Increased regulation, cameras become platforms, central data under human control, issues of sovereignty and sobriety are redefining the market.
In France, the number of video protection cameras deployed in public spaces is estimated at 90,000. For the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights, this volume far exceeds human viewing capacities. On the networks, the situation is just as edifying. Inbound traffic at major Internet service providers reached 50.8 Tbit/s at the end of 2024, up 9.2% year-on-year. Electronic security no longer only produces images, it above all feeds a massive flow of data that is constantly growing. 4 key trends are reshaping this market by 2030.
A radical recomposition of the landscape
French electronic security has long been perceived as an equipment market. But this sector is changing in nature. Regulation, digitalization of uses and the rise of artificial intelligence are now combined. In this new landscape, data, compliance and industrial anchoring are reshaping the value chain by 2030:
1. Security enters the all-regulatory era
Private security no longer evolves within a stable normative framework. The European regulation on artificial intelligence came into force on August 1, 2024. Very strict, it adds additional requirements for high-risk systems. At the same time, the CNIL updated in November 2024 its rules relating to video protection and the GDPR. This detailed arsenal reinforces the transparency and data management obligations of the various stakeholders.
Control is intensifying. The National Council for Private Security Activities carried out 1,984 checks in 2024, an increase of 12% compared to 2022. The sector represents 181,000 agents and 12,500 companies, subject to increased surveillance. Compliance no longer concerns only the equipment, but the entire system: installation, operation, conservation of images and supervision of operators. This movement professionalizes the market. It also acts as a barrier to entry. But above all it creates a strategic tension: in an international context where certain players operate within less constrained frameworks, the speed of innovation is not homogeneous.
2. The camera becomes a platform
The disruption is also technological. The camera is no longer a differentiating product; it becomes an access point to a digital service. The systems connect to networks, integrate with IT infrastructures and are controlled remotely. The user interface now takes precedence over the case. This platformization transforms skills. The installation logic gives way to supervision logic, software updates and cloud integration. The line between physical security and connected systems is blurring.
Cybersecurity is part of the equation. In 2024, ANSSI processed 4,386 security events, up 15% year-on-year. More than half of the operations high commitment cyber defense concerns the exploitation of vulnerabilities on equipment at the edge of information systems. The security devices themselves become exhibition surfaces.
3. Data takes power, humans keep control
The value no longer lies only in the equipment, but in the flows it generates. Images, event logs and usage data are now sensitive assets. Artificial intelligence makes it possible to extract signals: detection of anomalies, prioritization of alerts and optimization of interventions.
But automation has its limits. AI systems now fall under a structured European framework. Their deployment therefore involves traceability, risk assessment and human supervision. The critical decision remains arbitrated by an operator. France is nevertheless moving forward within a protective framework, stricter than in other regions of the world. This choice may slow down certain uses, but it structures a model where security is not dissociated from public freedoms.
4. Sovereignty and sobriety become industrial imperatives
The transformation is also energetic and industrial. In 2024, theFrench electricity consumption stood at 449.2 TWh. THE data centers represent around 10 TWh per year in France, and could reach between 23 and 28 TWh by 2035 depending on RTE. The rise of digital infrastructures makes sobriety essential.
Connected security systems are part of this expanding energy ecosystem. At the same time, data hosting and infrastructure location are becoming strategic subjects. Digital sovereignty now conditions access to the most sensitive markets.
By 2030, French electronic security will no longer be an equipment market, but a regulated, digital and industrial system. Its competitiveness will depend as much on its capacity for innovation as on its mastery of compliance, data and its strategic anchoring.
