and fire industry is home to hundreds of suppliers, each competing for a slice of a global $100+ billion market. In niche industries such as oil and gas, where IHS sizes the market for security and fire equipment and services to be more than $1 billion, increased competition has

Anixter announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Tri-Ed. Tri-Ed is a distributor of video surveillance equipment, access control, intrusion detection, and fire products. Our Take Anixter is already one of the world’s largest video surveillance equipment distributors and has been heavily promoting migration from analogue to network equipment. Most of