Market Trends

Scottsdale, Ariz., October 3, 2011--Over the past year there has been significant growth in both the usage rates of in-flight broadband and number of planes deployed. With new providers now entering the market, growth is sure to continue in the coming year. Additionally, what has been a US-centric market began to see an expansion of borders with deployments in Europe growing over the past year and new activity in the Middle East. Research firm  In-Stat forecasts that in-flight Wi-Fi revenues will surpass the $1.5 billion mark in 2015.

New York, NY, September 27, 2011--The number of Asian TV households in the U.S. for the 2011-2012 TV season will grow 9.6 percent (over 400,000 homes) compared to last year, according to Nielsen. Hispanic or Latino TV households will increase 4.6 percent (over 600,000). The TV Universe Estimate for the 2011-2012 season marks the first integration of the 2010 Census counts and adjusted TV penetrations, introducing a number of shifts nationally and within local markets.

Dublin, Ireland, September 23, 2011--Broadband growth in Latin America is expected to remain at about 16-18% across the region in both 2011 and 2012, stimulated by operator investments in networks in part aimed at satisfying consumer demand for bundled services, according to a new Research and Markets report. Broadband population penetration is expected to approach 9-12% by 2012/13. This remains far below Europe and some Asian markets, but strong growth from a relatively low base will see some parity with these more mature markets by the end of the decade.

Montpellier, France, September 12, 2011--Internet-ready device sales expected to more than double between 2011 and 2015 according to the third edition of its “Digital home and connectable devices” market report which provides readers with a detailed inventory of the internet-ready device market: TVs, set-top boxes, digital media boxes, computers, portable media players, etc. It also includes market figures up to 2015, along with a series of case studies that provide the foundation for a strategic analysis of the issues facing industry players, and innovative applications that will help consolidate the digital home.

St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada,  September 7, 2011--Research firm Hot Telecom announced the publication of the 5th release of the 'Global Telecom Market Status and Forecast' report.  The 83-page report reviews the world telecom market, its trends and drivers, and includes brand new current analysis and 5-year projections of revenues, number of subscribers, penetration, growth, region-by-region for the fixed, mobile, Internet and broadband sectors.

Berlin, Germany, September 7, 2011--For the first time ever, the number of German households receiving TV via satellite has broken the 17 million mark. In the first half of 2011, direct-broadcast satellite was beamed into 430,000 additional households, taking the total up to 17.1 million. By contrast, cable TV is losing in popularity. The first six months of the year saw 260,000 households switch to a different form of TV reception. This has reduced the reach of cable TV to 17.9 million households. This were the findings of the latest Satellite Monitor results for the first half of 2011. The research was carried out by market research company TNS Infratest on behalf of SES ASTRA and in cooperation with the broadcasting institutions of the German states.

Stockholm, Sweden, September 5, 2011--Ericsson ConsumerLab has released the results of its annual study “TV & Video Consumer Trend Report 2011,” showing that people are spending slightly less time watching scheduled broadcast TV, and that they are spending more time watching streamed on-demand TV online. More than 44 (38) percent of the respondents reported watching internet-based on-demand TV more than once per week, while about 80 percent watch broadcast TV more than once per week.

Scottsdale, Ariz., September 1, 2011--Worldwide set top box revenue, as a whole, will decline slightly in 2011 over 2010, with Latin America and Middle East/Africa the only regions showing any increase in shipments. However, despite the general maturation of the market, IP set top box shipments are forecast to increase by over 1 million units in 2011 according to In-Stat.