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IP video
Endless possibilities for video surveillance and operational monitoring applications
From analogue to IP
The video surveillance world is moving from analogue to IP. More and more users are looking for an IP-based solution to take advantage of higher resolution video, greater intelligence and flexibility through ease of installation.
New opportunities
The shift to network video opens up a new range of uses going beyond CCTV's traditional purpose of security surveillance. New opportunities are plentiful, spanning operational management in manufacturing, transport and retail, to live video streaming of events in the online media sector.
Easy integration
With network video there is virtually no limitation to where video can be captured or watched. IP video can be integrated easily using existing IT and communication infrastructures, making use of available networks, hardware and software. Live or recorded video footage can be delivered whenever and wherever it is required.
1996
Axis launched the world's first network camera in 1996. It was priced close to £5,000 but Axis still managed to sell over ten thousand units of them. A new concept was born.
The shift from analogue to IP in the video security industry first was gradual but has been unstoppable since the turn of the century. IMS Research estimates that 30 per cent of surveillance cameras sold are IP and that this will increase to 50 per cent by 2014.
IMS Research also expects global sales of IP surveillance products to grow by 25 to 28 per cent a year in the coming years. We'll see...