Market Trends

Paris, March 9, 2011 -- Driven by ever-increasing communications needs from cockpit and cabin applications, revenue in the global aeronautical satellite communications market grew by almost 25% in 2010 and will continue to grow at a steady though slower pace over the next decade, according to a new report from Euroconsult.

Cambridge, MA - March 1, 2011-- According to NSR's newest market research report, Oil & Gas via Satellite released today, challenges within traditional Oil & Gas markets of the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico limit long term retail revenue, and future growth will come increasingly from Greenfield opportunities. However, despite lower growth, the traditional markets will continue to provide stable revenue opportunities for established satellite players.

Scottsdale, Ariz., February 18, 2011--In 2010, there was a rapid shift toward consumer electronics (CE) devices with networking and web content capabilities. Network-enabled CE devices have the ability to connect directly to the Internet or to a home network, while web-enabled, “Smart"  devices have to deliver IP-based video content for viewing either on the device itself or on a separate screen.   Both types of devices are expected to grow exponentially over the next five years.  By 2015, In-Stat (www.in-stat.com) predicts there will be 1 billion web-enabled, stationary CE devices in operation worldwide.

by NSR

Of the nominally US$787 billion that makes up the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, less than 1% has been directed to be used for funding a variety of broadband initiatives throughout the U.S. Yet, it seems that the broadband subsidy funding has attracted much more than its fair share of attention with all types of projects and proposals being floated and developed by entities large and small across the country.

Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 3, 2011--North American satellite pay-TV providers have not been adding subscribers at the same rate as previous years. Competition has been fierce from cable and telco providers offering bundled services and gains in subscribers as a result of being the video portion of telco triple play offers, have mostly run their course.  In Europe, the market will be impacted by less need for set top boxes, because more TV sets have integrated satellite tuners and CI+ slots.  As a result, shipments of satellite set top boxes declined in 2010 by 8% in both the North American and Western European regions, according to In-Stat.

Dublin, Ireland, Feb. 1, 2011--Television manufacturers are viewing 3D developments as the next big thing for the 3D TV industry, and expect it to boost sales and interest as much as color TVs did to black and white entertainment decades ago. They have already announced several 3D TV ready models, with many more to come in 2011. There is now talk of 3D broadcast channels in America, Europe and Asia for the coming years. The top four companies, Sony Corporation, LG Electronics, Samsung, and Panasonic Corporation have already come up with their own variants of 3D display products, which they believe would be of interest to consumers.