Dahua and Hikvision Cutting Out Channel in Brazil

Published Mar 31, 2021 15:01 PM

In China, Dahua and Hikvision routinely sell direct but outside, it is less common. However, this is a growing trend in Brazil.

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IPVM investigated a Dahua direct bid in Southeast Brazil earlier this month and in January. Inside this note, IPVM examines Dahua and Hikvision cutting out the channel in Brazil and what this means for the local video surveillance market.

This post is part of IPVM's ongoing Brazil coverage. For previous posts, see:

Hikvision “******* *** **********” ********

********* ******* *** **** ** ******* support *** *** ********* ***** ******* on ****** *****, **** *********-********** ******** promoting *** ******** (** **********, **** translated ** *******)#*************************#*********************** ********:

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**** *** ******** ******* **Á***** ** *****, *** **** ****** ********* ******** at *********'* ****** ******:

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Channel ***** *** ********* ******* ********

******* *** ********* ******** ********, ******** Brazil-based ******** ************* **** ******** ****** out ** **** ***** ********* ********* its ******* ******** *******.

** ** ****, ** ******** ********* with ********** ** ************ **** **** that ***** ******* *** ***** **** business **** ********* *** ** *** fact **** *** *****’* ******* ****** manufacturer *** ****** ******* ****** ***** to *********** *** ******* ***-************.

***** ******** *** ********** **** **** recent ******** ** **** **** * former ***** ********, *** ********* **** Hikvision, ** *** ******* ** ***************** ******’* ******* ****** ************, ** adopting *********’* ***** ** ********* ***** distributors *** ******* ******** ** ***-************ and ***********.

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**** ******* ** ******-**-***-**** *****, * former ********* ******** **** ******* **** the ************ ** ********* ** ***** directly **** *** ********* ********* ***********:

********* ** **** *** ********* ** implement *** **** ******.

*** ****** ********* ********'* ******** **** been ************* ** *** ********* *********** from ******’* ********* *** *******-**** *******, the ****** ** ***** **** **** that ** ** * ****** ** going ***** ******* ******** ** ********:

**** ****** ***** ******** **** **** and ***** ** **.

Dahua **** **** ******

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* ****** ****** ***** ****** ******** stated ** **** **** ********* **** integrators ** ***-******, ******* ******** *** been **** *** ****** ** ***** Brazil ****** ***** ** ****:

***** **** ** ** * ******** 2019 ******* **** ** ***** ** bypassing *** ******* *** ******* ****** going *******. *** ********* *** *****’* on-board **** **** **** **** **** welcome ** *****.

*****'* ****** ******* ****** ** *************, as *** ********-***** ************ *** ***$** ************* *** **** *** ********** ** Transportation ** ******’* ***** ** ***í**** Santo******* **** ********** ******* *** * ****** ** local ********* / ***** ******** *********** and ******* *** *********** ********* ****** specs *** ************* ***** ******* **** Brazilian ********** ********* ****** *** *** process.

Why *** *** *** *******?

****** ***** ** ********, ********* *** ******* *** ******** intermediaries **** *** ******** ********* ************* for *************.

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************, *** ****** ** *** ********* video ************ ******, **** ********** *** large-scale, ****-****** ******** ********** **** ****** bids. **** **** ** ******** *** specifically ********* ** * ********* ********* ** ********* ** ****** *** ******* *************** ********* ** ********* *** ******* it *** ******* ******* **** *** 2018 *** ** ***-**** **** ** the ***** *** *** ********. * 35-year ******** ******* **** ******’* ***** region ********** ********** *** ********* ** IPVM, ****** **** “**% ** ***** is **** *% ** ********.”

VMS ***** ******

***** **** ********* ************ *** ***********, local *** ************* **** ********** ** direct **** **** ***** *** ********* on ********* ********.

** ********* **** ******* ** *** ****** business,********, ******'* ******* *** ********, *** not **** *** ******** ******* *** claimed **** "**** ****** *************" *** provide **** *** ******** *** *** "biggest *********:"

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Today *** ******* ********* ** ****** ** ****** *********** **** **** ****** ************* who insist on offering their software, which does not have the same quality as the big software like Digifort, Milestone, Genetec, and ISS, with low costs and sometimes, in a negotiating to sell their cameras, end up providing this software for free.

