Christian Sandström, PhD, wrote his doctoral thesis on technological discontinuities and their impact on firms. Among other things he studied the camera industry, the shift from mechanical to electronic calculators and the ongoing transition from CCTV to IP surveillance. More information about Christian can be found at: www.christiansandstrom.org.
Why should you care when IP surveillance will dominate the market? Research on how innovations are diffused suggests that the shift to IP might be faster than current forecasts indicate.
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the video surveillance industry is undergoing a technological shift. Analog cameras are being replaced by digital, IP-based cameras. Although IP has grown significantly since the early 2000s, it started from very low levels and it is not until more recently that the shift has gained momentum.
