NSR Projects US$8.2 Billion in MPEG4 and DVB-S2 Equipment Sales Over Next Five Years
DTH Set-Top Box Replacements, Satellite Broadband Upgrades and New HITS Platforms to Drive Demand
| Source: Northern Sky Research
CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - January 29, 2008) - NSR today released its newest market
intelligence and forecast report: MPEG4 and DVB-S2: Assessing
Implementation Schedules for Advanced Video Compression and Satellite
Modulation. The report examines market and technology trends and provides
regional implementation schedules for MPEG4 and DVB-S2 equipment on the
ground for five distinct satellite applications.
The report concludes that the market for DVB-S2 and MPEG4 equipment will
experience strong demand driven by application-specific factors for both
new system deployments and migration scenarios. NSR projects that worldwide
equipment demand will increase at the average annual rate of 39.5%, with
projected global shipment of almost 43 million DVB-S2/MPEG4 units between
2008 and 2012. Equipment vendors and service providers are expected to
achieve revenues of over $8.2 billion for the sale of these units,
comprised primarily of MPEG4 set-top boxes, DVB-S2 receivers, satellite
broadband indoor units (IDUs) and integrated receiver-decoders (IRDs).
The study indicates that deployment schedules will be tightly associated
with a range of factors that affect growth on a region-by-region basis.
Factors slated to affect market expansion include HDTV screen penetration,
HD content availability, ARPU constraints, Ka-band and Ku-band footprints,
triple play pressures and expected channel growth.
"While all studied applications will benefit from the adoption of DVB-S2
and MPEG4, the aggregate numbers are largely influenced by a set-top box
replacement cycle taking place within the DTH sector to allow the reception
of HDTV offerings," noted Carlos Placido, Analyst for NSR and author of the
report. "Nevertheless, there will also be strong demand for DVB-S2 and/or
MPEG4 equipment to support a growing need to implement satellite broadband
with adaptive code modulation (ACM), HITS platforms that facilitate cable
digitization and TelcoTV, and digital media content distribution," stated
Placido.
About the Report
MPEG4 and DVB-S2: Assessing Implementation Schedules for Advanced Video
Compression and Satellite Modulation is a multi-client report now available
from NSR. In this report, NSR analyzed the most relevant applications for
the use of DVB-S2 and MPEG4 equipment in a satellite-delivered context,
including: direct-to-home (DTH) and satellite Free-to-Air (FTA); satellite
broadband and IP trunking; "Headend in the Sky" (HITS); video distribution
and contribution; and digital media distribution. For additional
information on this report, including a full table of contents, list of
exhibits and executive summary, please visit www.nsr.com or call NSR at
617-576-5771.
About NSR
NSR is an international market research and consulting firm specializing in
satellite and wireless technology and applications. NSR primary areas of
expertise include satellite technology, IP applications, wireless
convergence and broadcast services. With extensive expertise in all regions
and a number of broadband sectors, NSR is a leading provider of in-depth
market insight and analyses.