Australia’s Quirky Security Industry

According to Rocco Palladino, National Sales Manager in Australia and New Zealand for Pacom Systems, The Australian electronic security industry has continued to steadily develop and increase since 2011. “We estimate that the market has grown approximately two to three percent on average every year since 2011,” explained Palladino.

Some trends being seen in the industry now include three “pillars,” said Palladino. “The integration of access control, intrusion detection, and video surveillance into a single system total solution has become the norm and projects driven by the consulting community continue to push for more and more integration,” he said.

However, not all is rosy and sunshine in the Land from Down Under. One such example is the status of Australia’s Nationwide Broadband Network (NBN) rollout. Progress has been slower than expected. Seen as a very important step for Australia to take in other to progress not just the security industry, but the IP industry as a whole, “As the rollout progresses, this will definitely impact the Australian markets,” Palladino elaborated. “Faster, cheaper communications to more parts of Australia should give rise to more business opportunities for security solutions providers.”

In the end, Australia’s security industry should continue to grow at a steady rate, said Palladino. Other buzzwords gaining momentum in the past few years include interoperability and scalability across all platforms. Essentially, these terms represent the demand for integration. Another term starting to appear is PSIMs. As the IP infrastructure continues to develop, Australia should continue to see bigger and more widespread adaption of IP-based solutions and the continued phase-outs of analog systems.

For the full article that we published in July, please check it out here: Australia's Security Industry.