Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2020
2020 has been a tumultuous year, for the world and for video surveillance companies, many who suffered sharp revenue drops this year.
But who is most benefiting or losing from this?
This is the 7th year IPVM has tracked manufacturers gaining and losing:
- Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2014
- Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2015
- Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2016
- Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2017
- Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2018
- Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2019
From 2014 - 2016, IPVM accurately tracked the rise of Chinese manufacturers, led by Hikvision. In 2017 - 2019, due to cybersecurity issues and government bans, results showed that trend stopping and reversing.
Questions *****
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********: **** ****, ** ****, **** manufacturers / ******* ***** *** *** using ************* **** **? ***?
Key ********
*** ********* *** ****** ******* **** the **** *********:
- ****** *** *** ******* ******. ****** in ****, **** ***** **** **** evenly *********** ******* ***-*** ***** *************, Hanwha *** *** ******* ******, ** far.
- *********'* ***** ****** *********, ** *** top ************ ******, ** ***** **** the **** *** ******** ************.
- ******** *** ***** **** *** ***** gains, ****** *** ***** ** ******'*.
- **** ***********, ********** ********, *** ****. While **** *** ***** *** ********, it *** ** * ***** ******, and **** *** *** ******-******* ********, only ****** *********. **** ** * poor *********** *** ****, ********** ***** PRC ****** ******** ** ******* *** Axis *** ******.
- ******* *** *** **** *** ************ to ****, ** **** *** **** year, ******* *** ******* *** ********* from *** ********** *** ***** *** Hikvision.
- ******* *** ** *******, ******** ** negative, *** **** *** *******, ** the ******, ****** ********* ** ****-********** end-users *** ***-******** ***********.
Hanwha ****** *****
****** *** *** *** *** ************ response, **** ******* ******** ********* ** Axis, *** * ***** ******** ** the ******** ********* **** **** ********.
*********** ***** *****-*****,**** **********, *** *********** *** ******'* ****** with ***** *********:
- "* ******** ** ** ********* **** Hanwha *******. *** *****-***** ** ****** right *** *** ******** ** *** cameras ** **** **********"
- "** *** ***** **** ****** *******. The **** *** *** ******* * shift ** ***** ************* *** ** have **** **** ** ******* **** of *** ****** **** *** ******* offerings."
- "****** *** ***** * ****** **** this ****. **** **** **** ********** new ********. **** ******* ** *** available ** *** ***** ******** ** years ****. ** *** ****** ** go ** ****** **** * *******, they **** **** **** **** *** bleed **** ***."
- "******, ** **-** *** ********, **** quality, **** ********* *****. ****** **** support *** ***** ******* ****."
- "****** ******* *******. *****, ***** *******, functionality, ******* */**, *******, *** ****** reliability **** *** *****"
- "****** **** ******** **** ******** **** compliant ******* *** ****** ** **** good **** ***"
- "******, *** ** ******* **** ** Govt ** ***/***** *******, *** ** change ** *** **********"
- "****** - ** ******* ****** ********* and **** *** **** * **** quality, ***** **** ****** ** ****."
- "** *** ****, ****** ****** * with ******* ******** ***** ********* ********"
- "****** *******'* ********* *** ***** *** highly *********** ********* *** *********."
- "****** - ****** *** * **** competitive ******* **** ** **** *********"
- "****** ******* -*********** / ****** ******* -Product *** **** **************"
- "****** - *** **** *********** **** is **** *********"
- "******. ******* ** *** ***** ***** has **** **********."
- "****** - ******** **** **********"
- "******- *********** *** *****"
Hikvision **** *****, **** ***************
********** *** *** ******* *** ******** manufacturer, *** ***** **** **** **** remained ********* ******* *** **, **** were ******** ******** *************** ** **** year's *******.
**** ********* ***** *** **** ***:
- "*********.... **** ********* *** ****** ** the ******* *** **** *** *********** NDAA ****** **** **** **** ** avoid **."
- "***/*****--*** *** *** **** ** * row *** ** ** **** ******** and *** ***** ****** ******."
- "*********/ *****. ******* *** *** *********** on ***** ******* ** * ****** shady ***."
- "*********/*****/******* ***** ********. *** ** **** and ******** ******, ***."
