Scottish Capital Edinburgh Removes Hikvision For New City Project

Published Nov 03, 2022 12:39 PM

Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, is removing its Hikvision cameras as part of a major $3 million upgrade, the government confirmed to IPVM, explaining why.

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This comes days after Hikvision confirmed it faced declining sales in both North America and Europe.

In this report, IPVM examines this deal, with an explanation from Edinburgh, why Hikvision lost, and its broader impact.

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*** ******* ** ***** $* ******* (£2.65 ******* ******* ******) ****** ***** ** *************** **:

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*** ******* ** *** ** ** completed ** ******** ****.

Hikvision "*** **********" **** ***, *******

********* **** ******* **** **** *** upgrade **** ****** ********* "** ** is *** ********** **** *** ***** management ******** ** *** **** ** the ****** ******":

***public ***** *******, once fully upgraded, will *** ******* ********* ********* as it is not ********** **** *** ***** ********** ******** at the core of the system design. [emphasis added]

***********, ********* **** ******* *** ****** cameras, ********* ********* ****, ** *** "corporate ******" *.*. ******** ***** ** the ****:

*** ****** ********* ********* ** ******* analogue ********* ** ***corporate ****** will be replaced in accordance with Data Protection Action 2018, the National Cyber Security Centre principles, ONVIF standards and ultimately will also need to be compatible with the modern software it will be integrated into. [emphasis added]

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"No ********* ******* *******"

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******* **** *** ******* ******** *** user *************.

******* ****** ****, ** * ******* policy, ********* *** ***** ******* *** "automatically *******" **** *** ******** **** some ********** *** "******** *** ***** to ********** **** ***":

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****** **/**: *****, *** ********** *** the ********* *******,****** * ******* *** *** ****** ** ********, confirming **** ******* ** ****** *** new ***:

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**** ***** ********* *** '*****' ** ******* ********* VP****** ******:

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ONVIF ************ ********

** ****, ************ ******* **** ***** *************** *** ** ***** ***************, ******** *** ***** ****** ************** **** **** ***** (******* ****).

**** *** ********* ****** ******* ***** went **** ** ****, ********* *** still ******* **** ***** *** *** Edinburgh ************** ********* ****** ************ "**** **** ******* access ** *** ****** ***** **** tools":

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*** ********* ********* *** *** ************ **** "**** full ****** ** *** ****** ***** test *****" *** "**** *** ** on *** ***** '****** ****'" (***** Hikvision*** ** ** *** ****:)

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******** *** ************* *** *** ***** according ** ********* *******, **** ************ effectively ******** ********* ** ****. ****, ONVIF ****************** ********* ** **** ***** * ******* $** ******* ******* government ******* **** ****.

Hikvision's ****** *********

******* *** ********* ** ***** ****** reasons, ********* ** ********** ** ******:

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  • ** *** **, *** *** ******** ******** ** calling *** * ********* ***, ****** the ** "**** ****** *** ********** the *********** ********** ** ********"
  • *** ** ***********'* ******* ******** *****, Avarn,******* ************* "**** **** ******** **** ********** to ***** ****** **********"
  • *******'* ******* ************ ********* ************ ** ***** * "******** ****** to [*****]********"
  • ** *****, ***** ** *****************************
  • ** *******, ** ***** ********** *** ***** human ****** ****** *** ******* *** a ********* ***

********* *** ******** ****, ****** "******** growth" ** ****** *** ***** ********* *** ****** ******** ******* ****** ****** ** ***** ********, Asia, *** ******, ********* "********* ***********".

*** ********* ******* ** *** ******* sign **** ********* **** ****** **** to ***** ***** ** ********** ********* in *** **** ** ****-**** ****** market **********. ********* *** *** ******* to *** ******* *** *******.

Comments (4)
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Charles Rollet
Nov 03, 2022

****** - ******* ******** ** ******* on ******* *** *** ** ** use *** *** ********* *******:

******* **** *** ******* ******** *** user *************.

******* ****** ****, ** * ******* policy, ********* *** ***** ******* *** "automatically *******" **** *** ******** **** some ********** *** "******** *** ***** to ********** **** ***":

**** ** ****** * ********* ** Dahua ******, *** ********** ** *** platform ** ************* *******. ** **** instances ** **** ************ **** ******** end ***** ** ********** **** *** their ******** *********/***** ******* **** * period ** **** ******* ***** ****** devices **** **** ** *** ******** (with ** ********* ******* ****** *** transition ******). ** ** ****** **** additional ********* **** ** ** ** longer ******* ** ***** ***** ******* on *** ********.

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Undisclosed Distributor #1
Nov 06, 2022

** ***** ***** ** ** ************, its ***** ******** *****? ******* ***** reliant ***.

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Charles Rollet
Nov 21, 2022

****** - ** ******* ******** ********** spokesperson**** ** ********* *** ********* "* ****** ** ****** ***** manufactured ** *********" *** "***** ****** out" *** *********** *******:

*** ******** ********** **** ** “*** a ****** ** ****** ***** ************ by ********* ***** *** ***** ****** out ** **** ** ** **-***** security ********************”.

**********, ******** ********** *** ********** ******** ************ ******* *******, ******* *****'* * "dangerous ********" **** ** ********* ********, with *** **** ******** ******* "*** businesses **** ***** ** *** ********* products ** ****** ** ********* ********* products ***** ** *** ** **":

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****** *********** *** * **** **** over **** *’** ****, ****, *** learned ***** ****’* **** ***** ** in *** ******’* ******** ** *****, I ***’* **** *** ***** ** head ***** *** *******.

**** ********** ******* ********** *** **** up ** ***** ********* ********* *** only ** ******** ****** *** *** own ********** ******. ****, * *** taken ***** ** *** **** ** representation ** ****** ****** *********** ** the ********* ******* **** ****. **’* as ** ***** **** ******* ** top *********.

*** ** *** ***** ******* *** our ***** **********,our ********** **** ***** ** *** ********* ********** ****** ** ********* ********* ******** where ** *** ** **. **** will ** ***** *** ** ** a ****** ******** ** *** **** market.

****** **** ** ******** *** ** years * **** ******** **** *******. Over **** ****, *** ******* *** been ******* ** ****** ** ** the ***** ***** ** *** ****** and *** ********* *** ***** ******** relationships **** ********* ** ** *** just **** ********* *****. ***HIKvision ******** **** ******* *** *****’* * ********* ******** side to them too. Seeing them assist ** *** ******* *** ************* ** *********, they’re not for us. I hope our customers will understand the ethical ******** my team and I have been chatting about for two years now.

*** ********* ******** ****** *** ** China ***’* *******. *** ********* ********* in *** ** ** **** ** I’m **** *** ******* ****** ** China ***’* ** ******** ***** **** we’re/I’m **** **** ** ***** **.

*** ******** ** *** ******* *** things ******* – *** **** **. Our ********** ** ****** ******** ** the ***** ****** ****** ** ***** and **** **** ***** ********* ******** seem ** **********. [******** *****]

****************** ** "********'* **.* ******** *** fire ******* ******* *** ********** *** residential ******* ** *******, ********* *** Central ********" **** *** *********, **,*** clients, *** * ********.

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Charles Rollet
Dec 12, 2022

******: *****, *** ********** *** *** Edinburgh *******,****** * ******* *** *** ****** ** ********, confirming **** ******* ** ****** *** new ***:

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**** ***** ********* *** '*****' ** ******* ********* VP****** ******:

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