Telco Video Infrastructure

Analysis of IP Video Encoders, Servers, and Other Headend Equipment in Telecom Networks



In this study, ABI Research tackles business issues surrounding the deployment of telecom video solutions and the IP video technology that underlies it. The report details vendor activity – from contracts to business plans to mergers and acquisitions – along with emerging operations decisions that telecom video providers must make regarding competitive threats, revenue leveraging, and service integration.

The report includes analysis of subscriber growth for telecom video networks along with service revenue growth. On the equipment side, there are forecasts for headend and middleware solutions, along with contract and market-share information for equipment vendors.


What Does This Report Answer?
  • How fast is Telco TV growing?
  • What are the revenue drivers for Telco TV service?
  • What competition are telecom operators facing from cable, satellite, terrestrial, and other operators?
  • How are vendors repositioning themselves to deal with merger and acquisition activity?
  • What are major equipment vendors’ plans in the IP video arena?
  • How will companies that recently acquired VOD technology integrate those systems into their broader platforms?
  • What are trends in headend deployments?
  • What is the value of the market for headend equipment?
  • What companies have leading market share for headend equipment?
  • Which vendors are winning contracts -- and with whom?
  • Where is telecom video activity taking place?
Who Needs This Report?
  • Telecom operators
  • Competing video operators
  • Headend equipment vendors
  • Sub-System vendors
  • STB/CPE manufacturers
  • Financial community


Section 1.
Executive Summary
1.1 The Growing Telco TV Market
1.1.1 Competing Video Technologies
1.2 Emerging Business Issues for Telco TV
1.2.1 Content Control
1.2.2 Network PVR Development
1.2.3 Video on Demand
1.2.4 Tapping the Rural Market
1.3 The IP Video Headend and Related Equipment

Section 2.
Growth of Telco TV and Competition
2.1 The Changing Multi-Channel Video Industry
2.2 Telco TV Subscriber Growth
2.2.1 Subscriber Numbers
2.2.2 Telco TV Delivery — Access Type
2.3 The Competition — Gauging Pay-TV Growth for Other Platforms
2.3.1 CATV Subscriber Growth
2.3.2 DBS Subscriber Growth
2.3.3 DTT Subscriber Growth
2.3.4 Other Competitors

Section 3.
Business Issues
3.1 The IP Video Business Model
3.2 Generating Revenue from IP Video Services
3.2.1 Overall Telco TV Revenue
3.2.2 Telco TV Revenue by Service
3.2.2.1 Telco TV Basic Video Revenue
3.2.2.2 Telco TV Premium Video Revenue
3.2.2.3 Telco TV VOD Revenue
3.2.2.4 Telco TV PVR Revenue
3.2.2.5 Telco TV Gaming Revenue
3.2.2.6 Other Telco TV Interactive Revenue
3.3 Content Control and Distribution
3.4 Reaching Customers — Beyond the STB
3.5 Vendor Business Activity
3.5.1 Tapping the Rural Market
3.5.1.1 Falcon Communications: IP/Complete
3.5.1.2 SES Americom: IP-PRIME
3.5.1.3 Eagle Broadband: IPTVComplete
3.5.2 The Emerging VOD Business Model
3.5.3 Recent VOD Acquisitions
3.5.4 Developing the End-to-End Solution
3.5.5 Microsoft and Alcatel: A Broken Partnership?
3.6 nPVR: Moving Forward Despite Legal Battles
3.7 IP Video Services Are Not Invincible
3.7.1 Pioneering IPTV and Interactive Services
3.7.2 Kingston’s Network Considerations
3.7.3 Broadcast Partnerships
3.7.4 Lessons for IPTV Operators
3.8 IP Video Equipment Contracts: 2006
3.8.1 Asia-Pacific Contracts: 2006
3.8.2 North America Contracts: 2006
3.8.3 Latin America Contracts: 2006
3.8.4 Western Europe Contracts: 2006
3.8.5 Eastern Europe Contracts: 2006
3.8.6 Middle East/Africa Contracts: 2006
3.9 IP Video Operator-Vendor Relationships
3.9.1 Asia-Pacific Operator-Vendor Relationships
3.9.2 North America Operator-Vendor Relationships
3.9.3 Latin America Operator-Vendor Relationships
3.9.4 Western Europe Operator-Vendor Relationships
3.9.5 Eastern Europe Operator-Vendor Relationships
3.9.6 Middle East/Africa Operator-Vendor Relationships

