Axis Discontinues Companion Hardware, Fully NDAA Compliant
Axis will be fully NDAA compliant, as the company has confirmed to IPVM it is discontinuing its Companion hardware that used Huawei Hisilicon chips.
This has notable implications both as a response to the US government ban of Dahua, Hikvision, and Huawei as well as Axis efforts to gain ground in the SMB market where its PRC rivals have done so well.
Just short of 4 years ago, Axis launched Companion targeting SMB buyers that China manufacturers have excelled at winning.
Inside, we share feedback from Axis and look at what went wrong and what Axis might do differently going after the SMB market.
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*** ***** ******* *** ***** *** new ******* (*******/***, ***.) ***** ***** 1st, *** ** **** ** *** more ********* '*******' **** *******.
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**** ****** ***** ** **:
**** **** ********* ******** (**** ********* Eye **** *, **** ********* **** mini **, **** ********* ****** **** LE *** *** **** ********* ********) have ********* ********
*** :-) **** *** ***** ** far ** ******* ** ;-)
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*** **** ** **** *****. * hear ***** *** * *** "***********" things **** **** **** ** ********** there. ***'* **** *** ***.
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