Market Trends

ITU Report Confirms Dramatic Growth in Data Volumes and Globalized Services

Geneva, Switzerland, April 18, 2013-- The 2013 edition of ITU’s flagship regulatory report ‘Trends in Telecommunication Reform’, released today, highlights the increasingly global nature of information and communication technology (ICT) regulation and the crucial link between effective regulation of the ICT sector and the range, quality and affordability of ICT services available to consumers and business users alike.

Over 60% Growth in Worldwide Over-the-top Video Revenue in 2012

Scottsdale, Ariz., April 12, 2013--Companies like Netflix, Hulu, Apple, and Amazon helped drive the over-the-top (OTT) video market past $8 billion in 2012. The three largest markets—North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific—experienced YoY growth in excess of 50% in 2012. The continued spread of connected CE and increasingly mobile devices, like tablets, are expected to push the market past $20 billion by 2015, according to ABI Research.

Consumers Taking Control of Their Entertainment Ecosystems

Las Vegas, Nevada, April 8, 2013-- Consumers are increasingly taking control of their entertainment experience, multitasking while watching television, integrating second screen devices into their viewing experience, and viewing more Internet-based content, according to a new survey released today at the NAB show in Las Vegas by Accenture.

Cloud-based TV service Revenues To Reach US$750 milion by 2017

Scottsdale, Ariz.,  April 5, 2013--Cloud-based TV service revenues will increase from US$120 million in 2013 to more than US$750 milion by 2017, according to a new study by Multimedia Research Group (MRG). Garnering the lion's share of those revenues will be cloud services for cable operators, followed by satellite and then IPTV.

Number of Aircraft Providing In-Flight Connectivity Will Nearly Triple by 2022

New Technologies and Solutions Will Drive Strong Growth and Increase Competition

Paris, April 4, 2013 – According to Euroconsult’s newly released strategic review,Prospects for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity, the global In-Flight Connectivity market is expected to grow over the next 10 years, with over 12,000 commercial and 16,000 business airplanes to provide in-flight connectivity to passengers by 2022. With a take-up rate of less than 5%, in-flight connectivity services generated less than $300 million in revenue from airline passengers last year. The market is expected to grow to $1.3 billion by 2022.

Demand for 3D TV on the Rise

Santa Clara, Calif., April 1, 2013—As 3D TV continues to grow, competition between the main two 3D technologies is heating up. Film patterned retarder is finally catching up to the more established shutter glass approach. According to the NPD DisplaySearch  demand for 3D patterned retarder (3D PR) film is forecast to grow 104% Y/Y in Q4’12 and reach 34 million units in 2013.

Web Access From Set Top Boxes and TVs up 138%, Feature Phones Down 12% in Six Months

London, UK, March 27, 2013--Netbiscuits, the global leader in software solutions for adaptive Web development, today revealed further evidence that the Web is changing so rapidly that many organizations are still unprepared for the future of consumer access. The increasing number of devices hitting the market and the unrelenting fragmentation of various operating systems and profiles means it is harder than ever for brands to build consistent Web experiences designed to meet the growing expectations of consumers across all devices. Based on the Netbiscuits Platform which handles billions of mobile Web and content impressions a month, the Netbiscuits Quarterly Web Trends Report proves that consumers are accessing the Web through new emerging devices and technologies.

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Broadband Network Deployments Spur Brazilian Telecommunications Services Market

Sao Paolo, Brazil, March 26, 2013--The Brazilian telecommunications services market is poised for rapid growth owing to a healthy economy, increasing competition and the expansion of broadband networks in the country. This wider coverage, along with the use of wireless technologies and proliferation of smart devices, will attract low-income and remotely located consumers, and lead to the market's expansion in Brazil, according to a new report by Frost and Sullivan.

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Next Generation Digital Entertainment: CDN Delivery + DRM Challenge + Market Forecast 2013 - 2018

Dublin, Ireland,  March 21, 2013--The digital entertainment market is poised to reach a new stage in its evolution with the coming pipeline of next generation applications and solutions. The increased usage of CDN, DRM, and RCS in the digital media and entertainment markets has led to a revolution of content consumption among consumers. Higher bandwidth, low cost digital devices, most notably smartphones and tablet devices, have rendered long-standing issues such as connectivity, user interface, and data-speed problems of the past, according to a new report by Research and Markets.

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Global IPTV Subscriptions Will Pass the 100 million by end-2013

Boston, Massachusetts- March 20, 2013- Global IPTV subscriptions are expected to pass the 100 million mark in 2013 and grow to 181.1 million in 2017, according to the newest report in the Research in Focus: IPTV series.

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