Section 4.
IP Headend Video-Equipment Market Analysis
4.1 Methodology
4.2 IP Video Headends
4.2.1 Headend Growth
4.2.2 Master Headends
4.2.3 Sub-Headends
4.3 Receivers
4.4 Encoders
4.4.1 Encoder Market Share and Contracts
4.4.2 Transcoder Market
4.5 Video Servers
4.5.1 Video-Server Streams
4.5.2 Video Server Counts
4.5.3 Video-Server Market Value
4.5.4 Video-Server Market Share and Contracts
4.5.5 Types of Video Servers
4.6 Ad-Insertion Equipment
4.6.1 Commercial Ad Servers
4.6.2 Commercial Ad Splicers

Section 5.
Related Solutions Market Analysis
5.1 Methodology
5.2 Middleware/Application Layer Market Analysis
5.3 Systems Integration

Section 6.
Company List


Section 7.
Acronyms


Sources and Methodology

Notes
Tables and Charts
  • Pay-TV Subscribers by Platform World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • IP Video Equipment Revenue World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV Homes Passed, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV Homes Passed, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV Subscribers, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV Subscribers, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • DSLTelco TV Subscribers, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • DSLTelco TV Subscribers, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • FiberTelco TV Subscribers, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • FiberTelco TV Subscribers, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Cable TV Subscribers, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • DBS Subscribers, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • DTT Subscribers, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV Subscriber Video ARPU, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV Subscriber Revenue, Total, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV Basic-Service Revenue, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV Premium-Service Revenue, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV VOD Service Revenue, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV PVR Service Revenue, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV Gaming Service Revenue, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Telco TV Other Interactive Service Revenue, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Public Telco TV Equipment Contracts: Selected Operators, Asia-Pacific: 2006
  • Public Telco TV Equipment Contracts: Selected Operators, North America: 2006
  • Public Telco TV Equipment Contracts: Selected Operators, Latin America: 2006
  • Public Telco TV Equipment Contracts: Selected Operators, Western Europe: 2006
  • Public Telco TV Equipment Contracts: Selected Operators, Eastern Europe: 2006
  • Public Telco TV Equipment Contracts: Selected Operators, Middle East/Africa: 2006
  • Operator-Vendor Relationships, Asia-Pacific
  • Operator-Vendor Relationships, North America
  • Operator-Vendor Relationships, Latin America
  • Operator-Vendor Relationships, Western Europe
  • Operator-Vendor Relationships, Eastern Europe
  • Operator-Vendor Relationships, Middle East/Africa
  • Headends, Total, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Headends, Total, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Master Headends, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Master Headends, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Sub Headends, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Sub Headends, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Receiver Channels, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Receiver Channels, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Receivers, ASP, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Receivers, Market Value, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Encoder Channels, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Encoder Channels, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Encoders, ASP, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Encoders, Market Value, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Encoders, Vendor Market Share, World Market: 2006
  • Encoder Contracts, World Market: 2006
  • Transcoded Channels, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Transcoded Channels, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Transcoders, Average Channel Price, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Transcoders, Market Value, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Video Server Streams, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Video Server Streams, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Video Servers, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Greenfield Video Servers, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Growth Video Servers, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Video Servers, Average Stream Price, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Video Servers, Market Value, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Video Servers, Vendor Market Share, World Market: 2006
  • Video Server Contracts, World Market: 2006
  • Video Servers Used for Broadcast, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Video Servers Used for VOD, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Video Servers Used for nPVR, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Commercial Ad Server Channels, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Commercial Ad Server Channels, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Commercial Ad Servers, Average Stream Price, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Commercial Ad Servers, Market Value, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Commercial Ad Splicers, Cumulative, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Commercial Ad Splicers, Annual, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Commercial Ad Splicers, ASP, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • Commercial Ad Splicers, Market Value, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • IP Video Application Layer/Middleware, Market Value, World Market: 2005 to 2012
  • IP Video Application Layer/Middleware, Vendor Market Share, World Market: 2006
  • IP Video Application Layer/Middleware Contracts, World Market: 2006
  • System Integration Contracts, World Market: 2006
  • System Integration, Vendor Market Share, World Market: 2006
Report Code: RR-TVI

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Release Date: 1Q 2007


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