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Physical access control systems (PACS) are becoming an authoritative source for occupancy data, workplace analytics, and real-time building orchestration. At the same time, a strategic contest is emerging between traditional security vendors and the new wave of workplace, IoT, and enterprise platforms, all competing to “own” the identity graph that increasingly determines how buildings operate, […]

This live presentation discussed our new research on the global market for video surveillance in 2025. What was once a market centered on cameras and on-premise recording equipment is evolving into a proactive intelligence infrastructure. The global video surveillance market reached $33.8 billion in 2024 and is forecast to grow to nearly $48 billion by […]

Security drones are no longer a novelty. Across data centers, corporate campuses, solar farms, and high-value commercial properties, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are transitioning from occasional surveillance tools to integrated, autonomous assets embedded within enterprise security operations. What began as manual flyovers for perimeter checks has evolved into sophisticated workflows where drones launch automatically in […]

In this Research Note, we examine the Finnish digital locking company iLOQ. This article is based on the financial statements and the 2023 Annual Report of Capnor Weasel Bidco Oyj, iLOQ’s parent company, and coverage of their activities in the last year. Founded in 2003, iLOQ is a Finnish specialist in the mechatronic locking sector. Based […]

Modern technology is increasingly blurring the lines between physical and digital worlds. This shift is most noticeable in the emergence of cyber-physical systems that can interact with both real world and digital realms. In smart buildings, this transformation is represented by the convergence of Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT), and cybersecurity. This triad is […]

Precise Biometrics, a Sweden-based biometric solutions provider founded in 1997. The company went public on October 3rd, 2000, with its shares listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm. In this research note, we examine the financial performance and business developments achieved by Precise Biometrics over the past year based on their year-end report and ABGSC Investor […]

Memoori’s World Market 2020-2025 Report on the Physical Security business shows that all types of organizations across the world are investigating how they can leverage the Cloud to host security systems. Video surveillance and access control business suppliers have been building up VSaaS & ACaaS services over the last decade and more recently major software […]

Access Control as a Service (ACaaS) and Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) have long been touted as the next big thing in security. In 2018 they finally realised substantial growth and in the case of VSaaS, we believe the market broke through the $1Bn barrier. Some are forecasting demand will grow at a Compound […]