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Worldwide Hybrid Set-Top Box Markets Combining IP Video with CATV, DBS, and DTT This study of the development of the hybrid STB market focuses on the emergence of dual-platform video networks and the related customer premises equipment. Video network operators require new content, must find solutions for avoiding regulatory barriers, must respond to consumer demand for interactive platforms, and must overcome bandwidth constraints on video networks. Combining IP video with CATV, DBS, or DTT provides a medium-to-long-term solution. The research explores the drivers pushing operators to include dual video platforms on one service, and the impact that the trend will have on the STB market. HSTB shipments are tracked based on technology combination (IP-CATV, IP-DBS, IP-DTT) and by the type of operators utilizing the technology (cable, telecom, DBS, and DTT). The report includes an overview of STB vendor activity directly related to hybrid networks, and a summary survey of the video operators that are utilizing this business model. What Does This Report Answer? What are the growth drivers for video networks? How fast are video subscriber bases growing? How do hybrid networks fit into the business models for various video operators? What are the component considerations for HSTB? What are the time-to-market, regulatory, content, and bandwidth considerations driving HSTB usage? What HSTB deployments currently exist, and how does the hybrid model support business plans? How are HSTBs leveraged for driving new revenue? What are the cost implications of HSTBs and how are they offset? How do HSTBs ensure content control? What are the implications of HSTB proliferation on the installed base of STBs? What security issues exist for HSTBs? What are the shipment and revenue forecasts for HSTBs? Who Needs This Report? Video Operators STB and Video-Equipment Vendors Middleware/Application Layer Developers Content Providers Component/Chip Vendors Financial Community Scope of Study Sources and Methodology Notes Section 1 Executive Summary 1.1 Overview of Hybrid Set-Top Box Market Growth Significant Market Drivers: Overview of Pay-TV Market Developments 1.2.1 Growth in Pay-TV Subscribers Worldwide 1.2.2 Characteristics of Video Platforms 1.2.2.1 IP Video 1.2.2.2 Cable Access Television 1.2.2.3 Digital Broadcast Satellite 1.2.2.4 Digital Terrestrial Television Section 2. 2.1 Hybrid STBs, Benefits of HSTBs 2.1.1 Technology and Deployment 2.1.2 Time to Market 2.1.2.1 Overcoming Technology Limitations 2.1.2.2 Regulatory Issues 2.1.2.3 Leveraging Existing Partnerships 2.1.3 Broader Range of Content 2.1.4 Regulatory Issues 2.1.5 Bandwidth Capacity Enhancement 2.1.6 Non-IP HSTB Scenarios 2.2 Operator Perspectives 2.2.1 IP Video Operators 2.2.2 CATV Operators 2.2.3 DBS Operators 2.2.4 DTT Operators 2.3 HSTB Operator-Vendor Relationships 2.4 Hybrid STB Business Considerations 2.4.1 How Do Operators Leverage HSTBs for Increased Revenue? 2.4.2 What Are the Additional Costs of HSTBs and How Are they Offset? 2.4.3 How Is Content Control Ensured with HSTB Technology? Section 3. Technology Issues 3.1 HSTB Technology Overview 3.2 CPE Upgrades and Implications for the Installed Base 3.3 Securing Hybrid Network Content: Verimatrix Video Content Authority System for Hybrid Broadcast Section 4. Market Forecasts 4.1 HSTB Market Overview 4.1.1 HSTB Shipments 4.1.2 HSTB Revenue 4.2 IP-CATV Combination Boxes 4.2.1 IP-CATV Shipments 4.2.2 IP-CATV Revenue 4.3 IP-DBS Combination Boxes 4.3.1 IP-DBS Shipments 4.3.2 IP-DBS Revenue 4.4 IP-DTT Combination Boxes 4.4.1 IP-DTT Shipments 4.4.2 IP-DTT Revenue 4.5 Market Activity by Operator Category 4.5.1 IP Video HSTB Market Activity 4.5.1.1 IP Video Shipments 4.5.1.2 IP Video Revenue 4.5.2 CATV Video HSTB Market 4.5.2.1 CATV Video HSTB Shipments 4.5.2.2 CATV Video HSTB Revenue 4.5.3 DBS Video HSTB Market 4.5.3.1 DBS Video HSTB Shipments 4.5.3.2 DBS Video HSTB Revenue 4.5.4 DTT Video HSTB Market 4.5.4.1 DTT Video HSTB Shipments 4.5.4.2 DTT Video HSTB Revenue Section 5. Industry Profiles 5.1 Alcatel 5.2 Bitband 5.3 Minerva Networks 5.4 NDS 5.5 Net Insight 5.6 Optibase 5.7 Orca Interactive 5.8 Pace 5.9 Softier 5.10 Thomson 5.11 Verimatrix Section 6. Company List Alcatel Amino AOL/Time Warner AOL/Time Warner Inc Analog Devices Inc ANT Software Ltd Bitband British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC Broadcom Corporation Cablevision Systems Corporation Canal+ Technologies Cisco Systems Inc Comcast Corporation Conexant Systems Inc Cox Communications Inc Daewoo International Corporation DG2LTechnologies DirecTV Inc Digeo EchoStar Communications Corporation Espial Group Inc Evertz Exatel Visual Systems