The Video Surveillance manufacturing business with the exception of a minor blip in 2009 has delivered consistent profitable growth over the last decade. This is a great achievement considering the difficult trading conditions brought about by the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008. Fortunately latent demand was there to be exploited by an industry that managed to improve the performance of all components particularly video cameras and the development of IT Network cameras. So is the industry now ready for the new challengers and opportunities in the next decade? Our 2016 Annual Report The Physical Security Business 2016 to 2021 identifies 3 major issues that will most influence the shape of the industry in the next decade and sets out the strategies to meet the needs of the new and very exacting challengers ahead. The first and most immediate challenge for western based manufacturers is the need to scale up volume and quickly. They have […]