******* ***** ********* ***** ** ** and *** *********** ** ****part ** ***** ****** ************* *** ******** ** *** *** ******** ** **** ***** ********, ******** *** ****** ************ *** *********** ***** adopted by the VMS manufacturers. [emphasis added]

*********, * *** ********* *** ******** with ***** *** ********* ******** ***** Dahua *** ********* ** ***** ******* long-term ******:

Dahua *** ********* *** ******* *** ****** ********. They're starting a price war, a race to the bottom. [emphasis added]

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Dahua, ********* ***** *** ******* ** ***** ********* ********

***** *** ********* ******** *** ** concerned ***** ***** *** ********* ******** into **** ********, * ****** ***** Brazil ******** ***** *******, ****** **** neither ***** ****** *** ********* ****** currently *** *** ***** ** ***** needed ** ***** ******* ********:

***** *** **** *** [** ***í**** Santo], *** **** **** *********** ****…********* does *** **** **-***** ******** ** carry *** * ******* **** ***** to ******.

****** ** *****, ***** *** ********* lack ***** ********** ** ****** (employees ** **** *******************, ********* ** ********), **** ***** capacity ** ******** ********** ********* *** manpower ** ********** ****** **** ***** maintaining ********** ** ***** ****** *******.

************, ******** ******** **** ****** *************’ VMSes, *** *** **** *****, *** not ****** ****** *** **** ***-*****:

** **** *****, **** **** ***** customers ******* **** **** **** *** done * **** **** *** *** to ******* ********, ** *** ***********, to ******** *** ********, ****** *** to ********* ******** (**** ** *********** and ************** ********** **** ***** *** offer), ****** ** ******* *** *****-***** service.

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Dahua *** ********* ******* ****** ****** ** *****

******** ******* ********* *** ** ********* to *** ***** *** ********* ******* and ******* ****** *****, **** ***** is ****** ** *****. *** *******, IPVM *** ********** ******* ***$* ******* ***** ****** ****** ******, ***$** ******* ********* ****** ****** *********, *** ***$** ******* ********* ****** ****** ******* ******. *********, ***** *** Hikvision *** *** ****** ***** ** winning **** ******* ************ (*.*. **** other ** ******) ** * *****-***** telecom ******* (*.*. ***** ******, ***** Telecom), ***** **** ******* ******** ******** from *****, *********, ******, ***. *******, in *** ******* ****** ****, ********* beat *** ***** *********** **** ********** in **** *** ********.

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**** ***** *** ********* **** **** expanding ***** ********* ** ***** ******* in ****** ****** **** *** ******* of *** ******* *** ********** ******* in*********,********, **********. *********'* *** ******** ********** ******:

***** ******* *** ********* *** **** facilitate *****’* *** *********’* ****** ***** to ***** ***-*****. ** ********* *** channel, *** *** ********-***** ************* *********** maximize ****** ** ******* *** ***********, distributors, *** *** *************. **** ****, both ***** *** ********* ********* ******* relatively ***** ** ******, **** ***** ability ** ******* ****** **** ******* relying ** ************** ** ******* *** the **** *****. ************, **** ************* tend ** ***** ***** ****** ******* on *********, ****-****** ********, * **** which ***** ***** ***** ******* ** the *****-**** ******* *********** **** **** robust *********, ************ ** ***.

Comments (17)
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Undisclosed Distributor #1
Mar 31, 2021

***** ****** ** *** ** *** reasons ** ******* *****. **** ***** with *** ******** *******, ***** ********* of ******** ***********, ***** ******** ****** and ********** ******** ***** **** ***** made *** ******* *** ***** *** headaches

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Apr 01, 2021

*'* ****** *** **** ******* ** my ****** ********* *** * *********** is ********** ** ** ******** ***** access ******* ********... ** ******* * real ****** ******* ****** *********.

******* ******* * **** *** ********** Hikvision ******* *** ***'* ** *** site ********** **** **** ******* *** telling **** *** *** ******** ***... its ***** **** *** **** ** the **** ** ***** **.

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Undisclosed Distributor #3
Apr 01, 2021

**** **** ********* **** ****** ** Europe *** *** **, *** **** question ** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Apr 01, 2021

**** ********* *** ***** *** ***** the **** ******* **** ** ******** as ****. **** ** ***** ** sizable ********, **** ** ******* *********** and *** ******. ***** ***** **, they ******* ******** ***** ********* *** all ***** ******* ********, ******.

**** **** *** *** ******* ********** influence **** *** ******** ***** ********** by ******* *****, ** ****** ** dahua ** ***. ***** ** ****, they ****** ********** ******** *** ~ 500 % **** **** ***** **** pricing. **** *** ***** ***** ** lobby *** ******* ********* ******* *** no ***** ************ ** ********** ****** a ******. * *** ** ** and ** *** **'* *******....

