Cover Feature | IP Video Surveillance
A buoyant outlook IP video surveillance is on a definitive growth path and is benefitting manufacturers of devices from IP cameras, to NVRs that are building blocks of end to end surveillance solutions
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P video surveillance continues to be a fast growth area and is likely to be so, for the foreseeable future across verticals. IP Video surveillance systems are now widely installed in public locations such as Banks, hospitals, schools, malls, shopping centers, airport etc. These help potential crimes or facilitate investigations should anything unfortunate happen. The segment has seen a rising number of manufacturers and partners focusing on it. IPTV surveillance systems generally involve a number of devices from cameras to network video recorders, high capacity storage drives as well as network switches and therefore the segment’s growth has been good news for manufacturers of all these devices as well as distributors who focus on providing end to end IP security solutions to their partners. “The driving factor for IP Surveillance in businesses is the need for security.
With the addition of more and more new features, the cameras are getting more advanced and businesses can feel more secure. As for consumers, the driving factor is not just security but also convenience. The booming of smartphones makes IP Surveillance more accessible since you can view your cameras everywhere you go as long as you are connected to the Internet,� says Sakkeer Hussain, Sales & Marketing Director at D-Link Middle east. The Manufacturer offers a huge portfolio of cameras, from SOHO to
enterprise. Apart from cameras that range from dome cameras, bullet cameras, Box, cameras, cube cameras to PTZ cameras, it also offers Network Video Recorders. New technologies are enabling coverage over broader areas and of better clarity irrespective of how challenging the conditions are. Over the past year or so, one of the significant advances has been the new HD Standard 4K in cameras that enables capture of content at four times the resolution of Full HD (1080p). Almost all manufacturers are now offering 4k HD quality cameras. This answers growing