7. 2011: Th e Tipping Point for Network Video
As 2011 begins, the video surveillance industry is no less compelling than it was five years ago. At a global level, the tipping point for network video is not until 2015.
However, this picture changes as you drill down — the tipping point is 2013 in the Americas and 2012 in EMEA. The Middle East market has already tipped, and the Russian market will tip in 2011.
Globally, the airport, port and utilities sectors are all forecast to tip in 2012; but education is the real leader, with the tipping point already occurring in 2010. The laggards are retail, commercial and banking.
8. The Comm ercial Th ermal Surveillance Market Begins to Heat Up
Thermal security cameras in surveillance are not new. However, thermal cameras have been costly and beyond the reach of most security customers.
“Affordable” thermal security cameras are a new phenomenon, predicted to continue during 2011.
9. Looking Into the HD Crystal Ball
2010 saw significant growth in the number of HD and megapixel network security cameras shipped. However, standard definition network camera shipments still outsold their higher resolution counterparts at a factor of four to one.
HD and megapixel cameras are forecast to represent nearly 30 percent of network security camera shipments in 2011. IMS Research forecast an increasing proportion of high-resolution security cameras will be HD rather than megapixel. By 2015, more than 60 percent of network security cameras shipped will be HD and megapixel resolution.