Security
According to market estimates from Berg Insight there are some 35 million alarm systems in Western and Central Europe. Most of them are unmonitored local alarms but about 20 percent, 7 million, are high security alarms monitored by an alarm response centre and these require some kind of communication technology. Penetration rate for alarms differs substantially from market to market, but is generally in the range of 1-10 percent of all households and is expected to grow significantly over the next coming years. Read more