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Birmingham airport upgrades surveillance
At Brimingham airport the deci-
sion was recently made to stream-
line security operations utilising
a single control room to monitor
the entire site and the authorities
involved selected Indigovision's
complete end-to-end solution
as the backbone for the whole
system.
When the Senior Executives
at Birmingham airport were
laying out plans to increase
passenger numbers and improve
operational efficiency, it became
clear that the existing system and
infrastructure would be unable
to meet these demands. With six
separate control rooms spread
across the airport already, further
growth would make it difficult to
co-ordinate security efficiently. As
a result the decision was taken to
streamline the whole system to
increase efficiency and improve
the infrastructure.
Most of the existing ana-
logue cameras were replaced
with Indigovision Enhanced IP
cameras, while the remaining
analogue cameras were converted
to IP using Indigovision encoders.
Since all of these devices employ
Indigovision's video compression
allowing video to be streamed over
minimal bandwidth.
The ability to view and control
cameras from any point onsite
has allowed Birmingham Airport
to reduce its number of control
rooms from six to one, remov-
ing communication barriers and
increasing operational efficiency.
In addition, Indigovision's open
integration means that other ele-
ments of the system such as access
control and alarm management
can be managed through Indigovi-
sion's Control Center software.
"We're delighted with the new
system, the return on invest-
ment was outstanding," explained
Airport Control Centre Manager
Chris Wilson, "After nine months,
the Indigovision system had paid
for itself. With Indigovision's
Distributed Network Architecture
we can easily increase camera
numbers, aligning security with
Birmingham Airport's long-term
vision.
Axis still leads global network video market
Axis Communications
continues
to hold a global market-leading
position in network video, ac-
cording to two new independent
market research reports.
"We continue to strengthen
our presence in the Americas and
EMEA. We are committed to our
long-term strategy of continuously
releasing innovative network video
products and offering intelligent
security solutions in a global mar-
ket together with our partners,"
says Ray Mauritsson, President of
Axis Communications.
In the Americas and EMEA
regions, Axis maintains its leading
market share position in security
cameras, network cameras and
video encoders, according to
the latest analysis from the IHS
Technology Video Surveillance
Intelligence Service. Due to the
convergence from analogue to
digital installations, Axis has
increased its security camera
market share in the Americas and
EMEA regions and strengthened
its leading position in relation to
the second ranked vendor.
The network video market will
grow by 22 percent annually until
2018, according to IHS. TSR es-
timates the network video market
growth to be 16 percent yearly
until 2017.
"Both reports highlight the
growth in the global network cam-
era market and clearly show that
interest in network camera instal-
lations is increasing. The range of
predicted growth corresponds well
with our current view of the global
market" says Ray Mauritsson.
Ray Mauritsson,
President of
Axis Communi-
cations.
Gunnebo divests in France
The Gunnebo Security Group
has divested Fichet-Bauche
Télésur veillance
(FBT) via its
French subsidiary, Gunnebo
France, to Butler Group. FBT
provides alarm monitoring and
intervention services to compa-
nies and private individuals on
the French market.
"The divestment of FBT is in
line with our strategy to phase
out those areas of Gunnebo
which are not part of our defined
core business or where we do not
have the opportunity to attain
a significant market position,"
says Gunnebo AB's President
and CEO, Per Borgvall. "We
are certain that FBT will deve-
lop positively under its new
owners."
FBT recorded a turnover of 50
MSEK for 2013 and has around
45 employees. In conjunction
with the divestment, FBT has
been given a license to continue
using the Fichet-Bauche Télésur-
veillance brand.
7 percent growth for global video surveillance equipment market
The world market for video
surveillance equipment grew by
almost 7% in 2013. This is accord-
ing to recently published estimates
from IHS Inc., through its Video
Surveillance Intelligence Service.
The service also reveals that the
ongoing transition from analogue
to network equipment accelerated
in the same year with revenues
from network higher in all four
major world regions analysed
(EMEA, Americas, China, and
Asia).
According to principal analyst,
Jon Cropley, "IHS forecasts that
the pace of transition will continue
to be rapid in 2014 and 2015
before slowing slightly from 2016
onwards. In the next two years
a number of major vendors will
continue focusing their efforts on
their network equipment at the
expense of analogue."
Global video surveillance
equipment revenue in 2014 is
expected to rise to $15.0 billion,
up from $13.5 billion in 2013.
IHS has just added new global
and regional market statistics, fore-
casts and market share estimates to
its Video Surveillance Intelligence
Service.
In addition to these trends,
IHS also finds that a number of
Chinese suppliers are estimated
to have gained market share in re-
gions outside China in 2013. They
tend to offer products with low
prices and this has been a major
factor in high average price erosion
in those regions.
Staying in that region, China
is also estimated to have been the
largest regional market for video
surveillance equipment, account-
ing for a third of global revenues
in 2013.
In terms of revenues, the mar-
ket for network cameras was much
larger than the analogue camera
market in 2013. However, unit
shipments of network cameras
are not forecast to exceed those of
analogue cameras until later in
the decade.
Forecasts from IHS for net-
work cameras with 4 megapixels
and above have increased. Growth
in demand for 180/360 degree
network cameras and 4K cameras
is a major reason.
The research company also
finds that the supply of video
surveillance equipment remains
highly fragmented and the fifteen
largest suppliers accounted for
only just over half the market in
2013. And, although declining,
shipments of analogue cam-
eras and DVRs will remain high
throughout the forecast period.