05 December 2022

Research from Omdia shows that in 2021, the control room market shrugged off the pandemic-induced delays from 2020. Global market growth came in at 9.6% in 2021, well ahead of previous expectations. However, this is a little artificial, with much of it due to revenues being recognised in 2021 that would have been recognised in 2020.

Residual pandemic impacts remain, with fewer new projects coming to market, dampening market growth through 2022. Combined with a worsening macroeconomic environment, with global growth expected to slow through 2022 and 2023, the control room market is expected to return gradually to pre-pandemic growth rates.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are being applied to enhance control room solution offerings. AI video threat detection is one area that has improved greatly with the proliferation of ‘AI’ chipsets into the video surveillance market. These chipsets will suggest AI-powered rules and decision making based upon visual classification and meta-data/big data platforms.

The control room market continues to transition towards cloud-based solutions, relying heavily on infrastructure provided by hyperscalers such as Amazon and Microsoft. Omdia expects this element will become increasingly important within the control room market.