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As far as the security
category goes, I think the
industry will continue to
see video surveillance trend
upwards throughout the
remainder of 2021. With an
increase in home improvements
and the desire to keep
the home safe for the whole
family, consumers rely on
video surveillance devices to
give them a consistent view
of the activities happening
both inside and outside
the home. The adoption of
video surveillance systems
also allows consumers to
self-monitor their home if
they choose, without having
to rely on professional monitoring
personnel.
Television displays have
been in high demand and
I expect this trend will
continue through 2021. With
constant improvements to
video quality and size upgrades
available, consumers
are looking to displays to accompany
their home theater
audio upgrades. According
to the recently released
PowerHouse Alliance white
paper, 15% of vendors expect
8K displays to impact the
market in 2021.
YODZIS: We are excited
to see 5G begin to roll
out. It has been talked and
speculated about for so long,
and we are finally there. We
believe 5G will revolutionize
the connected world and
should provide tremendous
opportunity to our industry
in ways we, currently, can't
even imagine.
WHINNA: Networking
continues to be an important
category as bandwidth demand
continues to increase.
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Distributors experienced accelerated activity across all home technology categories over the
past year, including security, surveillance, whole-house audio and outdoor entertainment.
While employees will be
brought back into an office
environment it will be only
for part of their work week
so reliable internet service
in the home will continue to
be in demand. Home AV has
been an extremely strong
category showing no signs
of decreasing. All categories
are showing strong growth;
speakers, receivers, TVs and
projectors.
APPLEBY: Over the past
year, we saw accelerated
activity across all home technology
categories. Initially,
work from home solutions
were most prevalent, but
soon after, we saw residential
video, whole house audio
and outdoor entertainment
categories in significant
demand. With the increase in
home technologies, we saw
a strong correlation for more
robust home networking
solutions. This momentum
continued through the first
quarter, and we expect it to
follow through the second
half of 2021.
Since early 2020, we have
made three acquisitions to
help drive continued growth
across these markets. We
added Herman Pro AV and
Shoreview Distribution to
expand our presence in the
Pro AV market, and acquired
Norfolk Wire & Electronics
to expand our offering in
the Data Communications
market.
These acquisitions provide
ADI with new products
from key industry brands,
greenfield branch locations, a
unique Pro AV subcontracting
services offering model,
and more. And with our
branch footprint, scale and
resources, we can provide
unparalleled access to our
newly acquired brands.
" We believe
5G will
revolutionize
the connected
world and
should provide
tremendous
opportunity. "
-John Yodzis,
DOW Technologies
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