Comcast SmartOffice (Using Genetec and Axis) Profile

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Mar 29, 2017

Comcast has more than 20 million subscribers and $80 billion in revenue.

Now Comcast is partnering with Genetec and Axis to deliver a "surveillance package for all types of business" with SmartOffice to its large customer base.

IPVM spoke with Comcast's Executive Director of Premise Services, Christian Nascimento, who led the development of this offering for Comcast.

In this report, we analyze Comcast's video offering, and how this will impact the security market for traditional integrators.

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Comments (19)

Undisclosed #1

03/29/17 02:34pm

** ** ****, **** *** ******** ******* ******** ******** ** this ** ***** *** ******?

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 03/29/17 02:39pm

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Undisclosed End User #10

In reply to Brian Karas | 04/02/17 06:54pm

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Paul Shah

In reply to Undisclosed End User #10 | 04/02/17 07:59pm

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"******* ******** ****** ** ******** ******* ** ******** **** *** $139.75 **** *******. *** ******* ****** *** ****** ** ******** service ** $**.** *** *****"

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #10 | 04/02/17 09:30pm

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

Undisclosed #2

03/29/17 02:40pm

****** ******* **** ******* **** *** ******* ** ***********, ** this **** ** **** *** *** ***** ***********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 03/29/17 02:43pm

*** ***** *********** ** *** ******* *** **** ** ******* anyway ** **** ***** ***** ******* **?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

03/29/17 03:43pm

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Undisclosed #4

03/29/17 04:05pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

03/29/17 06:20pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

03/29/17 06:43pm

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Undisclosed End User #11

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 04/02/17 07:13pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Undisclosed End User #11 | 04/02/17 08:39pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

03/29/17 08:45pm

*** ** ********* *** *********? **** *** **** **** ** the ***** ******, ***** ** ******* *** *-****** ** ******** intervals? ** ** **** **** ** ***** ****** **** *****'* have *********?

** **** ****** *** * "***" ** ***** ******* ** not ******* * ***** *****?

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #7 | 03/29/17 08:54pm

* ***** ******* *** ********* ** *** ********* *** *** supported ** **********, *** *** *** ******* * ********. * will ******** **** **** *****. *** **** ****** **** **** support *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #8

03/29/17 09:24pm

*** **** **** *********** * *** ** **** ** *******. It's ***** * ***-*** *** ****. ******* ***** ******** **** on ******** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***********. *********** *********** ****** further *********** ***********. ** **** ** ******* ********** ***** **** are ****** ****** ** ***** *** ** ******* ********* *******. Well ****** ******* *** ******** *** ******** **** **** ********* the *****.

Undisclosed #9

03/30/17 12:50am

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Undisclosed #12

04/02/17 09:54pm

*** * **** '***' - ** ***** *** * ***** time....

**** **** ** **** *** **** ******* **** ****** **** will ***...

******* **** ** **** ** * **** ***** ****** **** they ***** **** ***** ******...

******* **** ** ***** ***** *** ** ***** ******** *******...

**'* ****** *** ** *** ***** *** ** **** ***** (and ***** **** **** *** ******* ****** ***** ********** ********* offerings [***** ** ***** *** ********* *******]).

Michael Miller

04/02/17 10:30pm

**** ****** **** ** ******* ** ******** ** * ********* WAN ********** *** **** ** *** **** ******* *** *** connection **** *** **** *******?

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