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York Council to merge three CCTV systems
THE CITY of York Council has announced plans to merge its CCTV networks onto one platform in order to create a more efficient overall service. Working with partners CityFibre and
Pinaci Solutions, the Council aims to extend its current fibre network and ensure York as the most digitally-connected city in Europe by 2015. A total of more than 200 cameras through-
out the Council’s three CCTV networks will be connected to a new purpose-built control room, with scope for further expansion across new sites and control stations. Currently a majority of cameras around
the city are linked to the existing fibre network, with this latest expansion hoped to bring a number of benefits to York and its residents. By bringing the city’s three CCTV sur-
veillance networks onto one platform, the Council hopes to achieve increased cost- efficiency and also improved control, man- ageability and flexibility. James Alexander, leader of York City
DEMAND FOR CCTV is soaring in India following the gang rape and murder of a medi- cal student in Delhi last month, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). Assocham reported on the results of a survey
which it conducted among 200 companies and organisations in the CCTV industry in India. It said that demand for Chinese-made CCTV surveillance cameras in the metropolitan cities “had gone through the roof”. The rape and murder of a student on 16
December 2012 on a bus in Delhi highlighted serious concerns about public safety and secu- rity in India. Assocham carried out the survey between
20 December 2012 and 20 January 2013 in the metropolitan cities of Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, National Capital Region (NCR- Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Noida) and Pune. These cities attract workers from around the
country and the itinerant nature of the workforce make these areas more prone to crime. There is little domestic manufacture of CCTV
cameras in India, making security installers and integrators reliant on imports to satisfy demand. Cameras are being sourced predominantly from China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Israel but also from the US and Europe. Even India’s few indigenous manufacturers
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James Alexander, York CC
Council, said: “We are already seeing the benefits of merging our CCTV networks by having a more efficient and flexible service. “This work is part of a wider programme
intended to boost York’s economic competi- tiveness, transform the delivery of public services across the city and enhance the quality of life for our residents”
Demand for CCTV set to ‘soar’ in India
are sourcing the components from overseas and selling them under local brands. Sales of CCTV cameras – especially the
cheaper Chinese brands – had increased 60 to 70 per cent in one month, Assocham said. Meanwhile, domestic production is being
hampered by lack of government support, absence of a regulatory framework and outdated technology. “The need for safety and security in almost
every walk of life has fuelled an overwhelming demand for CCTV cameras and more so after the Munirka gang-rape incident as hostels, pay- ing guest accommodations, hotels and places alike in cosmopolitan cities are installing sur- veillance gadgets to keep a check on the move- ments of both the inhabitants and stalkers,” said D.S. Rawat, secretary general of Assocham. Commenting on the report, Mairaj Tyagi of
icomply India, said: “I am certain that the gov- ernment will provide more support and regula- tions for companies providing CCTV systems and hardware in the future. There was a recent announcement by New Delhi police that shortly the whole city will be under surveillance by CCTV, monitored from a central control room. As the Government is taking public safety more seriously, no doubt the scope of the CCTV industry will increase dramatically.”
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