Tuesday August 25, 2009 – Shelby Cunningham
Networked connected set-top boxes (STBs) reached record shipment numbers in 2009, coming in stronger than expected. Digital cable STBs, Direct-to-Home (DTH) STBS and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) STBs all totaled over 133 million units shipped in 2008, and are expected to ship over 150 million units in 2013.
Digital cable STBs saw an increase in shipments in 2008 due mainly to new Chinese rollouts, as well as the introduction of Digital-to-Analog (DtA) adapters in the U.S. The Beijing Olympics provided the opportunity for digital cable upgrades to happen quickly in China.
In the DTH Satellite STB market, shipments were fueled by a demand for high definition and other advanced systems in Europe. Also in Europe, IPTV shipments are maturing and therefore slowing. IPTV shipments did come in higher in North America, and weaker in Asia Pacific, but overall were largely in line with previous forecast.
Source: DTC
Source: DTC
