New IMS Report on Door Phone Market Describes Shift to Video-Centered Systems
The $1.8 billion global door phone market is transitioning from audio to video technology, with video set to grow and account for 50 percent of unit shipments in 2017, think the authors of a new report entitled “The World Market for Audio and Video Door Phones,” published by IMS Research, now part of IHS.
Worldwide unit shipments of video door phones are forecast to grow by 7.5 percent during the next five years, with several technological advances and benefits helping to drive the transition from audio to video door phones. These trends include increased integration with building automation, a transition towards “hands off” indoor units along with larger 7-inch screen sizes, and an increase in the use of network systems and megapixel cameras.