Market Trends

New York City, September 3, 2014–The World Teleport Association (WTA) has opened its global email survey for the Top Operators of 2014 rankings. The Top Operator rankings, published annually by WTA since 2004, are the world's only rankings of top teleport operating companies serving media, data and voice markets.

Santa Clara, Calif., September 1, 2014— More 4K ultra-HD (UHD) TV sets were shipped in Q2’14 than shipped all year in 2013. According to the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, 2.1 million sets were shipped in Q2, compared to 1.6 million in 2013. Brands introduced their 2014 model ranges in Q2, with a clear focus on 4K as the “must-have” consumer feature for high-end television viewing.

Singapore, August 25, 2014--In 1Q 2014, the worldwide mobile service revenue increased 0.58% year-on-year (YoY) to US$264 billion according to ABI Research, and the aggregate service revenue for 2014 will grow 2.9% YoY to US$1.01 trillion, mainly driven by the robust growth of the mobile Internet market. Proliferating mobile data subscriptions and enhanced network capacity will drive global mobile Internet service revenue to US$456.7 billion by 2019—44.7% of total mobile service revenue. Despite global service revenue growth, the Western European market is declining: 1Q 2014 service revenue declined 5.2% YoY.

London, UK, August 21, 2014--Point Topic has published 40 brand new reports looking at the state of fixed broadband on a country-by-country basis.  The reports focus on the number of subscribers, year-on-year growth, population penetration and ISP market shares within each country.

London, UK, August 20, 2014--According to an updated market forecast from ABI Research, the installed base of active wireless connected devices will exceed 16 billion in 2014, about 20% more than in 2013. The number of devices will more than double from the current level, with 40.9 billion forecasted for 2020.

El Segundo, Calif. , Aug. 20, 2014—The global market for conditional access (CA) technology used in set-top boxes (STBs) is set to contract as pay-TV services reach saturation, according to IHS Technology. Worldwide market revenue for pay-TV STB CA technology will decline to US$ 1.9 billion in 2018, down from a peak of US$ 2.2 billion in 2015.

Wilmington, DE- August 18, 2014 - NSR's newly released UltraHD via Satellite, 2nd Edition, forecasts over 820 channels of UltraHD content via Satellite by 2025. With Direct to Home (DTH) leading the charge, this next generation technology will not only lead to higher ARPUs, but also greater customer retention.

Scottsdale, Ariz., August 15, 2014--Mobile devices with 4K screens expected to reach 478 million unitnits by 2019, but services and content will trail adoption according to ABI Research  2K or “Quad HD” screens currently occupy the premium end of the smartphone market while 2015 will see the launch of 4K/Ultra HD devices.

Plano, Tex., August 14, 2014--Rosy forecasts for consumer use of 4K or Ultra-HD video are overly optimistic, says a new report from TDG. While 4K will ultimately reach the mainstream, it will be a niche market for at least another five years, with widespread viewing of 4K content arriving in 2019 and growing quickly beyond.

Paris, France, August 13, 2014--According to Euroconsult's newly released report, "Company Profiles - FSS Operators: The Complete Analysis", the Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) industry generated US$ 12.2 billion in revenues in 2013, corresponding to 2% growth over revenues in 2012. 60% of revenue-generating FSS operators experienced a revenue growth slowdown in 2013 after years of robust growth; ten operators reported a revenue decrease in 2013, compared to only six operators in 2012.