Why System Integrators Are Facing The Heat In 2025

Why CCTV System Integrators Are Facing the Heat in 2025

The recent STQC (Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification) mandate, while being a welcome step to ensure quality and security going forward, has added new pressure on system integrators—pressure that’s not always visible to clients.

Palki Sharama of Firstpost has also highlighted this problem.
The video can be found at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyu7AwDs6tA

The Challenges System Integrators Face

🔸 Limited Supply
The list of STQC-certified CCTV models is still small, and many top-tier global brands are missing. This severely limits the ability of system integrators to design optimal, scalable solutions—especially for complex installations.

🔸 Unstable Pricing
Due to constrained supply and high demand for certified products, prices are highly volatile. This makes it difficult to freeze budgets, offer long-term rate commitments, or predict lead times accurately.

🔸 Low Client Awareness
Many clients remain unaware of this regulatory change and its impact. As a result, there’s a gap between expectations (brand, timeline, features) and what is legally compliant and practically available.

🔸 Compliance vs. Delivery Dilemma
Integrators are increasingly stuck between ensuring compliance with law and delivering within client-imposed timelines. This affects not just procurement but also project approvals and AMC cycles.

What We Need From Clients

  • Engage us early in your planning process. Last minute decisions from the client-side hurt us as well as the clients’ chances of getting the best possible solution
  • Be open to flexibility in brand selection and timelines. This makes project implementation smoother.
  • Trust your chosen System Integrators:  Your SI needs be compliant as well as ensure quick execution. Lack of faith in your integrator acts like pressing the brake and the accelerator at the same time.

At Cebex, we combine 25+ years of integration expertise with real-time market insights. We continue to do our best to help clients stay secure—and compliant.

Let’s build smarter, safer, and more realistic systems together.

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