June 2009

Author: Frank Ohrtman
Pages: 24 (PDF)
Pricing: Single-user License: $295.00 USD
Company-wide License: $995.00 USD

Keywords: WiMAX, WiMAX Public Safety, Public Safety Wireless, Broadband Public Safety, Broadband Wireless Public Safety

Overview:

There have been numerous wireless and solar powered video surveillance solutions on the market over the last few years. The Really WirelessTM platform changes the equation for wireless video surveillance for a variety of reasons. This paper evaluates the systems and its practical application as well as the opportunities for self-sufficient wireless video surveillance via WiMAX.

Key Findings:

It is now possible to deploy "really wireless" remote video surveillance solutions at remote sites (construction projects, borders) where the power grid and telephone networks may not exist New IP video surveillance cameras using H.264 technology provide high resolution imagery using one-fourth the bandwidth of conventional cameras WiMAX provides an ideal wireless backhaul solution for those cameras given is qualities for security, quality of service (QoS), reliability, range and throughput Solar power stations are inexpensive and easy to deploy and provide reliable power to both the security camera and the WiMAX subscriber device Video surveillance over WiMAX services in US markets could be a $3.6 billion market by 2014.

Audience:

• Public safety agencies at the federal, state and municipal level
• Public sector IT directors
• WiMAX vendors: this will prove to be a very lucrative niche market for those willing to focus on it and adjust their sales and marketing strategy accordingly
• Video encoding equipment vendors, including vendors of IP video surveillance products
• Federal, military, state and local governments (police and fire)
• Security service providers]
• Network devices vendors: WiMAX deployments to service a $3.6 billion market will drive demand for a wide range of network devices
• Insurance industry: How many billions of dollars in claims can be avoided via video surveillance via WiMAX?

Table of Contents:

Executive Summary 2
The Video Revolution: Enabling compression technologies 3
HD at 1 Mbps?: HD recording and streaming live anywhere, any time 3
Standards 4
Cameras 5
The Convergence Case Study: SecureacamTM IP Video Surveillance Camera System 6
Why WiMAX for Video Surveillance? 8
Advantages of WiMAX in Video Surveillance 9
Range and Throughput 9
Quality of Service (QoS) 10
Security 12
Summary: implications for WiMAX-based video surveillance 12
Solar: The Other Wireless 14
Filing Reports from the Field 16
Support for Utilities 16
Conclusion 18
About the Author 18
Appendix A Specifications for the SecuracamTM Platform 19

Figures

Figure 1 By compressing video and using WiMAX for distribution a match is now made between video content and bandwidth 4
Figure 2 WMX Systems field test for WiMAX and HD camera with laptop-sized encoder in support of ABC News during Democratic National Convention, Denver, August, 2008 6
Figure 3 A standard IP video camera solution uses as much as 1500 Kbps to transmit video where as the Secureacam uses only 350 Kbps to transmit the same video 8
Figure 4 Comparison of Wi-Fi and WiMAX from a high overview 10
Figure 5 WiMAX security: authentication and encryption 13
Figure 6 The solar power station 15
Figure 7 WiMAX enables filing reports from the field for public safety agencies contributing to safety and manpower cost savings 17
Figure 8 WiMAX can be used to read a wide variety of utility meters 18