Most Recent Reports on Statistics

Video Surveillance Market Size and Forecast Guide 2010 on Dec 14, 2009
This guide references and analyzes publicly announced forecasts and sizing for the video surveillance market. It should provide extensive background for professionals seeking video surveillance sta...

Forecast: 200% Growth IP Video Surveillance 2010-2012 on Nov 02, 2009
Over the next 3 years, attacks against analog CCTV will accelerate on all sides. We forecast IP video surveillance product sales will increase by 200% total between 2010 and 2012, significantly dis...

Security Manager Statistics and Surveys 2009 on Oct 04, 2009
The needs and constraints of security end users are key elements in determining the selection of security technologies such as video surveillance. This is even more important over the last year as ...

Recession Impacts Video Surveillance: Statistics Examined on Sep 01, 2009
The significant impact of the recession is becoming evident in the financial results of leading manufacturers. What was once speculation and debate about being recession proof is now an examination...

Only 5% market share for IP Surveillance Cameras? on Jul 13, 2009
A debate is emerging on what the 'true' market share for IP cameras. The generally accepted statistic is approximately 20% of cameras sold annually are IP cameras. These numbers are fairly consiste...

2009 IP Video Market Forecast on Oct 22, 2008
IP Video market growth will slow by 66% next year due to the unfolding financial implosion. It is critical for all of us to understand where it will slow, why it will slow and how the impact will b...


Most Recent Industry Updates

Features IP Video Market's analysis on Statistics's recent events and is only available to subscribers of the Video Surveillance Professional Service.

Census of US Security Installer Managers on Mar 03, 2010
If you thought that managers of security installers were white, middle aged and Sarah Palin supporters, than you are right according to a recent survey by SSI magainze on US security installer...

Storage Market Size Examined on Feb 28, 2010
As part of a press release for a manufacturer, IMS Research cites that the "storage market for physical security environments is a robust billion-dollar market." Since storage in video surveillance...

Retail Sales of Video Surveillance to Consumers on Feb 21, 2010
A February 2010 survey report provides a number of datapoints and trends for the retail sales of video surveillance to consumers (Read the Investor's Business Daily original article). A manufactur...

Projecting Network Video Surveillance Sales on Feb 10, 2010
IMS says that they have adjusted their 2010 estimate for global network video surveillance sales. In 2007, they estimated a market of $2.6 Billion. Now, they are estimating about $2 Billion for 201...

Mobile Video Surveillance Market Projection on Jan 28, 2010
Frost & Sullivan has issued projections for the Mobile Video Surveillance Market from 2008 to 2015. They estimate the global market to be $615.4 Million in 2008 with projected growth to $1.55 B...

Asian Video Surveillance Market Forecast on Jan 28, 2010
Frost & Sullivan has released projections and sizing for the Asia Pacific Video Surveillance market. In 2008, Frost estimates total market revenue of $1.21 Billion USD. By 2015, Frost estimates...

Marketing Statistics for Security Integrators on Jan 28, 2010
Security Sales Magazine has released a statistical report on marketing expenditures and choices for US security integrators. The most interesting points made include: Close rates for new busi...

Controversy over Market Sizing Statistics on Jan 24, 2010
A controversy between a number of US security publications and IMS Research has arisen, demonstrating some key issues in using market sizing statistics. On January 20th, IMS issued a press release...

IP Camera Manufacturers Claim High Growth in Middle East on Jan 21, 2010
A number of the largest IP camera manufacturers claim high 2009 growth rates in the Middle East. Sony claimed 160% growth from 2008 to 2009 in the region for IP Panasonic claimed 'more than 5...

IMS Top 10 Video Surveillance Predictions Examined on Jan 17, 2010
IMS has released Top 10 video surveillance predictions for 2010. We think it's useful to consider but important to appreciate the timing and product support issues impacting these predictions. Spec...

