Uniview

Uniview
Native name
宇视
IndustryVideo surveillance
Founded2005
Headquarters
Hangzhou
Key people
Hermit Zhang (CEO)
ProductsIP cameras
RevenueIncrease CN¥6.073 billion (2021)[1]
OwnerChina Transinfo
Websitewww.uniview.com Edit this at Wikidata

Uniview (Chinese: 宇视; abbreviated as UNV[2]), also known as Uniview Technologies,[3] short for Zhejiang Uniview Technologies Co., Ltd.,[4] is a Chinese[5] video surveillance manufacturer[6] founded in 2005,[7] with headquarters in Hangzhou.[8] The company was previously invested in[9] and owned by[10] American private investment firm Bain Capital.[11]

Uniview specializes in surveillance equipment,[12] including IP cameras[13] and network video recorders.[14] In December 2011,[15] its video surveillance unit[16] was bought from Hewlett-Packard[17] by a fund affiliated with Bain Capital.[18] Since 2012, Uniview has been selling "public safety" solutions to the Chinese government in the Tibet Autonomous Region.[19] The company's total revenue in 2021 amounted to 6.073 billion yuan.[1]

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