Border-security businessNew report assesses opportunities in the border security market

Published 8 December 2010

A new report assess business opportunities presented by business security — what the research firm calls “one of the most exciting emerging markets within the global defense and security marketplace”; the report examines the commercial prospects for companies involved in supplying products ranging from integrated networks of video surveillance cameras and radar systems to unmanned platforms in the air and on the ground

Reportlinker.com announced that a new market research report is now available in its catalogue: The report — The Border Security Market 2010-2020: UAVs, UGVs & Perimeter Surveillance Systems — assesses the business opportunities presented by what the research firm calls “one of the most exciting emerging markets within the global defense and security marketplace.”

The study examines the regional markets and submarkets for border security products and services, as well as assessing the factors that are driving sales growth around the world. The firm’s analysis has concluded that worldwide spending on border security products and services will reach $15.8 billion in 2010.

The report examines the commercial prospects for companies involved in supplying products ranging from integrated networks of video surveillance cameras and radar systems to unmanned platforms in the air and on the ground. The analytical report defines the current state of the global border security market and discusses its potential for growth from 2010 onward, with detailed sales forecasting carried out at global, regional and submarket levels.

The report offers an analysis of the combination of drivers and restraints that result in increasing sales. The report also examines the most promising areas of technological development that are likely to affect procurement decisions over the forecast period.

Some of the questions the report answers:

  • Which regional border security marketplaces offer the most significant growth opportunities?
  • What are the prospects for European and North American defense and security companies seeking business opportunities in the Middle East?
  • How is spending on different types of border security technology likely to be affected as government budgets come under intense pressure?
  • What is the status of the Secure Border Initiative Network (SBInet) or “virtual fence” along the U.S.-Mexico border?
  • To what extent is public opinion driving government policy on border security?
  • What effect is the economic downturn having on illegal immigration?

The report also offers a review of significant border security contracting activity. The research firm says that in addition to drawing on a rich combination of official corporate and governmental announcements, media reports, policy documents, and industry statements, the report also relies on a gathering of unique expert opinion from experienced industry figures which are not available elsewhere.