Reminds me of Bosch acquiring the MIC line with ExtremeCCTV. Border security is a growth industry and long range detection is required.
Motorola Speaks On Acquiring Silent Sentinel and Expanding Its Enterprise Camera Line
Published Feb 26, 2024 14:38 PM
Motorola already owns various surveillance camera manufacturers, including Avigilon, Pelco, and Videotec, so how does its newest acquisition of UK specialist Silent Sentinel fit?
In this note, based on an interview with Motorola's Corporate VP of Video and Access Control, Hamish Dobson, we examine why Motorola acquired them and what the plans are under Motorola Solutions.
For more on Motorola's physical security acquisitions, see full IPVM reporting:
- Motorola Acquires Silent Sentinel
- Motorola Acquires Halo Vape Detection Manufacturer IPVideo Corp
- Motorola Acquires Ava
- Motorola Acquires Avigilon
- Motorola Acquires Calipsa
- Motorola Acquires Envysion
- Motorola Acquires Halo / IPVideo Corp
- Motorola Acquires IndigoVision
- Motorola Acquires Openpath
- Motorola Acquires Pelco
- Motorola Acquires Rave Mobile Safety
- Motorola Acquires Watchguard
- Motorola Acquires VaaS / Vigilant LPR
- Motorola Acquires Videotec
Executive *******
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** ** *** **** *** **** (or ***) ****** ********'* ******** ***. Still, ******** **** ***** ******** *** even ** ******* ***************, ******** **** likely ** **** ** ****** ***** of ***** ******** *************. *************, ****** Sentinel's ****** ******* *** ~$** ******* USD, **** ~*% ** ********'* ******* video/access ********, **** ****** ******** *** a ***** ***** **** ** **** a ******* ** ******. ********, ****** other ************, ******** *** *** ********** sell/re-sell ****** ******** ********, ** ***** is ********* *** *********** ****** *** the *******'* ***** *****.
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***** ******* ******** ****** ***** ****-***** bi-spectrum ******* (*.*., ********, *****, ********), the *********** ** ****** ******** ******* their ********* ** *** ******-***:
**** *** ***** ** *** ******* purpose *** ****, ** ******** ********** ** ******* ******** ******, *********** ******** ** * *************** *******, ****************** *** ****** ******** ***** ** from **** ***** ******* ** ***** of *****, ******* ******** *** ****** design.
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Silent ******** - ****** / ***** ******* *********
****** ********'* ******* ********* *** ******* modular ******** ** "****** *********," **** *** "**** *******" ***** the**************:
****** ********'* ******* ********* ******* ****** rugged, ***** *******, ****** ********, ****** repeatable, ****** ****** *********. ***** ********* has ******* ********, *** **** ******* being ***** ****-*** ********, ******. *** Jaegar ******** *** **** * ***** payload *** ** ** **** ********* imagers. ****** ******** ****** * *** of ****** ** *******-******** *************** ** their ********, *** *** ****** ****-*****, medium-range, ** *****-***** ** ******* ***** of ******* *******, ********* **** ****-**** Fujinon ******** ******* ******* ******, ********, and **** **** ***** *** *******-**** applications **** *** *** ************ **** that **** ******** *******.
************, ***** *** ***** ********* ************* options *** *** ****** ********:
****, *** ******** ***** ******* ******* ** ***** products *** *** ************* *********(******* *** *******).
Platforms *** ******** ***** **-*****
******** ********** ****** ********'* **-***** *********** capabilities, ********* ***** *** ******** / firmware (********) ** ***** **** "***********" ** them *** "***** * ************** *********":
*** *** ********* *** ******** ** house, *** **********, *** ********** ***., when ***'** ******* **** **** **** of **** ******, ******** *** ************* is ********. *** *******, ** ***'** going ** * ****** *** ***'** even * ******** ** * ****** off, **'* *** **** ******** ***** to ** *** ***** ** ****. They ****** ***** ******* **** ** opposed ** **** **** ********* ******* like ****** *****.
****** ******** **** ******** ********** *********** Systems, ******* ** *** ************* *** the ****** ** ******** ** ****** those ***** ********. ** ****'* *** domain **** ********** **.
***** ** * ******** ******** **** essentially ********* *** ******** **** *** PTZ *********, *** **** ****** **** the ****** ******. *** *******, ** you ****** ** ***** ***** ****-***** thermal *** *** ******* ** ****** in, ** *** **** **** ** visible *** **** ** ** ** similarly ****** ** *** ******* ** that **** *****. **** ***** ******** coordinates *** ********* ******* ******** *** coordinates *** ***** ******** *** **** of *** ********* ********* *** ******* are ******* **.
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****, *** *** ***** ********* *****:
Using ******** *** ******* / ******
****** ******** *** *** *** *********** team *** ****** *** ******** / software *** **,*** ** **. *** shop (***** *****) ******** ********* **** do *** ***** ***** *** ****** or ******* ******* *** ****** **** with ******** ** ****** ****.
