The discussion on the tipping point of IP Network cameras started some 10 years ago and forecasting “the date” has gone on ever since… with every prediction turning out to be too optimistic. With time the explanations for its demise have become more valid, no longer over exuberant best guesses based on poor data. Currently the combination of a slowdown in growth of IP cameras and the very significant reduction in analogue cameras prices is given as the reason but this is not the cause. Our annual review on the physical security market shows that the penetration of IP Video in enterprise business and large and medium sized building sector has slowed down. Growth from these sectors will now depend upon more building construction and major infrastructure projects. For the time being going down the food chain to smaller buildings where IT Infrastructures are not commonplace and buildings operators lack the skills to realise the […]