Market Trends

Boston, Mass., January 25, 2013--According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile phone shipments grew a modest 2 percent annually to reach 1.6 billion units in 2012. Samsung was the star performer, accounting for 1 in 4 of all mobile phones shipped worldwide last year.

Cambridge, Mass., January 22, 2013--NSR's newly released UltraHD via Satellite finds, over the long term, UltraHD channels representing a respectable but niche opportunity for satellite companies. This nascent market is expected to start at a low base in 2015 with just 15 channels being demanded by the global cable TV, IPTV and DTH industries combined. The global satellite UltraHD market is expected to reach $412 million in 2025 from an $8.2 million revenue base in 2015.

Dublin, Ireland, January 17, 2013--After a period of uncertainty, the Indonesian telecom sector has settled into a healthy development phase. This country of around 240 million people presents a huge potential market; however, it faces some particularly big challenges that need to be confronted if it is to successfully continue the building of the telecommunications infrastructure required to support a large population spread over what is a uniquely complex geography, according to a new Research and Markets report entitled: "Indonesia Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband Forecasts." 

Amman, Jordan, January 3, 2013--Up until the booming era of free to air satellite TV, terrestrial TV was the main source of entertainment and information for people in the Arab World. Today, local terrestrial TV stations are still alive in the region, although the boom in the supply of free satellite TV channels in the Arab region seems to have stifled the terrestrial TV landscape.

New York City,  January 2, 2013-Fixed broadband in Asia still dominated by the North Asia players as the other markets try hard to close the 'digital gap. 'The energetic expansion of broadband was for a long time a phenomenon limited to the developed economies, with narrowband dial-up access being the norm in the majority of the poorer developing countries of the region, according to a new report entitled "Asia Fixed Broadband and Internet Market Forecasts. "

London, UK,  December 5, 2012--Informa Telecoms and Media forecasts that the OTT video market will be worth over US$37 billion in 2017. However, advertising will still be a larger revenue-generator than subscriptions in the OTT-video market in 2017, highlighting its continued immaturity. Although US$37 billion is an eye-catching number, OTT remains a small proportion of total TV and video revenues.

Amman, Jordan, November 29, 2012--A new report, entitled “Privatization Levels in Arab Cellular Markets” was released by the Arab Advisors Group analyzing the ownership structure and revenues of all cellular operators in fifteen Arab countries. The analysis aimed at examining the "actual" level of privatization and state ownership in each country measured by the proportionate share of each operator of total cellular market revenues. The analysis revealed that the Palestinian, Syrian and Kuwaiti cellular markets are the most privatized markets.

London, UK, November 28, 2012 – Over 220 million Smart TV sets will be sold worldwide in 2017, up from the 54 million that will be sold in 2012, according to Informa Telecoms & Media’s latest Smart TV device forecasts. 31% of households worldwide will own at least one Smart TV in five years time, according to Informa, with household penetration much higher in North America (63%) and Western Europe (64%).

London, UK, November 22, 2012 -According to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media, the global online-video market will be worth US$37 billion in 2017, driven by the popularity of services like Netflix and YouTube. This figure is made up of the three key video-revenue streams of advertising, subscriptions and transactions. Despite the market maturing, advertising will continue to be a larger revenue generator than subscriptions in 2017, as it is in 2012.