The Security market is arguably the largest M2M segment to date, primarily with the adoption of wireless technology based on antiquated analog cellular and proprietary data networks. Most of these security applications have been designed to eliminate fixed line services to transmit alarm information to an alarm company. But, the shutdown of the analog networks in 2008, coupled with customer demand for higher value services including video monitoring is driving rapid migration to flexible digital network approaches.

According to ABI Research, the North American market for home security systems will reach almost 10 million devices by 2010. However, the real growth in Security will shift to digital wireless as the preferred network technology as the legacy networks are retired and new security applications drive the bandwidth requirement far beyond that supported on those older networks.

Beyond basic alarm monitoring, new capabilities are being added to enhance and improve security solutions. The use of video and still picture transmission allows alarm and security companies to view a location, in real-time, prior to taking action. This allows false alarms to be disregarded without incurring the cost of going to the location as well as avoiding false law enforcement dispatch. And, user interaction with home or business security systems, via any mobile device, will allow for notifications to a mobile phone as well as remote user control.