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IMS Research: DTH Set-top Box Shipment to Rise 15% in 5 Years, to Reach 74.8-M Units by 2010 |
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AUSTIN, TX, March 1, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — IMS Research has predicted that worldwide shipments of digital cable and DTH set-top boxes will increase by 15 percent over the next five years, approaching 74.8 million units by the end of 2010.
In a recently published update to its online Television Database, IMS Research said as manufacturers race to incorporate the latest digital technologies for pay-TV, worldwide shipments of digital set-top boxes will grow substantially through the end of the decade.
According to analyst Mark Meza of IMS Research, the desire for increased functionality and utilization of interactive services offered by cable and satellite providers will fuel demand for set-top boxes that feature DVR capabilities and advanced compression technologies like MPEG-4/H.264.
“As the number of high-definition channels offered in programming packages increases, the need for advanced HD set-top boxes will further affect demand,” he said.
Interestingly, increased digital service offerings, and the capability to use them, depend largely upon the operator’s ability to reduce the cost of the set-top box to the consumer.
“In an effort to increase consumer access to new compression technologies and high-definition content that involves costly decoders, operators will look for ways to provide set-top boxes that the average consumer can afford,” Meza said.
Lease-only equipment programs and downloadable conditional access systems are just a few of the ideas on operators’ cost-cutting horizons, IMS Research said.
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