The 2020 Video Surveillance Industry Guide
The 300-page, 2020 Video Surveillance Industry Guide covers the key events and the future of the video surveillance market, is now available, group members can request a PDF copy be emailed to them, all personal members can access all reports linked below.
The industry experienced 2 significant disruptions in 2019 as pushback against PRC China manufacturers rose to new levels (the US Government ban became law and sanctions were enacted for Dahua and Hikvision human rights abuses) while AI video analytics made major steps forward to finally, after 2 decades of hope, become mainstream.
The IPVM guide explains those issues, providing background and analysis of key market events and drivers.
We start with the big picture examining China, AI, and Cloud:
- Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2019
- Hikvision And Dahua Sanctioned For Human Rights Abuses
- US Government Ban of Dahua, Hikvision, Huawei Takes Effect Now
- Top 2020 Trend - AI Analytics
- AI Video Surveillance (Finally) Goes Mainstream In 2020
- 'CCTV' Is the Past, Cloud Video Surveillance Is the Future
- Acquisitions - Winners and Losers
- Milestone Has Problems
Then we do a deeper dive into the issues with PRC China manufacturers:
- Hikvision CEO Alleged Illegal Activities Investigated
- Hikvision Cameras Covering Concentration Camps
- US DoD Comments on Huawei, Hikvision, Dahua Cyber Security Concerns
- US State Department: "Chinese Tech Giants" "Tools of the Chinese Communist Party"
- China Government Spreads Uyghur Analytics Across China
- China Uyghur Analytic Projects Require Intel And NVIDIA, Intel Condemns, NVIDIA Silent
- Hikvision Markets Uyghur Ethnicity Analytics, Now Covers Up
- UK Big Brother Watch: Hikvision Is 'Morally Bankrupt'
- Dahua Celebrates PRC 70th Wearing Communist Party Hammer and Sickle
- Dahua Co-Founder Says Human Rights Sanctions Shows Strong Dahua Technology
- China Enforces Barriers Against Foreign AI and VSaaS Providers
- In China, Foreign AI Companies Banned or Disadvantaged, Says Top China AI Company
- Hikvision Dissolves North American Business Unit, Splits Canada and USA
- Senator Vitter Becomes "Proud Member Of The Hikvision Team", Calls Out "Anti-China" Rubio
- ONVIF Suspends Dahua and Hikvision
We cover briefly the few notable acquisitions in the past 6 months and the one notable closure:
- Alarm.com Acquires OpenEye
- Interlogix Shutting Down
- UTC Really Screwed Up The Interlogix Shut Down
- Assa Acquires LifeSafety Power
- Motorola Acquires Watchguard, Adds to Vigilant And Avigilon
In our 'news' section, we recap various news events that have impacted the industry:
- US Issues Criminal Charges For Fraudulently Selling Hikvision And Other China Products
- The Cowardly, Greedy "Leaders" of Video Surveillance - SIA
- XNOR.ai Terminates Wyze
- Struggling Arcules Changes Chief Revenue Officer
- Avigilon President Henderson Is Out
- Pelco CEO Out, New CEO Found
- Resideo CEO To Step Down
- Resideo Stock Plunges 37%, CFO Ousted
- "UL Has Blood On Their Hands" Alleges The Interceptor / Keith Jentoft
- Crisis At China's Largest VMS Provider, Netposa, Now State-Controlled
- Knightscope Sells Just 1 Net New Robot In 6 Months
- Schmode is Back, Aims To Turn Boulder AI Into Giant
- Manufacturers Unhappy With Weak ASIS GSX 2019 And 2020 Shift
- Anyvision Aims For 2022 Revenue of $1 Billion
The residential market, in particular, is struggling and could face a tough 2020:
- "Good Market, Bad Business Models" - Residential Security
- "Stress in the Residential Market" - Major Lender Exits
- TMA Apologizes to Amazon / Ring
Meanwhile, in Europe, GDPR is starting to have a material impact on video surveillance, which we examine:
- France Declares School Facial Recognition Illegal Due to GDPR
- Arcules CEO Retracts False GDPR Claim + Dahua and Milestone Claims Examined
- First GDPR Facial Recognition Fine For Sweden School
- Suprema Biometric Mass Leak Examined
- Milestone "GDPR-ready" Certification Claim Critiqued
- New GDPR Guidelines for Video Surveillance Examined
- First Video Surveillance GDPR Fine In France
2019 / 2018
For more information on the last few years, also see our other biannual guides including:
- 2019 Mid-Year Video Surveillance Guide
- The 2019 Video Surveillance Industry Guide
- 2018 Mid-Year Surveillance Industry Guide
- The 2018 Video Surveillance Industry Guide
How To Get It
There are 3 ways to get the 2020 Guide PDF:
- Non-Members: Become a Group PRO Member for $749 USD and get the 2018 Video Surveillance Guide plus 1-year membership or buy the Guide alone for $499 USD.
- Personal Members: Login and change plan to Group to get the PDF copy. Otherwise, all content of the Guide is available to personal members via the links above.
- Group Members: Login and click the 'request to send' link to get a personalized copy emailed to you.