| IP-based set-top box market taking off |
Oct. 23, 2003
Last week's ITU conference in Geneva demonstrated that the telecommunications companies and broadband providers have more viable choices than ever before to compete against cable's "triple play" of video, voice, and data. The Internet Protocol (IP) set-top box (STB) market, still small compared to the size of the digital cable STB market, is ready to take off. Technology research firm ABI estimates that the market for IP STBs will grow at a rate 6 times faster than that for digital cable STBs in the next 3 years, worldwide.
IP-based video delivery has all the right ingredients in place to become mainstream and compete against the incumbent cable and satellite providers. "Intel and Microsoft, the two biggest bellwethers in the technological arena, are currently expressing interest and offering products to target the IP-based video distribution market," explains Vamsi Sistla, ABI senior analyst. "With this, the telco and broadband providers are bound to see the light at the end of the tunnel that started with Internet streaming more than 5 years back -- with rudimentary data rates and a broadband subscriber base many times less than present date numbers."
Unlike the previous IP-based video services, the present generation of services and offerings focus on the TV instead of the PC as the delivering platform. It has taken a good number of years for the industry to realize that the PC can neither overshadow TV's positional advantage -- nor permanently distract its loyalists.
ABI's new study, "The Rise of IP Set Top Boxes: Broadband Video, Technologies and Market Forecasts," focuses on the rise of broadband video equipment and service markets; possible service models, IP STBs features and trends, broadband VOD service offerings, and advanced digital services are discussed in detail. This report also addresses the growth rates of cable VOD vs. broadband VOD markets, worldwide, as PVR, VOD and PPV will play significant roles in the success of broadband video markets in the future. Detailed worldwide shipments, ASP and revenue forecasts for 2002 through 2008 are provided.
Copyright © 2003, Allied Business Intelligence Inc. (ABI). All rights reserved. Reproduced by DeviceForge.com with permission.
(Click here for further information)
|
|
|
7 Advantages of D2D Backup
For decades, tape has been the backup medium of choice. But, now, disk-to-disk (D2D) backup is gaining in favor. Learn why you should make the move in this whitepaper.
4 Legal Reasons to Control Internet Access
The Internet is obviously a valuable resource for many organizations. However, many are exposed to legal liability concerns because they fail to control Internet access. Learn if you're safe in this white paper.
Rapidly Resolve J2EE Application Problems
Whether you are in the process of building J2EE applications or have J2EE applications already running in production, you must ensure that they deliver the expected ROI. Learn how in this white paper.
Load Testing 2.0 for Web 2.0
There are many unknowns in stress testing Web 2.0 applications. Find out how to test the performance of Web 2.0 in this white paper.
Build Better Games Online
For the game infrastructure providers, life is complex. Making money from games has become more complicated. Why? Find out in this white paper.
Building a Virtual Infrastructure from Servers to Storage
This white paper discusses the virtual storage solutions that reduce cost, increase storage utilization, and address the challenges of backing up and restoring Server environments.
Gaining Faster Wireless Connections with WiMAX
Welcome to what is quickly becoming the hyperconnected world where anything that would benefit from being connected to the network will be connected. Learn more in this white paper.
Is Your Desktop a Security Threat?
The new wave of sophisticated crimeware not only targets specific companies, but also targets desktops and laptops as backdoor entryways into those business’ operations and resources. Learn how to stay safe in this white paper.
Increasing SAN Reliability by 100 Percent
Storage area networks (SAN) are a strong part of storage plans. Learn how to increase your reliability and uptime by 100 percent in this case study.
|
|
|
|
|
news feed
