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Team on 07 June 2007
HD and DVRs to spur set-top sales
Report predicts that more than 3 million HD-enabled IPTV set-top boxes will be sold in Europe alone this year as operators make the switch to H.264 technology.
Worldwide sales of IPTV set-top boxes will soar to 7.9 million units in 2007, a growth rate of 111%, according to Strategy Analytics This report: "IPTV set-tops: SD, HD and DVR - global market forecast", predicts that more than 3 million HD-enabled IPTV set-top boxes will be sold in Europe alone this year as operators make the switch to H.264 technology
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The share of DVRs (digital video recorders) is also growing rapidly, rising to 29% of the global market this year from 15% in 2006 as IPTV newcomers seek to compete with satellite and cable incumbents.
"In our view, any IPTV system that does not have, or is not planning for, HDTV upgrades will not be competitive in the long term", says Peter King, Director, Connected Home Devices.
"DVR functionality is also becoming an increasingly important competitive tool in the battle for new customers".
Strategy Analytics predicts that annual worldwide sales of IPTV set-top boxes will reach 33.5 million by 2012, by which time the global installed base will be 112 million units.
Asia-Pacific will be the dominant market, accounting for 45% of the installed base, followed by Europe (33%) and the USA (13%).
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