Perimeter protection is becoming essential throughout the globle due to an increase in digitalization, increased sophistication in cross-border infiltration, and volatile geopolitics. Furthermore, perimeter protection has a marked deterrent effect against urban crime and against the pilfering of commodities from industries and warehouses. Digitalization has also added innovation in the perimeter protection market, making perimeter protection extremely efficient.Terrorism related concerns are also a huge driver for this market in the residential, government, and military sectors. Perimeter protection also reduces the reliance on manned protection and limits the manpower required to oversee the protection of vast areas.
The advancements in perimeter protection are ensuring the increase in its applicability along with the ability to provide a unique solution to match specific perimeter protection needs. The integration of perimeter protection with traditional protection infrastructure presents complexities.
Offers excellent reliability, security, and deterrence.
Market Drivers
Increased government focus on perimeter protection
Growth of terrorism
Increased need to secure sensitive data
Reduced manpower reliance
Ease of elimination of security blind spots
Increased number of illegal intrusions
Market Restraints
High initial deployment costs
Segmentation
By Component
System: The largest and fastest-growing market within this segment, perimeter protection systems are increasingly being employed by governments, industrial, and commercial corporations as well as for the protection of residential buildings. The perimeter protection market is further divided into the following submarkets.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems: Based on a preemptive protection approach, perimeter intrusion systems are employed in external environments to detect the presence of an intruder trying to breach the perimeter. It includes barrier-mounted fence intrusion detection systems, ground or below ground based intrusion detection systems, free standing intrusion detection systems, and rapidly deployable intrusion detection systems, among others.
Video Surveillance Systems: Video surveillance systems are one of the most widely used surveillance systems in the world today. A video surveillance system is one which can capture images and videos that can be compressed, stored, and transmitted. They can be used in any environment. The advent of digital video surveillance ensures good quality, huge storage, and compression capability. They can be used to plug the gaps in the security system.
Access Control Systems: Access control system offers selective restriction of access. They can be further classified into cloud-based access control systems, smartphones-based access control systems, and IoT-based access control systems. The most common types of access control systems are card readers, access control keypad, and electric door lock hardware, among others.
Alarm and Notification Systems: This segment is critical to effective perimeter protection as the notification of a security breach is handled by these systems. They are employed in all perimeter protection systems.
By End User
Government & Defense: Perimeter protection is vital for sensitive government and military installations. Governments are also responsible for providing perimeter protection at their borders, which is handled by defense agencies for sensitive borders but also by perimeter protection agencies for borders which see a lot of illegal crossings such as the India-Bangladesh and the US-Mexico border. Perimeter protection agencies take over the protection needs for certain tracts of the border with defense agencies handling the more sensitive border tracts.
Commercial: The largest and the fastest-growing market within this segment, commercial organizations are increasingly investing in perimeter protection due to the volume of sensitive data that can be easily pilfered. Moreover, perimeter protection acts as a deterrent for intruders with its mere presence being responsible for reducing the number of infiltration events.
Industrial: The industrial perimeter protection market is growing due to a growing need for good protection at industrial plants. Sensitive manufacturing information as well as finished products are easily pilfered from industrial plants due to their huge sizes and limited human ability to patrol and oversee the entire area. The digital nature of modern perimeter protection ensures round the clock surveillance which can cover the entire plant easily, discouraging intruders.
Residential: Rising urbanization and a concurrent increase in urban crimes are necessitating the protection of residential houses and buildings. It is an excellent deterrent and can be linked to the local police station to provide rapid support in case of a perimeter breach.
Others: This includes the use of perimeter protection for public places, bridges, and others.
By Region
North America: The largest market for perimeter protection is North America. An increase in terrorism directed against the US, an illegal immigration problem, and a highly digitalized industry are all factors which are driving the market in the region.
Europe: The European perimeter protection market is driven by the need to combat terrorism, increase surveillance for public safety, and ensure the protection of commercial and industrial enterprises.
Asia-Pacific: The fastest-growing regional market for perimeter protection. This region has some of the world's most sensitive borders and rampant terrorism. Furthermore, commercial and industrial corporations are increasingly digitalizing, necessitating the use of perimeter protection to safeguard sensitive data as well as reduce pilferage of commodities from warehouses and industrial plants. These factors are driving the perimeter protection market in the Asia-Pacific region.
Rest of the World: Growing terrorism concerns especially in the Middle East, a prevalence of urban crime in South America as well as Sub-Saharan Africa are factors which are driving the perimeter protection market in this region. Additionally, there is a huge requirement for perimeter protection in the volatile Levant region due to socio-political factors.
