Large Scale Deployment in Pakistani City

Published Jan 07, 2010 00:00 AM
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In a further sign of the rapid expansion of a Pakistani public video surveillance, a new $150 Million USD plus project is being planned in Karachi.

This ambitious project aims to cover 309 sites with 1500 surveillance cameras including megapixel, IR, license plate recognition and video analytics.

This is yet another sign of the dramatic growth in the market with ongoing terrorism attacks and a reminder of the power that terrorism events have in growing the surveillance industry. For regional background and comparison, see a survey of Indian market growth [link no longer available], key points from a presentation on the Indian market, a 2009 announcement of an Indian market study