Akuvox Intercom Profile
Akuvox, a Chinese manufacturer of VoIP products, is expanding heavily into Video Intercom products with disruptive pricing targeted for commercial use. They are one of 50 video intercom manufacturers (see directory) in this growing field.
In this profile, we examine Akuvox's:
- Company history and leadership
- Overall reach
- Relative pricing
- Product line's features and limitations
- General outlook based on these factors
General ******* ******* *** **********
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Product ********
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- "*** *********" ***** *** ***** ******* *****, including ******* **** *** ******* *****, as **** ** ****** **** ********** keypad, ********** **** ****** ***/** ***********
- ****** *****, ***** *** *** ****-******* ***** panels. **** ****** *** ********* **** custom ******* **** ** ****, ********* and ***** *******. *******,****,******* *******-***** ***** ***** *******,****, ********** ***.
- ********* ***** *****, *** *****-****, **** ** ******* ***** ****** and ********** ***** ******.
Disruptive *** ******* ****** ****** ********
**** ***** ******* *************, ******'* ******* pricing ** ************* *** ******** ** western ******. *** *******, ******'* ***-***** multi-tenant ********, ********** * $*** ****, **** **** 50% ** **** ** ******* *** their******** ** ******** **** **** ********** offerings ************** *******.
****** ** **** ********** **** ******* competitors **** ***** *** ********* ** terms ** ******* *** ********. *** example, ********* *********** *********'* ********-*. ***** **** ******* *** ****** due ** *******, ****** ******** ***** still **** *** **** **** **** competing ******* ********** ********.
****** ** *** ******* ** *** government *** **** ***** *** ********* are. ******* ****, ******** ******** **** even *****-****** ****** ****** ******** ** increasing *** ****** ** *********** * response.
IP-Only *********, ******* ********
****** **** *** ***** ***-**** ** four-wire ********, ******* *** ******* ** take **** ******** *******, ******** **** on *** ******** ** **** ************ with ** ********.
SIP *** ***** / ** ******
****** ********** *** *** ** ***** but **** *** **** ****** ************ with *** ***** *** *******, ****** rivals **** ** ****, ***** *** Hikvision.
Cloud ************ *** ********** *********
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Android ********* ******: ******** *** *************
*** ******** ******* ** **** ****** products (*.*.,*** ********* ** *** *****) ** *** use ** *******. **** ******** ******* Android ** ********* *** ********** *** end-users **** *****-***** **** ** **** (if **** *** ************ *******) ********** launchers.
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Facial ***********
* *** ******* ********** **** *******, ****** *** ****** ****** *********** for ********* ****** *******. ***** **** has *** ****** ******'* ****** ***********, we ****** ******* **** *** ****** recognition ******* ***** ******* ************* ** the **********.
Lacking ****** ******** ******** ********
****** ********* ******* ** ********** *** multi-tenant *********. **** **** * ***** presence ** ************* *******************, * ******* ** *** ** who ******** ***** ****** ** ******* the *******. ******** *** ***** ******* such ** ********* (*.*. ********* ********/**** scheduling) *** *******.
Limited ** ******** & ************
******'* ******** ** *** *** ******* small **** ** ** ******** ********. Some ** ********* ** *** ***** products, **** ** ***** ************** *** their**************, ***** ******* ******** *** **** through ******** ************ ************ *** ******* ******. ** *** *** ********** **** national ************ **** *** ** *******. In ******,********** *** ** ******* ***** ****** for************** *** ****** ******.
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**** ** *********** ******* ****** *** welcomes *** ****** ******** ** *** product.
*** ******* *** ******* **** ** these ********* *** **** ******** *** customizable **** **** ** *** ***** sip/ip ********* ********* **(**** ** **** room **** ************* *** ****** *******). It ** *** **** **** *** bringing *** *****, **** *** ******** a **** ****** **** ****** ********** out. ** *** *** ********* **** there ******* ******* *** *** ***** ones *******. ******* ***** ******* **** on ***/ *** **** *** *** have **** *** ****** (***) *** design **** ************* ****** *********** ** them.
* **** **** ** * **, the ***** ** *****. * ***** like ** *** *** *** ********, configurations ***** *** ******. **** **** these ***** *** ** *** ** 100% *** ** *** **** ** needed ** *****, ** **** *******.
******** ***** ** **** * *** of ***** ******* ******** * *** but *** *** ******* ** ******** but ** **** ** * ***** screen ** ******* * ***** ***** system. **** ******** **** *** *** benefit ** ***** **** ** **** their **** ***** ******** *** ********* cameras. **'** *** *** ** ****. This **** ** ** ***** **** using ***** ********
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