More Related Content Similar to The Digital Disruption of CCTV (20) More from Chris Sandström (20) The Digital Disruption of CCTV4. 9/11 implied a further increase in surveillance
and people are increasingly concerned
about Big Brother nowadays.
17. In addition to this, once cameras are digital,
surveillance can be made increasingly
intelligent by using software.
18. And maybe more importantly, the image
quality is better nowadays if you choose a
digital surveillance system…
19. But why should this change make anyone
concerned about the analogue camera
manufacturers...?
20. Well, shifts to digital technology have with no
exceptions created a lot of industrial turbulence…
23. Kodak employed 140 000 people in 1988 - today less
than 25 000. In ten years the stock has declined
from around 90 USD to 2-3 USD.
27. The manufacturers of mechanical calculators
collapsed in the early 1970s when the shift to
electronics took place.
30. Back in the 1950s and 60s, analogue radio
companies were extinguished…
35. While NCR survived the shift to electronic
cash registers, most established firms went
out of business.
38. The same
thing
happened
with
telephones.
39. Do I even have to mention the music industry?
41. … such as Axis, Mobotix, Indigo Vision etc.
42. Analogue companies like Pelco, Siemens,
Bosch Security, GE Security have so far
failed to dominate the new technology.
43. IP surveillance has grown rapidly over the last
five years, however, only about 20 percent
of all sold cameras are digital today…
45. … and that some major industrial turbulence
will take place over the coming years.
46. This has been the case in all industries that
have shifted to electronics.
47. Why would the video surveillance industry be an
exception to this stunningly consistent pattern?
49. Christian Sandström is a
PhD student at Chalmers
University of Technology in
Gothenburg, Sweden. He
writes and speaks about
disruptive innovation and
technological change.
www.christiansandstrom.org
christian.sandstrom at chalmers.se