Axis Communications showcases innovative smarter solutions for safer cities at the 12th edition of IFSEC

With cities growing, the challenges of the urban sector are also increasing.  To cater to this evolving market, Axis Communications exhibits their end to end suite of solutions and their integrated range of thermal and video surveillance technologies, at The International Fire & Security Exhibition and Conference (IFSEC) India Expo.

As a part of their safe and smart city initiative, Axis along with their technology partners- Allied Telesis and Milestone demonstrated their leadership in Intelligent security solutions. Axis believes in building the right sustainability strategy and more importantly, how it can be delivered throughout not only an organisation but rather the whole supply chain involved in today’s complex business models. So, with sustainability embedded in our approach, the company has introduced several innovative and energy efficient technologies in their products, which are also showcased.

With the video surveillance industry seeing a paradigm shift in India and the increasing number of cyber-attacks, security is becoming a priority for both the government and enterprises and providing highly protective network infrastructure becomes vital. For Axis, when you talk about IoT, cybersecurity is extremely important, which means the camera can have no back door. Axis makes all cameras as secure as possible from a firmware perspective so that it is not easy to hack the cameras.

The product and solutions displayed, helped educate all stakeholders and end customers on the need for smart upgradation of technology and the importance of adopting smart solutions to keep their business and clients secure.

“The challenges posed by rapid urbanization and increasing crime rate has put the government under immense pressure to recognize the vulnerabilities leading to possible threats. Our demos at IFSEC 2018 are thoughtfully curated to showcase how our integrated all-in-one intelligent solutions can help put crimes in check and build a smart and safe city. With an estimated budget of 2.09 lakh crores for smart city programmes by the Government, there is a requirement for new age Network Video integrated end to end solutions. Axis’ plethora of smart solutions aims to provide a better quality of life along with the promise of making the city safer,” said Sudhindra Holla, Sales Director - India and SAARC, Axis Communications

Axis innovative outdoor-ready cameras and its audio solutions are versatile tools that can be used by city authorities, retailers, urban planners and the government bodies, to build ‘role model’ smart cities of tomorrow. These technologies provide the necessary surveillance infrastructure for tracking, monitoring and alerting the concerned authorities even during the most difficult of situations.

Axis products also work on an open source platform that can be integrated with any third-party software providers to cater to larger installations across the country. Some of the major India implementations include Aurangabad Smart City, Vizag Sea Port, Café Coffee Day, Mysore Palace, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Novotel Goa Shrem Hotels, Hyderabad Community, among many others.

IFSEC India is South Asia’s largest Security event organized by UMB India. The 12^th edition of the event brings over 300 Indian and Global brands, Industry leaders, decision-makers and end customers all under one roof to exchange knowledge on the cutting-edge technologies, industry best practices and surveillance trends to build a digitally safe world.