JVC 2010 Annual Report Download - page 15

JVC KENWOOD Holdings, Inc. 13
JVC’s surveillance cameras and Kenwood’s NEXEDGE
®
are fused in a total system solution for wireless communication
By fusing image compression technology by JVC and the narrow-band (12.5kHz/6.25kHz) digital wireless transfer technology of Kenwood,
this system enables verbal communication and the transmission of sharp images.
When using this system for the monitoring of waterways, railways and airports, users can confirm onsite conditions as if they were there.
IP network
NEXEDGE® Digital System
NEXEDGE® Radios
NEXEDGE® Radios Image encoder
NEXEDGE® Digital System
Access JVC CCTV camera at area you want to observe
Images are transmitted to a PC and displayed
with proprietary image viewing software
The transmission of the sound & still image
The Professional Systems business consists of Kenwoodʼs
wireless equipment segment, including land mobile radio,
amateur radios and specific power-saving transceivers, and
JVCʼs business solutions segment centering on professional AV
equipment and systems.
The Land Mobile Radio business boasts the worldʼs second
largest market share. It supplies highly reliable professional
radio terminals and systems for the public safety sector (police
and fire departments), the public service sector (electricity,
water and gas), and the private sector (railways, buses, hotels
and plants), particularly in overseas markets. Affected by
the economic crisis, orders received were sluggish mainly for
products for the public safety market in the U.S., which is the
largest market. However, sales of NEXEDGE®, a digital radio
that JVC Kenwood originally developed, increased sharply for
railway companies in the U.S. and private-sector markets in
Europe, Asia and other regions. Consequently, this business
remained profitable.
The business solutions segment supplies security cameras,
professional-use audio equipment and facilities, video cameras,
monitors and ID printers chiefly to private-sector markets. The
recovery in demand for these products was delayed, hurt by
a freeze on private-sector capital spending both in Japan and
abroad amid the economic crisis. However, the profit and loss
of this segment improved at a faster pace than estimated earlier
mainly thanks to the effects of previous structural reforms.
In future, in the Land Mobile Radio business, we will strive
to increase sales of digital, professional-use radio, centering
on NEXEDGE®. We will do this by taking advantage of the
transition period from analog to digital. In addition, we will
expand the domain of this business from the supply of radio
terminals to the supply of system solutions, with Zetron, Inc.,
a U.S. radio communications system company, as the core.
Furthermore, we will expand our business in Japan, China, Asia
and Europe, and create a new driving force for growth.
The business solutions segment will enhance its
technology-based marketing and shift from the individual
hardware business to the solution business that integrates
products, content and services. It will also expand proprietary
products and services which make the most use of the video
technology and the image compression technology. These
technologies realize four to eight times the resolution of Hi-
Vision. It will also utilize the 3D image technology that converts
2D images into high-precision 3D images on a real-time basis.
The segment will also endeavor to expand and enhance
operations by actively working on cooperation and alliance
with other companies.
In addition, through integrated management of Kenwoodʼs
land mobile radio segment and JVCʼs business solutions
segment, we will aim to share the two companiesʼ resources,
such as sales networks, expand the Professional Systems
business and strengthen its competitiveness. At the same time,
we will create a new business in response to the expansion in
the public safety and security markets by commercializing a
wireless transmission system for surveillance camera images
that combines both companiesʼ technologies and know-how.
ProHD Memory Card Camera Recorder, the worldʼs
first professional memory card camera recorder to
support native QuickTine (for Final Cut Pro) file format
recording onto SDHC media card
Customers can choose a camera that is suitable for their
purpose, system and location. The latest security video
camera line-up (32 models) can be used for versatile
surveillance applications.
Digital Land Mobile Radio “NEXEDGE®”
for the Business & Industry sector