Market Trends

Oyster Bay, September 18, 2013--Developments in display interface technologies are making it possible such that your personal mobile device may become the hub for all your computing experiences at home, in the office, and on-the-go over the next 5 years. New research from market intelligence firm ABI Research finds that hundreds of millions of PCs, displays, and projectors offer this capability today and 2.1 billion smartphones and tablets are forecasted to ship with this functionality through 2018.

Mountain View, Calif., September 17, 2013--The amount of online video we watch via our smartphones and tablets is set to double this year according to Ooyala's latest Global Video Index for the 2nd quarter 2013. Viewers using mobile phones are watching video content for longer with over half watching for 10 minutes or longer and one fifth watching for over an hour. Live streamed content is proving more popular than video on demand with almost double the viewing figures for second screen devices and 15 times the amount on desktops and laptops.

Paris, France, September 11, 2013--According to Euroconsult’s latest research report,"Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Market Prospects to 2022," the number of Earth observation (EO) satellites launched by civil government and commercial entities is expected to more than double over the next decade to 360 satellites, translating into $35.8 billion in manufacturing revenues over 2013 to 2022, an 88% increase over the previous decade. New government and commercial entrants are anticipated, with organizations from 42 countries expected to have launched at least a first-generation EO satellite by 2022.

Wilmington, DE, September 10, 2013– NSR’s Maritime Satellite Markets report, released today, projects the market is entering the next phase of development aided by higher bandwidth offerings, increased regulations and a more demanding addressable market.  In total, NSR forecasts the maritime satcom market to generate almost $4 Billion in revenues, demand for 200 transponders of FSS capacity and 28 Gbps of HTS capacity, and over 1 Million In-service Units by 2022.

Singapore, September 5, 2013--The global Pay TV market continues to grow in the first two quarters of 2013, adding 23 million new subscribers for a 3% increase. In particular, telco TV and satellite TV growth was robust while cable and terrestrial Pay TV services experienced virtually flat growth.

London, UK, September 5, 2013--The physical divide for broadband internet access is being addressed but it's the social divide that really needs attention now.  Point Topic, along with representatives from Ofcom, the ONS, BT, Shelter, the Tinder Foundation and the Oxford Internet Institute amongst others attended the 7^th Social Digital Research Symposium in London yesterday.

London, UK, September 4, 2013--Covering 97 countries, the number of homes paying for IPTV will rocket to 167  million by end-2018, up from 69 million at end-2012 and from only 13 million at end- 2008, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.

London, UK, September 4, 2013--At the end of 2Q-2013, the total subscriptions in Africa reached 863 million—a strong growth of 9.3% year-on-year (YoY), which is substantially more robust than other regions around the world. Africa’s growth trajectory will continue up to 2018, with a CAGR of 6.6%, to reach 1.25 billion. “What’s more, due to the lower comparative 3G penetration of 13.8% in Africa at the end of 2013, ABI Research forecasts that Africa 3G subscriptions will grow rapidly from 114 million in 2013 to 210 million by 2015,” comments Marina Lu, research associate at ABI Research.

Wilmington, DE, September 3, 2013 – NSR’s Global Assessment of Satellite Supply & Demand, 10th Edition report, released today, projects commercial satellite operator revenues from transponder and bandwidth leasing will top US$18.8 billion in the coming ten years, up from US$11.2 billion in 2012. This strong growth comes from a mix of C, Ku and widebeam Ka-band transponder leasing gains in such diverse markets as DTH, video distribution and VSAT networking, generating some US$4.5 billion in new revenues by 2022. A rapid emergence in HTS and MEO-HTS provisioned services like broadband access, backhaul and mobility should also add another US$3.1 billion in wholesale capacity revenues.

Santa Clara, California, September 3, 2013 — According to the latest findings published in the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, Q2‘13 overall worldwide TV shipments were down 3% Y/Y, though LCD TV shipments managed to grow 4% Y/Y. The overall trend in total shipments, while still negative, is showing some improvement from last year, with LCD TV shipments posting slight growth over the past two quarters. China continues to be a catalyst for global LCD TV shipment growth, though Q2’13 growth was likely the result of industry incentives.