The Outlook for tru2way

Half-Empty or Half-Full?

tru2way, formerly OCAP, has reached a new milestone in the cable industry. Time Warner has deployed tru2way STB clients and Panasonic has announced its intention to release tru2way-ready TVs in concert with Comcast, in 4Q2008. This research brief examines the motivation behind tru2way and discusses the basic hardware and software requirements as well as potential issues and pitfalls. It looks at the actions of industry leaders and offers a forecast for the growth of tru2way clients in the industry.

Executive Summary
Market Update

Section 1.
1996 AND COUNTING
1.1. Competition Is Growing: Cable Growth outside Video
1.2. CableCard, Part Two
1.3. OCAP Licensing
1.4. Tru2way Support

Section 2.
INSIDE OCAP
2.1. Software
2.2. EBIF Breathes New Life into Legacy Clients
2.3. Middleware Suppliers
2.4. Tru2way Applications
2.5. Hardware
2.6. Switched Digital Video
2.7. DCAS

Section 3.
OUTLOOK
3.1. TiVo
3.2. Time Warner
3.3. Comcast
3.4. Panasonic
3.5. Market Forecast



Tables
  • tru2way API Library Packages

Charts
  • Cable Industry Revenue: 1986 to 2007
  • US Digital TV Shipments with Tru2way: 2002 to 2013
  • US Cable STB Shipment Forecast: 2006 to 2013
  • Tru2way Product Shipments, by Product Type: 2006 to 2013
  • Tru2way Install Base

Figures
  • Consumer Demand for CableCards
  • GEM Java Ecosystem
  • tru2way Applications Stack
  • Broadcom BCM7400 Block Diagram
  • Motorola MTA700