Video surveillance: a potentially lucrative market for Ethernet switch manufacturers

Ethernet switch manufacturers are looking for new market segments to diversify their businesses and, according to an IHS report, these companies are turning their eyes to the video surveillance sector as a potentially lucrative environment.

 

A prolonged migration of analog systems to network video surveillance solutions, with a steady increase in the emergence of new IP equipment and increased utilization, by companies, in this type of environment makes the forecasts point to a growth of this market of a 21,6%.

Also, the expectations for the segment of Ethernet switches oriented to the world of video surveillance are also optimistic since according to the report of Ihs this market will more than double in the next three years, reaching to overcome the 500 millions of dollars in 2018.

Although most network security cameras have PoE capability, end users are barely realizing the full potential of greater homogenization and standardization. The result is that installers are designing video surveillance networks with standard Ethernet PoE switches..

Complexity of video surveillance networks

The increasing complexity and size of video surveillance networks is also favoring the growth of the Ethernet switch market..

The development of sophisticated video surveillance networks puts greater pressure on cabling and infrastructure. Bottlenecks are one of the main problems of these solutions so having adequate equipment is essential. In addition, keep in mind that the cost of these systems is relatively low compared to cameras and recorders.

Faced with this situation and the business opportunity that arises, some of the major Ethernet switch manufacturers have started producing a product line specially designed for use in video surveillance applications.. Moreover, new partnerships are emerging between manufacturers of video surveillance equipment and network infrastructures, as the one signed between Extreme Networks And Milestone Systems.

However, until this market matures, this is likely to be a difficult year for switch manufacturers. For now, only some offer products focused on the video surveillance environment such as Allied Telesis, D-Link o Extreme Networks.

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