Inc Galaxis Technology AG Gateway Inc GCT-Allwell Harmonic Inc Hewlett-Packard Company Hitachi Ltd Humax Co Ltd Intel Corporation International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Jungo Kreatel (Motorola) LG Electronics LSI Logic Corporation Lucent Technologies Inc Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Microsoft Corporation Microtune Inc Minerva Networks Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Motorola Inc National Semiconductor Corporation NDS Ltd NEC Corporation Netgem Net Insight Nokia Corporation OpenTV Inc Optibase Orca Interactive Pace Micro Technology PLC Pioneer Digital Technologies Royal Philips Electronics Rogers Communications Inc Sagem SA/SAFRAN Samsung Electronics Company Ltd Scientific Atlanta Inc (Cisco) Sharp Electronics Corporation Siemens AG Softier Sony Corporation STMicroelectronics NV Sun Microsystems Inc Tcom and dtvro (Celrun Co Ltd) Texas Instruments Inc Thomson Multimedia Tilgin TiVo Inc Toshiba America Inc UPC Verimatrix Zenith Electronics Corporation Section 7. Acronyms Tables and Charts HSTB Shipments by Region: 2005 to 2011 HSTB Share of STB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 HSTB Share of IP STB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 HSTB Share of Digital CATV STB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 HSTB Share of DBS STB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 HSTB Share of DTT STB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 Digital Pay-TV Subscribers by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 Digital Pay-TV Subscribers by Platform, World Market: 2005 to 2011 Digital STB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 Digital STB Shipments by Platform, World Market: 2005 to 2011 Operators with Hybrid Video Solutions HSTB Vendor-Operator Relationships HSTB Installed Base by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 HSTB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 HSTB Average Price per Unit by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 HSTB Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-CATV Installed Base by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-CATV Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-CATV Average Price per Unit by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-CATV Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-DBS Installed Base by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-DBS Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-DBS Average Price per Unit by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-DBS Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-DTT Installed Base by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-DTT Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-DTT Average Price per Unit by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP-DTT Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP Video HSTB Installed Base by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP Video HSTB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP Video Average Price per Unit by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 IP Video HSTB Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 CATV Video HSTB Installed Base by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 CATV Video HSTB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 CATV Video Average Price per Unit by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 CATV Video HSTB Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 DBS Video HSTB Installed Base by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 DBS Video HSTB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 DBS Video Average Price per Unit by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 DBS Video HSTB Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 DTT Video HSTB Installed Base by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 DTT Video HSTB Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 DTT Video Average Price per Unit by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011 DTT Video HSTB Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2011

Report Code: RR-HSTB Purchase this product Email this page Number of Pages: 47 Number of Tables, Charts and Figures: 38 Deliverable Formats: Price: Login Release Date: 3Q 2006 Brochure Download Login Table of Contents: HTML Download Related Press Releases: 2006.09.19 Research Report Digital Terrestrial and Broadcasting Technologies Direct Broadcast Satellite Infrastructure, CPE, and Interactive Services IP Video Set-Top Boxes Cable Television Infrastructure Worldwide Set-Top Box Markets: CATV, DBS, IP, DTT

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