- "********* - ********** ******** **** **** because ** *** ****"
- "********* ** ******* **** **** *** vocabulary. **** *** *** ******** ***** on ****, **'* **** ** ******* an ***********"
- "********* & *****. ******* *** ************ of *** ***** *** ** *****"
- "********* - ****** *** ** *** adherence ** ******* ************ ******** & their ********* **** ***** *************."
- "********* ******* ******* ** *** ***'* restrictions."
- "*********, ******* ** *** ***"
***** ****** ******** ************* ********, ******* issues, *** ******/******** ********** ** ******* for ********* *********:
- "* *** * ******** ****** ** HikVision *** * *****, *** ******** the ******** ** * ***** ** SIA ** ** (* ******** *********). There ** ** ***** ** ********* use *** ****** *** ** **** of ********** ******** ********* *** ** new *****. **** **** ** *** transitioning **** *** ** *** *** cameras *** ****** ** ****** ** Korean **** *******."
- "** **** ****** ********* *** ** our ****** ******. ***** *** ***** some ************* ***** ********* ** *** only ****** ********* ** * ********** price ***** (*** ***'*). ** **** work ** ***** **** *** **********."
- "*********, ***, *****. ********* *** ************ aware ** *** ******** ***** ** using ***** ********."
- "********* ******* *** **** ****** ** the *********"
- "*********. **** ** ******* *** ********** reasons. "
- "********* ******* ** *** ********* *** poor *********"
- "********* ******* *** ** *** ******* security *************"
- "*********, *** **** ******* ***** ***** due ** *** *******"
- "*********. *** ****** **** ******** ** poor ******* ********"
- "********* ***** *** *** ******* **********"
- "*********. ******* **** ** ** ****"
- "********* - *** ******* *******"
- "*********"
Avigilon *** ***** ****** *********
******** *** ***** **** **** ******* net ********, **** ******** ********** **** better ** *** **, *** ***** slightly ****** ***************.
********* ****** ******** ***** *** ****** of *********, **** **********, *** ********* sales *******:
- "** *** ***** **** ******** ******* in ********** **** **** ** ** simple ***** ************. **** ** ***** clients *** ****** *** ***** ** analytics *** ***** **********"
- "********, **'** ***** **** ******* **** analytics. **** **** ****** ***** *** clients **** **** ********* *** ***'* afford ***** ****"
- "******** ** *** ***** ********+ ***** because ** *** *****, ****** *********."
- "******** ***** ************. ****** *** ******** products **** ***** ********** *** **** customers *** ********* ************* ** ***** systems *** ********."
- "******** *** **** *** *** ****** for **, ** **** ******** **** customers ** **** ***** ***** *** access ********* **** *** **** ****."
- "**'** ****** **** ***** * *** of ********, *** **** **** ** seems ** ** ****. **** **** the ******* ***** **** ***** **** projects."
- "** **** **** ** ******** ** sales ******* *** ******** ***** ** why ** **** ******* *** ******* to **** ***** ********"
- "*'* ****** **** *** **** ********* economy ****. **** ********* *** *** lack ** ***** ** ***** ***** now."
- "********, *** ** * ******* ****** for *** ***** *****"
- "******** - *******, ***********, ******* ******* sizes, ****"
***** ********* **** ***** ********* ***** analytics ***, *******, *** ***********:
- "** **** * ******* ** *** more ***** ******* *** ***** ***** in *********** ***** *********. ***** **** to ** ***** ** *** **** touting ***** *** *********, *** ** a ****, *** ****** **** ** on ******* **** ***** *** ** office ** **** * *** ********** their ******** ******. ***** ******* ******* and ******** ******* *** *** *'** used **** **** **** **** ****."
- "*****. **** ** ** ********* **** them. **** ******* ***** ******* ** AI."
- "*****, ******* **** ***********, **** *******, and ********** ******"
- "***** - ********** ******** *** ***** systems"
- "*****, **** *** ***** *********"
- "*****, **** **** ***********"
******** ********* *** ******** *** ***** cited ****** ***** ****** ******** ** other **** ********* *******.
Axis **********
**** *** *** ******-******* ****** ** negative ********* ****** *********, ***** ***** ~1/3 ** *********'* ***** ******** *********, them **** ******** *** ******** *******.
*** ****** ***** *********** ***** **** issues **** ***** ******* *** *******:
- "**** *** **** *****-**** "*** ****** consider ********** ***** **'** ******* ** talk ** ***" ********, *** ****** about ******* *** **** **** *******."
