IMS Research Predicts Strong Growth for IP Set-Top Boxes

7:15 am on May 18, 2008 | Category: Business, Television

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The market for IP-enabled set-top boxes will expand by 37.1% throughout 2012, with global shipment revenues hitting $3 billion in that year, according to a new study by IMS Research.

IP and Digital-Terrestrial hybrid models will account for 30% of set-top box shipments by 2012, and high-definition DVR boxes will near 35% in the same time frame, according to the IMS report, entitled “IPTV: A Global Market Analysis – 2008 Edition.”

“HD IP set-top box shipments are forecast to grow as uptake of HD IPTV services in the US, Korea, Japan, and Western Europe begins to accelerate in the near to intermediate term,” according to research analyst, Shane Walker, who authored the study.

“DVR functionality is already gaining traction, especially in the areas previously mentioned, with DVR-enabled boxes expected to grow to nearly ten million units at the end of the forecast,” Walker continued. “In addition to HD and DVR functionality, we expect hybrid boxes (including satellite + IP and cable + IP) to be installed in the majority of households receiving a TV service via IP from an operator.”

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