US Security System Sales Down Sharply in 2009 on Jan 17, 2010
SDM's 2010 Industry Forecast Survey estimates that 'total annual revenue declined 7.8 percent in 2009 to $44.67 billion. Revenue in 2010 has been forecasted to fall an additional 1.6 percent to $43...

UK Market Size Falling Sharply on Dec 17, 2009
A UK research firm, Key Note, estimates a significant fall in 2009 CCTV UK sales and an even steeper fall projected in 2010. In their Closed Circuit Television 2009 report, they estimate an 8.9% d...

Megapixel Market Growth Examined on Dec 09, 2009
Megapixel is the fastest growth market segment in video surveillance. The recent entrance of dozens of manufacturers has grown the market and reduced the dominance of early entrances. In December ...

Semiconductor Forecast for Video Surveillance on Dec 09, 2009
Market research firm In-Stat has released a forecast for the semiconductor market for video surveillance applications. Key items include: Overall semiconductor revenue flat between 2009 and 2...

IMS 2009 Video Surveillance Market Statistics on Nov 30, 2009
IMS Research has released preliminary statistics for the 2009 video surveillance market. While they bill the results as evidence that video surveillance has defied the downturn, the results are sig...

Asian Security Manufacturer 2009 Performance on Nov 25, 2009
ASMAG has released a report surveying the state of Asian based security manufacturers. In a general assessment by country, ASMAG reports: Chinese companies had the most growth of an...

ASMAG Security Top 50 2009 Ranking Released on Nov 25, 2009
ASMAG has released its annual Security Top 50 rankings for 2009. These rankings are based on security revenue for manufacturers. As in past years, they have the Global 50 as well as ranking fo...

What is the cost of a security systems technician? on Nov 22, 2009
Determining the full cost of a security systems technician is an important factor for many groups: For integrators, this is important for profitability planning jobs.  For end users, this ...

Business Intelligence Market Tiny on Nov 19, 2009
The November 2009 print edition of Security Systems News features an interview with IMS Research on the size and growth potential of the business intelligent segment of the video analytics market. ...

Security 500 2009 Findings Examined on Nov 14, 2009
Security Magazine has released its 2009 annual Security 500 findings covering general trends, vertical overview and largest security end users. Caution is advised on using these claims and figures...

Public Opinion on Surveillance and Security on Oct 28, 2009
The following update catalogs and analyzes 3 surveys on public opinion toward surveillance and security. The responses vary based significantly on the country surveyed and the framing of the questi...

US Survey of Security Brands on Oct 22, 2009
An on-line survey of integrators, dealers and installers has selected top choices for US security brands. The survey of 122 people conducted by SDM Magazine seems biased to large incumbents and ana...

Latin American Market Size Examined on Oct 15, 2009
The Security Industry Association has released a market sizing report for Latin America. The report provides breakdown by product category and country but does not provide forecast for future growt...

Global Video Surveillance Market to Double in 3 Years on Oct 07, 2009
A research firm has issued a forecast claiming that the global video surveillance market will double over the next 3 years. Their forecast includes the entire market - both analog and IP video. Sp...

Examining VMS / NVR Market Segmentation on Sep 26, 2009
Press releases from VMS/NVR manufacturers on their claimed market shares and ranking can be confusing, especially since there are a number of different categories used. For instance, see Aimet...

Indian Video Surveillance Size and Forecast on Sep 25, 2009
A September 2009 market size and forecast study for the Indian Video Surveillance market has been released. The study, from RNCOS, estimates the current market size at $150 M USD and a CAGR of more...

Western European Video Surveillance Statistics on Sep 08, 2009
A UK non-profit specializing in the building and construction industry has released market statistics and projections for the European security and video surveillance markets. The BSRIA issued...

Risks in Projecting Future Sales Growth on Aug 31, 2009
The past year clearly shows the impact the global economy has on the security business. Determining what happens next is clearly dependent on which of two paths the global economy will take: Gra...