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******** ********** ****** ********'* ****** ********* and ******* ********'* ********** *** ******** infrastructure ****** ******:
**** *** ***** ** *** ******* purpose *** ****, ** ******** ********** ** ******* ******** ******, *********** ******** ** * *************** *******, ****************** *** ****** ******** ***** ** from **** ***** ******* ** ***** of *****, ******* ******** *** ****** design.
* *** **** ** *** ********* are ***** **** ** ******* ******* solutions ********** *** **** ***** ** customer ******* ************, ********* ********** *** long ***** ********* *** ************. ***** able ** **** * ******** ************** project **** **** ******* ** *********.
Opportunity ** **** ****** ******** ****** ***** / *****-****
****** ******** ****** ** ******* ***** products, *.*., **** **** ******** **** IPVideo ****, *** ******* ***** *************** **, ******** ********* **** ** ***, and **** *** *** **** ** have *** *********** **** ****** ******** before **** ***********.
**** *********** ** ** *********** ** grow ****** ********* ***** *** ****** existing ******** ********** *** ******** ************** customers:
*** ***** ** ********* ********** *** very ****** ******** ***** *********, ******** infrastructure, *** *** ***, ****** *** huge ********* ** ******** **** ****** Radio *********. **'** *** ************* *** decades **** ***** ********* *** *****'* lots ** ************. **** *** ******** channel *** *** ******** ** ***** channels, *****'* * *** ** ******* with *** ****** ******. ** ** abosultley *** **** *****'* * *** opportunity, ** **** * *** ** our ************ **** * ******* *** size ** **** ** ** * force ********** ** *** **-**-******.
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*** *********** **** *** **** ** engineers *** ******* ** *** *** facility ***** ** ****** *** **** encompasses **********, ********, ******** *** ******* integration.
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Pelco *******, "***** ******"
******** ********* ****** ********'* ******** **** be ******* ***** ***** *** ********, saying ***** ** "**** *****," *********** their *********** ** *** *** ** high-end ****** *** ***** ****:
***** ** **** ***** ******, **** because ** ** ******* *** *****'* mean **** ** **** ** ***** on ***** ***** ** ***-*** *******. That's * **** **** ****** **** of *** ******. *** *** **** of ********* ******* *** ****-*******, ***-*** PTZ *******, **** *** ******** *** Sarix ******** *****, *** **** ****** up **** *** ****** *** *** multi-sensor *********.
* *** ** *** ********** ** Pelco *** **** ** *** ** the *** ** ******-*** ** *** camera *****. ** *** ** *********** there, ** ********* ********* ******, *** sorts ** ********* *** ** ***** because ** *** ******* **** ** serve **** ******** *** ********, *** we ***** ******* ** ** ***** the ***** ***** ******* ** ** not ******* ** ***** * *** end **** ****** *****.
*******, ******* ******* *** *** ***** distributors ** ***** *** *** ** mid-market *******, *** ****-*** ** ********** / ******** ************** ** *********** ********. While ** ******* **** **** ****** some ********* *** ************, **** ** an ******** **** *** **** *** be ******* ****** ***** *** "*******" ADI ********* ** ***** *** ******** use *** ** ******** ****-****** *******.
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***** **** ***** ***** *** ********, Silent ******** **** ***** * *** protocol ** ******** *******:
****** ******** **** ***** * ** their ******* *** ******** *** *** it ******* ***** ****** ******** *********** system. ** **** **** ***********, ** looks **** **** **** ***** ******* in *** ******** ** *** ***** portfolio.
*** ***** * ******** *** **** widely **** *** ********* ******* ***, long ****** ******** ******** *****.
Not ******* ** ***** *****-*** ****** ******** *******
******** ********* **** *** *** ******* to ***** ***-*** ****** ******** ******* and **** *** ***** ******** ******** or ***** ******** *******:
**, ** ****'* ******* ** ***** lower-end ****** ******** ********. ** **** thermals ** *** *****-*** ** *** might **** ******* ** ******** ******** a ***** ** **-******** ******** ** the ****** *******. ** ** **** moving **-******** ******* *** **** ** the ******** *** *** ***** **** we **** ***** ******** ** ****.
Not ******** **** ****** ******** ****
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* ***'* ***** ** **** ****** what ****'** *****. ** **** ** make **** **** ** **** **** interfaces **** *** ******** *********, *** in **** ********, ***'** **** **** likely ** ** *********** ** * command *** ******* ******** **** * VMS *** ** *** *****'* *** number ** ******* *** ******* *********, map ***** ******* ********* ** *** market. ******** ***'* ******* ** **** space ***** ***, ** ****'* ** third-party ******** **** **'* ********* **** there.
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