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Assessing CATV Bandwidth-Expansion Solutions Cost-Benefit Analysis of Spectrum Efficiency, Rate Shaping, PON, Switched Video, and MPEG-4 The demand for new services such as HDTV, VOD and gaming is pushing bandwidth limitations on CATV networks. Operators must find cost-effective ways of expanding the spectrum and bandwidth on their video networks without compromising service quality. A number of solutions have emerged that target passive network elements, video servers, encoding technology, access networks, and QAM modulation. This report from ABI Research examines a number of these solutions and provides a market assessment and cost-benefit analysis. The solutions evaluated in the research include rate shaping, expansion of CATV spectrum, node splitting, switched digital video, PON overlay, home-gateway bandwidth management, and MPEG-4 deployment. An assessment of the potential and actual market value, as well as a cost-benefit and return-on-investment analysis, is provided for each of these technologies. What Does This Report Answer? What is driving bandwidth constraints in CATV networks? How is CATV spectrum used in today’s networks? How will CATV spectrum allocation shift in the near future? How do operators pack TV channels into QAM bands? What is the comparative spectrum usage for analog, standard definition digital, HDTV, VOD, and other services? How will third-party services offered via broadband impact CATV bandwidth demand? What are likely solutions for improving CATV bandwidth efficiency? What are the costs of the various solutions? What are the channel gains for the various solutions? What are the potential and actual markets for the various solutions? Which solutions have the fastest return on investment? Which solutions have the best cost-benefit ratio? Which solutions provide the best overall return? Who Needs This Report? CATV operators Equipment vendors Subsystem vendors Chip makers CPE/STB vendors Content providers Financial industry Section 1. Executive Summary 1.1 The CATV Bandwidth Crunch 1.1.1 The CATV Operator Predicament 1.1.2 Service Drivers for More Bandwidth 1.2 The Market for Bandwidth Enhancement 1.3 Which Solution Is Best? Section 2. Cable Television Bandwidth Business Issues 2.1 Competition and Bandwidth Constraints 2.2 CATV Subscribers and Extent of Capacity Upgrades 2.2.1 Digital Subscribers and Bandwidth Upgrades 2.2.2 Growth in Homes Passed by Bandwidth Upgrades 2.3 CATV System Capabilities Today 2.3.1 Downstream Spectrum 2.3.2 Upstream Spectrum 2.3.3 Downstream Channels/Service Composition 2.4 The Future of CATV Bandwidth Demand 2.4.1 Emergence of New Services 2.4.1.1 Channel Growth 2.4.1.2 HDTV 2.4.1.3 On-Demand 2.4.1.4 Third-Party Services 2.4.1.5 Video Calls/Conferencing 2.4.1.6 Gaming 2.4.1.7 Business Services 2.4.2 Impact of New Services on Spectrum Section 3. Bandwidth-Expansion Solutions 3.1 Overview of Bandwidth-Expansion Solutions 3.2 Network Spectrum/Channel Expansion 3.2.1 Rate Shaping 3.2.2 Benefits and Costs 3.2.2.1 Solution Vendors and Deployments 3.2.3 HFC Bandwidth Upgrades 3.2.3.1 Technology Overview 3.2.3.2 HFC Bandwidth from 750 MHz to 870 MHz 3.2.3.3 HFC Bandwidth from 750 MHz to 1 GHz 3.2.3.4 HFC Bandwidth from 750 MHz to 1 GHz + Inexpensive Node Split 3.2.3.5 HFC Bandwidth from 750 MHz to 1 GHz + Expensive Node Split 3.2.3.6 Solution Vendors and Deployments 3.3 Switched-Video Technology 3.3.1 Technology and Cost Overview 3.3.2 Solution Vendors and Deployments 3.4 PON Overlay 3.4.1 Technology Overview 3.4.2 Solution Vendors and Deployments 3.5 CPE-Related Solutions 3.5.1 Home Gateway Bandwidth Management 3.5.1.1 Technology Overview 3.5.1.2 Solution Vendors and Deployments 3.5.2 MPEG-4 Compression 3.5.2.1 Technology Overview 3.5.2.2 Solution Vendors and Deployments 3.6 Other Bandwidth-Enhancement Options 3.6.1 Single and Dual-Pass Encoding 3.6.2 HFC Carrier Ethernet 3.6.3 DOCSIS 3.0 Section 4. Solution Market Forecasts 4.1 Methodology 4.2 Rate Shaping Forecast 4.2.1 Theoretical Forecast 4.2.2 Actual Forecast 4.30 750 MHz to 870 MHz Forecast 4.3.1 Theoretical Forecast 4.3.2 Actual Forecast 4.4 750 MHz to 1 GHz Forecast 4.4.1 Theoretical Forecast 4.4.2 Actual Forecast 4.5 750 MHz to 1 GHz + Inexpensive Node Split Forecast 4.5.1 Theoretical Forecast 4.5.2 Actual Forecast 4.6 750 MHz to 1 GHz + Expensive Node Split Forecast 4.6.1 Theoretical Forecast 4.6.2 Actual Forecast 4.7 Switched Digital Video Forecast 4.7.1 Theoretical Forecast 4.7.2 Actual Forecast 4.8 PON Overlay Forecast 4.8.1 Theoretical Forecast 4.8.2 Actual Forecast 4.9 Home Gateway Forecast 4.9.1 Theoretical Forecast 4.9.2 Actual Forecast 4.10 MPEG-4 Forecast 4.10.1 Theoretical Forecast 4.10.2 Actual Forecast 4.11 Total Bandwidth Upgrade Market Forecast Section 5. Cost Models for Solutions 5.1 Return on Investment Model 5.1.1 Methodology 5.1.2 