Security Alarm Industry Trends - Barnes

Published Feb 14, 2017 18:14 PM

This is a review of key security alarm industry trends, taken from Michael Barnes [link no longer available]' presentation at the 2017 Barnes Buchanan conference.

Key trends covered:

  • Nationals vs Regionals vs Locals
  • Market Not Consolidating
  • Increasing Operation Complexity
  • Towards SECaaS
  • MSO Challenges
  • DIY Growth and Limits

Each one is examined inside.

Conference ********

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Nationals ** ********* ** ******

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Market *** *************

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Increasing ********* **********

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****** ***** **** **** *** ********** challenging *** ****** ***** ********* ***** it ** ****** ** ***** ******** and ********** ** *********** ***** *** technologies. ******, ***'* *** ********* **** concern ** *** ******** ***** ********* complexity ** ********* / *************** ** newer ******* **** ***** *******, ********** looks, ***.

******* ******

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*******, ******' ***** ***** **** *** growth **** ********* ** **** *************. They ********* **** *** ****** ** 2016 *** **%, **** **** **% the **** *****, *** **% *** year ****** ****, ***. ****** ******** that *** *** ****** ******* **** MSO ****** ** **** **** *** starting ** **** ** *** *** of * **** ********* *** *** being *** ** *********.

**** ***** *** **** ~* ***** of *** ***** ******** ******* ******, the **** *** ********* ** **** just ~*% ******* ****** *****. *******, Barnes ********** **** ** *** ***** important ** ***** **** *** **** do ***** *******.

DIY ****** *** ******

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****** ********* *** ***** *** *** to ** ~*% *** *** ****** an ****** ** ******* **** ******* pricing, ** ** ********* ** *****.

*******, ****** **** *** ********* **** Simplisafe, ** **********, *** ***** **** well, ****** **** **** ****'******* *** ***** ***, ***** *** big *** *******’. *******, ***** ******* are *****, ******* ******** ** *** industry, ***** *** **** **** *% of *** ******* ********** ******.

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