Overview
A common gas station chain operating 58 distributed locations across the country faced growing challenges with its legacy video surveillance system. Rising security risks, increasing compliance demands, and the complexities of managing dispersed infrastructure led the chain to seek a modern solution. And cloud-based surveillance implementing was one of the variants to choose.
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In partnership with a national telecom operator, the chain deployed a cloud-based video surveillance solution powered by the Aipix software platform. This project aimed to provide real-time monitoring, AI-based video analytics, and cost-effective centralized security, all without the need for costly on-site hardware maintenance or complicated siloed systems.
The Challenges Driving Transformation
With each of 58 gas stations running 20 to 30 cameras, managing local infrastructure became complex, costly, and inefficient.
Several key challenges within the existing security infrastructure prompted the gas station chain to seek a cloud-based solution:
1.Fragmented Surveillance Systems
Each gas station had its own isolated video surveillance setup, making it difficult for the central team to manage or monitor the entire network from a single point. The lack of a unified view often led to delayed responses to security incidents.
2. High Operational and Maintenance Costs
Each site required dedicated local equipment such as DVRs or NVRs, leading to expensive maintenance and servicing costs. Frequent hardware failures added to the growing costs, requiring ongoing technician visits for troubleshooting and repairs.
3. Limited Scalability
As the gas station chain planned to expand, it became increasingly difficult to scale the surveillance infrastructure. New sites required significant time and resources to integrate into the existing system, and adding more cameras to an already stretched infrastructure posed logistical challenges.
4. Growing Security Risks
The rise in criminal activities, including theft and vandalism, as well as safety hazards like fire, necessitated the deployment of a more robust, proactive monitoring system. The need for advanced video analytics that could detect suspicious activities in real time became critical.
5. Compliance and Reporting Requirements
Regulatory bodies were placing greater emphasis on maintaining secure environments, especially concerning health, safety, and fire hazard detection. The legacy system lacked automated compliance reporting, creating challenges during audits.
6. Difficulty in Monitoring Remote Locations
Many of the gas stations were located in remote or hard-to-reach areas, making it challenging for on-site security teams to effectively monitor and respond to incidents without high travel costs or delays.
The business required a flexible, scalable, and secure solution to deploy video surveillance across its distributed gas stations. Instead of relying on traditional Video Management Systems (VMS), the telecom operator addressed this need by adopting the powerful Aipix platform as a cloud-based video control service, delivering enhanced functionality and efficiency across all locations.
Solution: Aipix Cloud-Based Surveillance as the Enabler
The national telecom operator chose Aipix VAS Platform as the core software platform to build a cloud-based video surveillance system for the chain of 58 gas stations across the country. Aipix delivered a robust foundation for a multi-tenant, scalable, and low-maintenance video monitoring system and a fast, streamlined implementation, allowing the gas station chain to build a future-proof security system that met both current and evolving needs.
How Aipix Cloud-Based Video Surveillance Solution Delivered:
- Cloud-Native Deployment, that eliminated the need for on-site servers at each station.
- Multi-Tenant Architecture, which allows separate access and control for each location while enabling centralized oversight.
- Mass Provisioning aimed to integrate all cameras across all 58 stations onboarded quickly and efficiently.
- AI-Powered Video Analytics to ensure automated detection of fire, intrusion, loitering, and other threats.
- Cost-Effective Scaling Solution that decreases the need for a large on-site security team, cutting operational expenses significantly.
- Minimal Customization Needed meaning the gas station chain did not require extensive customization or re-engineering of its current infrastructure. This saved valuable time and resources, enabling a quick 6-month implementation period.
- Seamless Integration of Existing Cameras instead of needing to replace all hardware. Aipix as a vendor-agnostic platform is able to import and connect cameras from multiple manufacturers, ensuring that the gas station chain could leverage their current investments without costly upgrades.
- Cloud-Based Deployment for Speed and Scalability transition to a cloud-based video management system (VMS) without the need for complex, on-site hardware setups at each location requiring heavy on-site equipment or IT resources.
- Future-Proof Security with built-in support for access control, public Wi-Fi management, and even advanced analytics. The system is ready to grow alongside the business. For example, as security needs evolve, the chain could incorporate smart access systems or visitor management solutions without disrupting the existing setup.
- Easy-to-Manage Centralized Control that enables business administrator to monitor and manage all 58 locations from a single centralized dashboard, reducing the need for on-site security teams. Real-time alerts, AI-driven video analytics, and intuitive reporting tools make it easier to manage large-scale operations effectively and efficiently.
Impact & Results After Cloud-Based Video Surveillance Providing
As a result the project business impact is estimated:
| Metric | Result |
| Number of Sites Covered | 58 |
| Cameras Managed | ~1,400 across all locations |
| Maintenance Cost Reduction | ~45% |
| Response Time Improvement | 3× faster |
| Analytics-Driven Alerts | Fire, intrusion, loitering, and more |
| Implementation Period | 6 months (from planning to full deployment) |
| Forecasted ROI | Up to 30 months from deployment, with significant cost savings in the first 12 months |
Among the other results from cloud-based surveillance adopting:
- Centralized Remote Control with reduced overhead and improved system management.
- Improved Service on Gas Stations
- Better Business Insights and Data Analytics
- Improved Security Posture via Real-time alerts and AI detection, that enhance the ability to respond to incidents quickly and effectively.
- Simplified Operations, for example, on-site server maintenance, with everything monitored and managed from the cloud.
Conclusion:
Summarizing the cloud-based surveillance case study, we can say that the national telecom operator solution leveraging Aipix successfully delivered a complex, large-scale video surveillance deployment across 58 gas station sites, with real-time monitoring, reduced operational costs, and smart analytics. The project showcases how Aipix empowers telecom providers to offer next-gen video surveillance as a service — scalable, secure, and hassle-free for a wide range of businesses of different scale and complexity.
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