Findings 5.2 Cost-Benefit Model 5.2.1 Methodology 5.2.2 Findings 5.3 Relative Cost Model 5.3.1 Methodology 5.3.2 Findings Section 6. Company List Section 7. Acronyms Sources and Methodology Notes Tables and Charts Total Market Value for CATV Bandwidth-Expansion Solutions CATV Subscribers (Total and Digital), World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 CATV Upgraded Homes Passed and Digital Subscribers, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 CATV Homes Passed: Upgraded and Not Upgraded, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Rate Shaping Theoretical Versus Actual Revenue, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 750 MHz to 870 MHz Theoretical Versus Actual Revenue 750 MHz to 1 GHz Theoretical Versus Actual Revenue, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 750 MHz to 1 GHz + Inexpensive Node Split Theoretical Versus Actual Revenue, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 750 MHz to 1 GHz + Expensive Node Split Theoretical Versus Actual Revenue, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Switched Digital Video Theoretical Versus Actual Revenue, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 PON Overlay Theoretical Versus Actual Revenue, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Home Gateway Theoretical Versus Actual Revenue, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 MPEG-4 Theoretical Versus Actual Revenue, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Annual CATV Bandwidth-Upgraded Homes Passed, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Percentage of Homes Passed with Upgraded Bandwidth, World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Downstream Spectrum Demands, Current-Day Benchmark Upstream Spectrum Demands, Current-Day Benchmark Downstream TV Channels, "Typical" 750 MHz 256 QAM CATV System Today Versus Future TV Channels and Capacity, Spectrum Comparison at 256 QAM Bandwidth-Expansion Solutions for Cable TV Networks, Selected Options Rate Shaping 64 to 256 QAM Market Value, Theoretical World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Rate Shaping 64 to 256 QAM Market Value, Actual World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 HFC Bandwidth 750 MHz to 870 MHz Market Value, Theoretical World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 HFC Bandwidth 750 MHz to 870 MHz Market Value, Actual World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 HFC Bandwidth 750 MHz to 1 GHz Market Value, Theoretical World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 HFC Bandwidth 750 MHz to 1 GHz Market Value, Actual World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 HFC Bandwidth to 1 GHz + Node Reduction (No Extra Costs) Market Value, Theoretical World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 HFC Bandwidth to 1 GHz + Node Reduction (No Extra Costs) Market Value, Actual World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 HFC Bandwidth to 1 GHz + Node Reduction (No Extra Costs) Market Value, Theoretical World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 HFC Bandwidth to 1 GHz + Node Reduction (No Extra Costs) Market Value, Actual World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Switched Digital Video Market Value, Theoretical World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Switched Digital Video Market Value, Actual World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 PON Overlay Market Value, Theoretical World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 PON Overlay Market Value, Actual World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Home Gateway Bandwidth Management Market Value, Theoretical World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Home Gateway Bandwidth Management Market Value, Actual World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Use of MPEG-4 Compression Market Value, Theoretical World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Use of MPEG-4 Compression Market Value, Actual World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Total Market Value for CATV Bandwidth-Expansion Solutions, Actual World Market Forecast: 2007 to 2012 Return on Investment Model, Months to Breakeven vCost-Benefit Model, Solutions Cost versus Channel Gain Relative Cost Model, Ratio of ROI Compounded by Cost-Benefit Analysis Bandwidth Efficiency of TeraPIX Solution

Report Code: RR-CTBW Purchase this product Email this page Number of Pages: 46 Number of Tables, Charts and Figures: 29 Deliverable Formats: Price: Login Release Date: 1Q 2007 Table of Contents: HTML Download Related Press Releases: 2007.11.02 2007.08.14 2007.01.16 Research Report Worldwide DVR Market Analysis Cable Television Infrastructure Worldwide Set-Top Box Markets: CATV, DBS, IP, DTT Video-on-Demand Evolution to IP and Ad-Insertion

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