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Apr 01, 2021

**** ********* ********** ********** ** **** African ******* **** ********, *****, *** Uganda.

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Robert Wren Gordon
Apr 02, 2021
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** **** ******, *********** **** ******'******** *******ç******ô****, ********* ****, ***** ******'* ***** director, *** *** ********* ********, ********* Dahua's ****** ** ********** *** ********** relationships ** **** (** **********, **** translated ** *******):

** **** ** **** **** ** be **** ****** ** ***********.

** ** *** **** *** ********** to ***** ******** ** **, ** want ** ******* **** ******** ******** with *** **********.

***** *** ***** ** ***** *** free *********** ** *** ****** *** promote ***** *** ****** ***** *** all-expenses-paid ***** ** ********, ***** ** 2022 *** ****** *** ***** **$***,***+ of ***** ********.

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John Honovich
Apr 02, 2021
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***-********-**** ***** ** ********, ***** ** 2022 *** ****** *** ***** **$***,***+ of ***** ********.

*** ********** ** **** * **** for **********? ********* *** ***** **** done **** ***** ****** (*************** **** *** ***** *** ******* China ****) *** ******* *** ***** *** for *** ******* ** *** ************ as ** ***** *** **** (*********) the *********.

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Undisclosed #5
Apr 02, 2021

*** *** ********** ?

***** ** ** *********** *** ********* country, ******** ** * ******** **** dating **** ** *** ***** ** Marco ****. * ***** ** ** not * ******* *********** *** ********** (it's *** *** ********* ** *** there) ** *** *** ***** ** as ** *********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #6
Apr 04, 2021

"*** ********** ** **** * **** for **********? "

*** ********** *** ****** ( **** cares ***** ***** ******)?

**** *** **** * **** ** China ** * ******* ******* ** to **** ** * **** ** north ***** **** *****'* ********* *******. All ***** ***** ****** ****** ****** also ** ******* **** ******** **** to **** *** ** *** ***** scale ********, **? ****** **** *** reward ****, **?

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John Honovich
Apr 04, 2021
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**** ***. *'* *** *** **** thing ** **** **** **** ***** to ** ** **** ** ******** gave **** ***** ** *******, ***.

********* ********, * ***** ***** ** 'vacation' ** * ************'* ** ** not **** *********. **'* **** * time ***** ********:

** *** ****** **** **** ************ and *** ** ** * ******** opportunity ** ******* ****** ****, *****, but * ***'* *** ** ** much ** * ********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #6
Apr 04, 2021

*********** ***** **** ** **** *******. I ***'* ***** * **** **** been ******* **** ******* ** ** purchase ******* **** ***** ** ***...(***** other ******😁) *** ******** ***** **** of *******-****** (** ***** *** **** I've **** **) ** * *** safer **** ********* ***** ******** ****** gangland *** *******. **** *** **** in-country (*** **** *** **) ***** helps **** ******* ***** ****** ** back **** ** *** *****, ** at ***..**** ***** ******** **** ** club ** **** *** **** *** traffic ** **** ** ***** ** a ********* **** ** *** ** there ***** ****..*** *** **** ***** are ***** * ********* *****. * would ** **** *****...*** *****....*** *****...

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Undisclosed #7
Apr 22, 2021
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*** *** **** ***** *** ***** a ********* *****. * ***** ** that *****...*** *****....*** *****...

***’** * *** ** ***** **** Burrito, ** *****?

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*******:**** ***** ***** "******* *******" **** Independent ***********

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Undisclosed Integrator #9
Apr 29, 2021

**'* **********, *** **** ********** ***'* know ***** ***** *******. **** **** would ****** ** ** ** ****.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8
Apr 22, 2021

** *** ** **** ***** ****** a **** ** *****.............**** ** ***** we **** *** ***** *******.

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Robert Wren Gordon
Apr 21, 2021
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**** ***** *** ********* **** **** expanding ***** ********* ** ***** ******* in ****** ****** **** *** ******* of *** ******* *** ********** ******* in*********,********, **********.

********* *** *** ** ********** ****** in *********. **** ** ** ******** ** Dahua's ***/********* ****** ** ****** *****, which ****** ** ** ****, *** Hikvision's ********** ******* ** ******** *** Ecuador, ***** ****** ** ** **** and ** ****, ************.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8
May 05, 2021

*** **** ** ** ***** **** Brasil ***. **** *** ** ********.

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Robert Wren Gordon
Jul 12, 2021
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**** ***** *** ********* **** **** expanding ***** ********* ** ***** ******* in ****** ****** **** *** ******* of *** ******* *** ********** ******* in*********,********, **********.

********* ******** * *** ***** ** its***** ******* ******* ********* ****** ********** *** ****** ********/******/********** room: