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An improved outlook for the global construction industry and a trend away from wired to wireless will spur the growth in the global market currently worth $2.5 billion, says IMS Research.

The survey backs up opinions expressed by a number of manufacturers to Security Installer magazine at this year's IFSEC that wireless will be the future for the alarm industry thanks to its new reliability.

Says the survey findings: "Wireless products have been in the market for a number of years but initially failed to make any significant impact with high levels of unreliability to blame. However more recently the prospects for wireless alarm products have been more encouraging.

"Significant technology improvements have been made which have resulted in a ramp-up phase for wireless intruder alarms as these products are increasingly accepted by the market.鈥�

The majority of suppliers have entered the market with an internal motion PIR sensor, says the survey. The success of these products has encouraged suppliers to include products such as wireless dual technology sensors and breakglass detectors. However PIR intrusion sensors will account for 83.1 per cent of the world wireless intrusion sensor market to 2009.

IMS says shipments of both wireless sensors and self contained wireless intruder alarm panels will more than double over the next five years. IMS analyst and report author Paul Everett said: "Security installers have really got behind the wireless alarm products".