Now integrators can fork-lift IP device upgrades without pulling new cable, thanks to new technologies that use coax cables for IP and PoE transmission.
Arecent groundswell in the development of coax-based Ethernet and Power over Ethernet (PoE) transceivers is providing a revolutionary opportunity for security integrators. These devices provide a simple way to upgrade and update video surveillance, access control, intercom and other system types by connecting the latest in IP-enabled devices to coax cables that were previously installed within the past 20 years. Installation professionals who learn to leverage this powerful new technology will be able to provide state-of-the-art systems for their clients at dramatically lower installation costs than those who continue to install new cabling for upgrades and the addition of new devices.
More than 30 million individual CCTV cameras have been installed in the United States since 9/11, according to market research by IMS Research. The vast majority of these are standard analog cameras connected with standard coax cables such as RG-58 and RG-59. If we add in the millions of cameras wired with coax prior to 9/11, it is safe to estimate that there are a minimum of 40 million existing coaxial cables already installed in the United States.