Notably, nine video surveillance equipment manufacturers have joined the HEVC Advance program as Licensees, ranging from three of the world’s largest video surveillance equipment makers to specialized developers of security software and imaging systems. Dahua Technology, Hikvision, and Uniview together account for a significant share of global surveillance equipment shipments, and their participation alone marks a meaningful expansion of HEVC Advance into the professional security market. Rounding out the group are A Paul Software Systems Pvt. Ltd., Apec Systems Ltd., Cupola360 Inc., TIGERSECU, Inc., Sanchar Link Telecom Pvt Ltd, and Wireless Tsukamoto Co., Ltd. The breadth of this group reflects how thoroughly HEVC has become the video compression standard of choice across the surveillance industry, from large-scale infrastructure deployments to specialized security applications.