- "**** **** **** * ***** ************* sales ***** ** * ******** ***** from **** ** ****. ***** **** they **** **** ****** **** ** their ********** ** ** ***. **** have ****** *** ***** ***** *** hired **** ***** ** ***** ***** or ****** ************ ***. **** ************ shows. ***** **** ***** ********* ** help **** ********** ******* *******, **** have ****** *** **** *** ******."
- "**** ** ****** ***** ** ****** and ******** ** *** ******. * believe **** ****** *** ******** *** simply ******* ******, *** ******* **** they ***** * ******* ** **** as **** *** * ***** ****. The ***** ***** *** **** *****'* seem ** '*******' ** *** ****** as ****** *** ******** ****."
- "**** - ********** ***** ***** *** very ****** ** *** *********"
************, **** ***** * **** ** AI-analytics *** ******* ******** *********** ******** to ******:
- "** **** * **** **** **** Axis ******** **** ******** *****. ****** and ***** **** **** ******* ***** analytics ***** **** **** *** ***** VMS ********* ***** ****. **** **** have ********* ***** **** ***** ******* but *** ** *** **** ****** as ***** ************* *** **** ******** a ****** **** ***** ********* *** a ********"
- "****, *** ******* *********** *** **** going ********. ***** *** ******* ** good, *** ****** *** **** *********."
- "**** - **** **** ******** ******** and ****** ** ****** ** ******* ever ***** ****. ******** - ******* FTP ** ** **** ******* - Axis **** ******* - ******* - PTZ ***** ******* - *******. ***** newest ******** *** ******* ************ **** VMSs **** ***** *** **** ***** us **** ****** **** ****'** *****. "
- "****. ***** ********* *** ******** *** I ********** ***´* *** *** ******* in *** ** ****."
- "****. **** ***** ***** *********** ** vapor ****. **** ***** ** ****** and ******* ***** *** *********."
- "**** ***** ***********"
******* **** *** ******** *** ********, with *** *** **** ********* ****** product *********** *** ***********:
- "**** - ** **** ** **** over ****** ******* (*** ****) **** complicated *** ********'* ************, ******* *** many "*** *** ***********. **'** *** decided **** **'* ****** **** *** bullet ** *** *****-*** *** ******* existing ******* **** **** ** **** operations."
- "**** ******* **** *** ** **** tenders **** ***** ********* ************ *** government"
- "************* **** *,* ********* ******* *** cameras. *** ** ******* *** ******* price, *********** *** *******"
- "**** **** ******. ******* ** ***** versatility **** *** ** **** ********* as * ********** "****" ****** ** integrated ***** *******, ****** ******* ******* and ************ *******."
- "**** * ****** *** ****** *********** and **** *** *** *** *******."
- "******* *** ****. *******, *** ** the **** *************."
- "**** **** ******* *** ***** *** works **** * ******* ** ***"
- "****. ********* **** ** *** ******* product ** *** ******."
- "**** - ****** ********** ******* ***"
- "**** *****. **** ******** ** **** from *** ** *** ***********"
- "**** *****/****** *******. **** ***** **** benefit"
- "** ******* **** ****"
- "**** *****. ****** ******* ****** *******"
**** **** * *********** ***** **** or ********* ***** ******* **** ****, likely *** ** *** ****, ***** the **** *** *** * ****** theme *** ******.
Uniview *****
******* *** * ***** *******, **** fewer ******** ********* **** *** *** manufacturers, *** ******* *********. ** *** much **** ******** ** *** ** versus ***************.
******** ****** **** *** ******* *** an *********** ** ****** *****:
- "***** **** *******. **** ***** *** competition **** ***** ***** *** **** somewhat **** ****-***********."
- "******* *** ***** ***** **** - better ****** ********** **** ******** ***** products"
- "***, ***** *********** ** *****, *********, and ***"
- "*******. **** ** *** ** *** consumer **** *** ****** ***** *******"
- "******* *** ****** *** ** *** being ** ** ******* ****"
- "******* - ****** ******* *** ***** pricing."
*******
** **** *** ********** ********,******* ** ****** ********** *** ********** sales *******, ********* ***** ********* (*.*. ***'*, schools, **********) **** ****-*******:
**** **'** ******** ****, ***** ** super ***********, **about **% ** *** ********* **** **** ************ ***** [emphasis added]
***** ******* ** **** ******* *********** integrators, **** ** ***** *** **/**********-*******, not ************. ******* *** * ****** gain ********:
"******* *** **** ********* ***** ***** so *** ** *** ************ ****** of ******** **** **** *** *** we **** ********* **** ******* ******* than *** ***** ************."
