HDcctv Alliance

More surveillance cameras may be coming to rural China. Monday, the Ministry of Public Security in the world’s most populous nation has asked local police authorities to install more cameras in rural areas, adding to the 2.75 million already installed, mostly in urban areas.

This morning info4security spoke exclusively to HDcctv Alliance executive director Todd Rockoff about the new group and the technology they are promoting.

China Security & Surveillance Technology Inc. has joined an industry consortium developing specifications for the transmission of HDTV-quality signals over conventional CCTV infrastructures.

While surveillance video keeps growing, it's a continuing source of amazement that so few standards exist. The biggest brands of turnkey surveillance systems benefit from proprietary standards that help lock out would-be competitors, partly explaining the predicament. There are many IP cameras available, but compatibility between brands is perennially problematic. Fortunately for companies looking to enter or expand in this market, help is on the way, in the form of two new open standards for the security video market. While these two new security video standards are not technically in conflict with each other, they do reflect very different visions of the future of security video.

The HDcctv Alliance's Todd Rockoff certainly thinks so - unsurprisingly. In this in-depth interview, he discusses what he sees as the technology's advantages, its future potential, and the Alliance's short but productive history...

Stretch Inc. has started shipping the first product incorporating the HDcctv specification that will let cameras transmit high-definition images over coaxial and twisted pair cable.

This morning myself and Security Installer editor Alan Hyder met with a man with one of the coolest surnames in all of security: Todd Rockoff. (Sure, he’s no Roger Vigilance, but who is?) Todd’s the executive director of the HDcctv Alliance, who are advocates of High Definition CCTV, you’ll be shocked to know. This new technology aims to utilise broadcast quality HD images across standard coaxial cable, and looks like it could be an important alternative to megapixel IP CCTV. Here’s a short video of what he had to say. We’ll be running a full exclusive feature interview on I4S next week.

HDcctv Alliance is a non-profit, global consortium that manages specifications for high-definition closed-circuit television (HDcctv) as open industry standards. HDcctv Alliance has announced that it is now open for membership sign up. Alliance members can log into their Website and gain access to non-public Alliance information.