Market Trends

Stockholm, Sweden, November 21, 2012--The latest Ericsson Mobility Report, formerly known as the Ericsson Traffic and Market Report, reveals that approximately 40 percent of all phones sold in Q3 were smartphones. Data traffic doubled between Q3 2011 and Q3 2012, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 50 percent between 2012 and 2018, driven mainly by video.

Scottsdale, Ariz.,  November 2, 2012-- By 2017 ABI Research expects over-the-top (OTT) revenue to quadruple to $32 billion, up from the expected $8.2 billion in 2012. Subscription services, like Netflix, have led the OTT markets the past couple of years, which has helped push the market towards healthy growth. By 2014, however, ABI Research expects OTT rentals to surpass subscription revenues.

Santa Clara, Calif., October 25, 2012—With consumers all over the world facing continued economic uncertainty, global TV demand is expected to be flat in 2013, after shipments of all TV types declined by more than 4% in 2012, to 237M, according to the latest results from the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Advanced Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report.

Dallas, Tex., October 24, , 2012--New research from Parks Associates shows telcos are leveraging their fiber-based broadband offerings to attract new customers. Among the findings include: satellite's share of the pay-TV market will drop to 30% by 2017. Cable's share will fall to 52%, and IPTV's will rise to 18%. Cable subscription figures will decline from 60.7 million in 2011 to 56.1 million in 2017. The number of U.S. IPTV subscribers will rise from 8.8 million in 2011 to 18.6 million in 2017.

Santa Clara, Calif., October 19, 2012—Smart TVs are moving from a novelty to mainstream, with shipments expected to grow 15% worldwide in 2012. With the shift, regional preferences and TV consumption habits are changing, according to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Smart TV Shipment and Forecast Report.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 16, 2012 – According to the latest figures published by the Broadband Forum and prepared by broadband industry analysts Point Topic, broadband subscriptions have soared to over 624 million, presenting a huge opportunity for the future of the connected home.  With more than 15 million new IPTV subscribers added over the past year, it is clear that broadband multiplay is gaining momentum.

London, UK, October 8, 2012--With free turn-by-turn navigation available on all major smartphone OS’, ABI Research is finding a combination of other application segments and advertising will help to sustain a healthy LBS market.  Of the emerging areas, the GPS-enabled health and fitness market continues to grow strongly with application downloads expected to break the 100m mark in 2012.

Shipments of 3D-Ready Devices Forecast to Reach 226M Units Worldwide by 2019

Santa Clara, Calif., October 1, 2012—The 3D display market is set to grow from 50.8 million units and $13.2 billion in revenue in 2011 to 226 million units and $67 billion in revenue in 2019 worldwide, according to the NPD DisplaySearch 3D Display Technology and Market Forecast Report. 3D TVs contribute heavily to this projection and create the largest revenue stream with anticipated growth from 25 million units in 2011 to approximately 180 million units in 2019.

Dublin, Ireland, September 28, 2012--Bolivia's broadband prices drop, but are still the regions most expensive.  Bolivia is one of the poorest and least developed nations in Latin America, with correspondingly low telecom indicators, according to a new report by Research and Markets entitled "Bolivia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband."