New Technology Boosts Changes in Electronic Access Control Market

The market analysis agency IHS pointed out that we will soon see rapid changes in the access control industry. Compared with the field of video surveillance, this market, which has long been relatively unchanged, has seen many newcomers, such as Axis. In addition, the new terminal market demand from residential users and the introduction of new technology trends such as wireless electronic locks will all increase. Drive the market to make more changes.

IHS expects that the electronic access control market will reach 3.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2014, and the main driving force will come from the United States and emerging markets such as the Middle East and Africa.

For the hardware part, most of the growth will be driven by an electronic lock that can be operated offline, using cards or via wireless online operation. As end users begin to trust and understand wireless technologies, wireless will continue its strong growth. In addition, the degree of involvement of IT in the industry will also increase significantly. In some cases, IT products will also be used to manage and govern access control devices.

IHS also expects that the industry of access control will begin to focus on open standards in 2014, but it may take several years to adopt it widely. Many suppliers investing in R&D are still watching how the industry will adopt and implement these new standards. On the other hand, standards such as NFC will continue to expand its influence, but its adoption has been less than expected.

When NFC has not really entered the access control market, some manufacturers have begun to look at other options, such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Therefore, it remains to be seen whether NFC can truly enter the access control market as a mainstream technology. However, another important trend in access control is that the development of IP-based devices will become faster and faster. It will not only allow the access control system to be integrated with the user's other portable electronic products, allowing users to achieve more remote management, but also Reduce installation costs.