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Emerging Technologies Contribution to Driving Security Industry Growth
January 22nd, 2016Western Video Surveillance Manufacturers Need New Strategies to Compete with the Chinese
January 12th, 2016Mergers & Acquisitions in Physical Security start an Upwards Trend to 2020
Merger and Acquisition in the Physical Security industry has been on a roller coater ride over the last 15 years. With an upswing in 2015, Memoori’s New Report predicts that industry M&A will start a new cycle of growth during the next few years. In 2015 the value of deals increased to $5,700m. The two […]
The Security Industry Promises Sustained Growth to 2020 but Major Differences Exist Across Sectors & Regions
Memoori’s new 2015 annual report on Physical Security shows that despite all the global economic uncertainty of the last 8 years the industry has grown at a CAGR of 7.82% since 2010. Our estimated total value of world production of Physical Security products at factory gate prices in 2015 was $27.2 billion. We forecast that […]
The Global Market for Security Products is worth $27.25Bn in 2015
We have published a New Report on Access Control, Intruder Alarms & Video Surveillance in 2015, forecasting to 2020; which brings together all the factors that are influencing this industries future. The total world production value of security products at factory gate prices was $27.25 billion in 2015. Of this Video Surveillance products at $14.68 […]
The Chinese Economy Splutters & World Stock Markets Dive – What Does This Mean For the Security Industry?
Everyone agrees that the Chinese economy is slowing down and the World Bank statistics showed GDP growth of 7.4% in 2014 and predicted in August that it will fall to just over 7% this year. If this figure proves to be accurate it is still 3.5 times more than the average GDP growth of many […]
3 Forces that will Determine the Future of the Security Business
During the last 3 years the competitive landscape of the physical security market has undergone significant change as prices have fallen and margins tightened. This is the result of the growing maturity of IP Networking products where innovation has become more incremental and product differentiation has been difficult to achieve. At the same time changes […]
Internet of Things will Determine the IP Video Surveillance Tipping Point
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 […]
China Leads, The US Slows and India Emerges in the Smart Grid Market
Global smart grid investment reached $14.9 billion in 2013, up from the $14.2 billion recorded in 2012, and with final annual figures for 2014 soon to be released, the strong global growth trend is expected to continue this decade. Home automation companies received the most VC funding within the smart grid sector. The top disclosed […]
The Chinese Video Surveillance Market – No. 1 Opportunity or No. 1 Threat?
In 2014 Chinese video surveillance manufactures sent out a strong message to the major western markets that they are moving up the value chain with better than “just OK” products at significantly lower prices than local offerings; And have extended and improved their distribution network to include System Integrators and provide local back-up services. 2 […]