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Hikvision India Stands Committed to Make-in-India 2.0, Offers Cutting-edge AIoT Technology and Bespoke Vertical Solutions

- Ashish P. Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd.

The latest technology trends that are shaping the future of the security industry are AI Enabled Applications, AIoT Technology and Multi-dimensional perception capabilities. The Cloud Computing and Cloud based security services are experiencing good growth in the Indian security market.

The Indian security market ecosystem is rapidly adopting the AI, IoT, and cloud-based technologies and diverse solutions. The adoption rate for AIoT solution is growing faster with the awareness about its advantages. Hikvision India is at the forefront of AIoT technology innovations, and it is offering these cutting-edge technologies in all of its latest products and solutions. The AIoT products and solutions are enjoying the fastest adoption rate compared to the other technologies.

Technology Leadership

We are expanding our footprints in the Indian security market by offering vertical solutions and wide range of quality products in Video Security, Access Control, Perimeter Security, Intrusion Alarm, Inspection and Storage segments. Our latest video product offerings are having AI and IoT technology enabled applications. Our Machine Vision Products and Mobile Robots are creating new success stories in the Manufacturing, Logistics and ECommerce sectors.

We are focused on innovation in products, technologies and solutions that we are offering to end-users. The relentless pursuit of R&D is helping us with the goals of localization and end-users' requirements. We are stitching innovative video security solutions with AIoT applications. The latest innovations are Hikvision Embedded Open Platform (HEOP 2.0), Smart Switches, SSD NVRs and SSD DVRs. The product innovations shine through our latest Video security cameras, Access Control Products, VDP, Inspection and Entrance Control Solutions.

Hikvision India has introduced Hikvision Embedded Open Platform (HEOP) version 2.0, which provides partners and developers with easier access to Hikvision AIoT hardware products and technologies to facilitate co-creation of value for customers. Hikvision Smart Managed Switches are now cloud-managed and integrate perfectly with the Hik-Partner Pro (HPP) app, providing an easy way to securely manage your network anytime, anywhere.

AI Analytics solutions

The AI Powered Advanced Video Security Cameras are offering Smart Security S olu tions, Alert s and Busin ess Intelligence (BI) with value added AI analytics. AI Analytics is a subset of Artificial Intelligence technology that applies mach ine learning to get i nsigh ts, defi ne patterns and discover the links within the datasets.

I n the physical securi ty d o ma in, AI Analy tics applies a lgorithms for automatic detection, categorization and analysis of objects and motions based on video data. Smart solutions offered by AI Analytics have some of the benefits related to cost and response time. It also facilitates new practices and processes to resolve the core security issues.

The multiple use cases of AI Analytics, includes myriad application scenarios are gaining popularity and market accep tance. These include Facial Recognition, Vehicle Identification, Intruder Detection, Hard Hat Detection, Fall Detection and People Counting, etc. It is interesting to note that how the AI analy tics work through the various application scenarios.

Make-in-India 2.0

Hikvision India is committed to the 'Make-in-India' vision with a long term perspective. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Vasai is a living testimony of a phenomenal progress that is happening in the Indian video security products and solutions segment. These solutions are customized for Indian environment and conditions and specific local requirements. Our mission is to be aligned with the government of India's 'Ma ke-in-I ndia' program to transform India into a global design and manufacturing hub. Through the local state-of-the-art manufacturing plant, Hikvision India is manufacturing its wide range of products and solutions as per our long term commitment to 'Make-in-India' vision. We are setting a gold standard for security product manufacturing in Indi a, while continuously upgrading technology, expanding capabilities and creating new benchmarks.

Competitive Edge

Quality and durability are the hallmark of Hikvision Products, on the top of it excellent customer support and service excellence are the proven USPs. Hikvision India provides the best quality products embedded with latest technologies and innovative solutions. Technology leadership and quality product manufacturing prowess are the hallmark of Hikvision India. We adhere to the government's manufacturing guidelines, standards, and policy framework. Delivering reliable products and solutions is the foundation of our customers' trust. So at Hikvision India, we ensure that quality comes first in everything we do. At the same time, we continually employ innovative technologies to improve quality as well as our testing procedures, offering industry-leading products to the market. Ultimately, we judge our quality management by our customers' satisfaction, since our goal is to meet their requirements and solve their problems. We keep our focus on customer centricity, product quality and innovation to stay ahead of competition.

Future Roadmap

We are working on the elaborate future plan to expand the partner network across India in Tier-II and Tier-III towns to live up to the growing demand in the market. The expansion plans are underway for the 'Make-in-India' manufacturing facility. There is more investment and team expansion happening in the R&D Center. We are also expanding our RMA centers to strengthen the service support. There is a renewed focus on skilling and training program to impart the latest product and technology updates to ecosystem partners and security professionals across India. Hikvision India is regularly conducting skilling and training programs across India, these initiatives are driving the electronic security product manufacturing to a new phase of growth. We are consistently contributing to the cause of job creation and employment generation through the manufacturing and allied activities across India.