The use of wireless technologies in security systems is at a tipping point of sorts that many agree will lead to explosive growth in the months and years to come. Among the driving factors are more IT-savvy end-users, new technologies that increase network bandwidth and the uncertainty of the future of POTS for alarm communications.
Niall Jenkins, a senior research analyst with IMS Research in Wellingborough, U.K., recently published a report titled “The America’s Market for Wireless Infrastructure Used in Video Surveillance.” He says that while the use of wireless for security systems makes up only a small percentage of total installations, the future looks bright. Chief among the opportunities, he says, is transmitting video over wireless.