Product ********** ******
** ******** ** *** ************ ***** and ******, ***** **** * ******** growing ******* ****** ** *** *********.
************* **** ***** ************ ***************, *********** ***** *****-******* **********; ***** cameras, *** ****** *******:
- "******* *** **** *** *********** ******* tablets, ********* ******"
- "** *** ***** ************* **** ** Facial *********** *********. *** ** ******* situation."
- "*** ****** ******* ***** ** * growing ****** **** **** ***** ******* activity *** ***** ** ** ******** in ******** ** ** **** ** see **** ***** *** ****** *** security ******* ** ***** ***** *******."
- "*********** ******** - ****** *******; ***-******* REX *******, ********* **** *******"
- "***, ******** **** ***********"
- "****, ***, ******* ** ******* *******"
- "*********** *******"
- "***** - ****** ** ******* ****."
********* **** **** ***** ** *******, another **** **** *****, **** **** **********:
- "***** *********, **** *** *********** ** AI ********* **** ***** *** ******, will ***** **** ** ****** **** main ****** ******* ****** ** *** for *** ***** ******* *** *********"
- "******** ** ********* (***** *** ****) to ******* ************ **** **** ******* and ***** ******** *** ******** **********."
- "*** *** ** *** ***** **** analytics ***** ******* ** *********** **** becomes **** *********."
- "**** ** *** ** *** ** (Artificial ************) ********** **** **** ***** efficiencies ** ********"
- "***** ********* ** ****** ******** ******."
- "******** ** ** *******"
***, * ***** *** ****** ******** more ** ** *********** *** ****** (and ****** **** *******), **** ** would ****. * ****** ******** *** was ***** ***** ***** *** *********** jump ** * *** ******* **** solution **** ****. ** ***** **** be * ****** ** ****, ******* if **** ****** *** *** *** using ****** ***** ******* ****** **** Axis ***** (******* ******, ******** ******, etc) *** *** **** ***** *** a ****** ***** *********** *********** ** Hanwha *** ** * ******* *****, and ******* *** ***** ******** *** political ****** **** **** **** *** of *****, ***** **** ***** ***** start *********** * ******.
********** ** ***** ******* ***** ******* slashed **** *** **** *** ********* start ****** *** ** *** ****** of ****** ********* *****.
* *** ** ******** ******* *** to ***** ****** ********** ** *** sales *****. **** **** *** *** salespeople's *****, **** ******** $**-*** ***** offers ******** ** *** *********** *** selling ***** ********. * ******* ******* that ******** *** *********** ** *** job, *** ******, *** ** *** happy ** **** ******* ********** **** received ** *** ** *** ** they *** ****** *** ********** *** overall ********.
**** ******** ** **** **** ** in *** ******. ** **** *** if **** *** ****** *** ******.
** **** ******** ** ******* ******* when ** ** * **** ***** for *** *******, *** ** ***** sell ** ***** ** ********** **** the ******. ** * *******, ** advise *** ******* **** *** ******* of ******* ******** **** ******** ** high ****. ** ** **** ***** systems **** *******, **** ********** *******-********** contracts.
**** ******** $**-*** ***** ****** ******** to *** *********** *** ******* ***** products.
******, ****** *** *******! *** *** the ***** ****? *** ********* ****? Per ******* ******?
****** **** ** **** ******* *****, on *** ***** ***** ** (** lack ** **) ***** * ***** of *************** ** ***** *********, **** exactly ** ********** **** ** ************ AI? * **** ** ** **** what ** ** *** **'* *********** from ***** *********, *** *** ******** industry **** *** ****** ***** ***** same ***********. **** ****** ******* ***** analytics ** ** ** *** ***** days.
** ***** ******* ** ******* ** discussion ********** **** ******** ** *** technical ***********?
***:***** ********* ***.
*** ******* ** **** ***** ** no *********** ****** **** ********** ** AI. **** ** **** ***** ***** people ****** ******* ** ***** ****** video **** ** ******* *****, ***.
****** *** *** ****!
*** ****'* **** * ********* *** was ****** **. *'* **** *****'* going ** ** * **** ***** of **** ******** **** ** ** when **'* *** **** **, **** there's ** ***** ********** ** ****.
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