The balance of the CCTV market is changing rapidly in favour of IP. Global manufacturers are now focusing all their efforts on IP rather than analogue.
The number of IP surveillance installs is growing rapidly, as is the number of integrators and distributors focusing on IP. There can be little doubt that the installed base, and infrastructure to support it, will soon escalate dramatically.
Why hasn’t take up been quicker? Simple market forces (not least the investment by manufacturers in earlier equipment) always act to slow the spread of new technologies. Knowledge, skills and support among system designers and installers also have to be built up. It takes time for any entrenched technology to be superceded. With this in mind, it is remarkable how quickly IP CCTV has spread.
As further proof, look at how much major corporations are now focusing on, and investing in, the networked security market, including IBM and Cisco. They will help to drive and educate the market. Consider also electronic giant Panasonic which has been a global leader in CCTV systems since the 1960s. Panasonic no longer undertakes research and development in analogue CCTV, and has committed its entire massive CCTV R&D budget to IP products and systems.
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