January 12, 2026 — Axis Communications introduced its next generation of intelligent security products, built around its ARTPEC-9 system-on-chip, at Intersec Dubai 2026.
What happened
The ARTPEC-9 chip underpins improved AI-powered analytics, sharper detection of smaller objects, stronger on-device cybersecurity and support for the AV1 video-encoding standard, which reduces bandwidth and storage requirements compared with earlier codecs. Axis said additional ARTPEC-9-based cameras, including bispectral and thermal models, would reach distribution through 2026.
Why it matters
Moving more AI analytics processing onto the camera chip itself, rather than a central server, reduces bandwidth needs and can improve response latency for detection-based alerts, a design direction most major video-surveillance manufacturers are now pursuing in parallel.
Security and infrastructure impact
As edge-AI camera chips become standard across major manufacturers, buyers evaluating video-surveillance systems should weigh on-device analytics accuracy and cybersecurity hardening as core purchasing criteria rather than treating them as premium add-ons.
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