Weak Growth for Large IP Camera Manufacturers on Aug 31, 2009
The two largest publicly traded IP camera manufacturers, Axis and Mobotix, have clearly demonstrated weak growth and a dramatic drop from just 1 year ago. This is an important signal for the rest o...

Analog CCTV Manufacturer's Revenue Shrinking on Aug 31, 2009
4 publicly traded companies manufacturing DVRs and analog cameras (March, Samsung GVI, Techwell and Vicon)show clear declines in total revenue compared to last year. The average decline is approxim...

Integrators Survey Results on Increasing Sales/Revenue on Aug 30, 2009
An SSI survey examines various factors impacting sales and profiability of integrators including technology selection, obstacles faced, market selection and margins achieved. Technology Selec...

Security Installers on Video Analytics on Aug 27, 2009
SSI magazine has a survey on video analytics that is a useful contrast to our on-line poll: Does Video Analytics Work? In this 2008 survey of security installers, only 6% said video analytics was ...

The Biggest Market Forecast for the Video Surveillance Industry on Aug 26, 2009
Business people love market sizing numbers and the bigger the market size, regardless of the accuracy, the better. To that end, in an IBD survey of the video surveillance industry, ABI Research is ...

Security 500 2008 End User Statistics on Aug 17, 2009
Security Magazine has a number of reports that provide statistics/market trends. Their Security 500 report contains market statistics for security spending broken down by market segments....

CMOS/CCD Market Projections on Aug 04, 2009
In-Stat has released new projections for the CMOS/CCD market. While the analysis covers the overall market, they make one important projection for video surveillance: "CMOS will make up 6...

Indian Market Statistic Overview on Jul 09, 2009
A webinar overviews the market size and growth opportunities of India. It's part of a whole series from ASMAG's SecuTech Conference of 20 different presentations that's well worth wa...

Bad News for Video Analytics on Jun 25, 2009
More acknowledgement of video analytics poor performance delivered by IMS: Only "moderate growth" projected this year and next 30% annual growth rate by 2012-2013 2008 sales volume: ...

Is IT Making Surveillance Decisions? on Jun 17, 2009
IMS recently released a report/survey on IT decision making in the security industry. The key themes is that IT is playing a greater role than ever before (more than 60% of IT managers ar...

Free IP Video Software on Jun 12, 2009
The poll from our free IP video software report provided interesting results. Of 126 responses, over 50% said they sometimes or always recommend the use of free IP video software. I am s...

US Shrink Up on Jun 06, 2009
Acoording to the NRF, shrink is up significantly between 2007 and 2008 (rising from $34.8 M USD to $36.5 M USD). The report also has a breakdown of loss by category. It's also reasonable ...

CSO Survey Details on Jun 03, 2009
Recently, a survey of CSOs was released. Key findings include: This year 70% of security managers agree that the security leader's role is viewed as strategic and permanent. This is up...

On Convergence on Jun 01, 2009
Security Magazine recently released convergence survey results from large scale security departments. Here are some interesting aspects: 70% of security departments said they used prop...

Budget Cuts for Security Managers on May 13, 2009
In a survey of over 250 security managers, the Security Executive Council is reporting significant drops in security department budgets (see their executive summary from their research section). Ke...

On US Security Integrators on May 12, 2009
Security Sales magazine recently released a very useful survey of US security integrators. It's 6 pages long and has dozens of metrics. Here are a few that are particularly relevant or interesting ...

CEO Claims IP Growth Cut in Half on May 11, 2009
The CEO of Norbain recently commented that IP growth has been cut in half. He sees spending on installs reduce but not a decrease in the overall number of installs. His numbers and observ...

Revised 2009 IP Video Projections on Apr 12, 2009
IMS has publicly released revised market forecast for 2009: "IMS still sees growth, but the research firm's predictions are 15 percent less robust after the past three months of watching the market...

Survey for Retailers on Feb 01, 2009
Manufacturer 3xLogic released results from a survey of convenience store managers. A lot of interesting datapoints included. The most interesting point is that none of the 125 convenience stores ar...