2023年1月26日

如果你住在法國，想在家裏安裝一個安全係統，你沒有太多的選擇。你可以聯係Verisure和Homiris這樣的家庭安全公司。但你最終要為長期合同支付昂貴的訂閱費。你也可以購買自己的安全攝像頭和連接的傳感器。但是，在這種情況下，沒有人會為你監視你的家。Qiara希望通過現場代理來現代化老式的家庭安全市場。該公司希望通過其網站直接向終端客戶銷售安全產品和訂閱服務，而不需要任何長期承諾。用戶首先從公司自己的產品組合中選擇他們需要的安全產品。Qiara銷售相機、門傳感器、鍵盤、警報器和運動傳感器。之後，用戶可以每月支付29.99歐元使用在線代理服務。 If an alarm goes off, the monitoring agent tries to call you and checks the video feed from the security camera. If you don’t answer the phone and there’s something suspicious going on, the company will call the police for you. The company gives you a €10 discount on your subscription fee for the first year. There’s also a cheaper subscription for customers who don’t need 24/7 monitoring — but that defeats the purpose of the service. In addition to the keypad, Qiara offers a mobile app that lets you trigger the alarm and look at the live video feed from the security cameras. You can configure your system so that it is automatically turned off when your phone is around thanks to Bluetooth. You can also enable a privacy shutter when you’re at home so that the security camera isn’t filming your family. All modules work with batteries except the security camera. If there is a power or network failure, Qiara can still protect your home thanks to Sigfox network support. Founded by Alexis Bidinot, a former executive at Iliad, the company has decided to design its connected devices in house. In many ways, Qiara looks a bit like SimpliSafe in the U.S. By default, you set up the security modules yourself and then you’re good to go — it’s a DIY home security system. So let’s see if Qiara can start from scratch and capture some market share in the home security market in France.