China Fuels the Sharp Rise in Demand for Cable Set Top Boxes.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52126) has announced the addition of The Cable Set Top Box Market: Demand in China Drives Record Growth to their offering. Cable set top box manufacturers enjoyed a record year in 2006 as cable TV operators around the world signed up millions of new digital cable video subscribers. Fueled by a sharp rise in demand for cable set top boxes in China, worldwide digital cable set top box unit shipments increased to 27.5 million in 2006, a huge spike A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression. (jargon) spike - To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. in comparison to the 15.6 million units shipped in 2005. We expect that digital cable set top box unit shipments will again be strong in 2007, led by sustained demand from cable operators in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and China. This report covers the market for cable TV set top boxes, with special emphasis on product manufacturers, market and technology trends, and the semiconductor content of the boxes. It also provides a digital cable set top box Bill of Materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. forecast, along with cable set top box manufacturer market shares for 2006, and updates worldwide unit shipment and revenue forecasts through 2011. In addition, it examines the impact of the upcoming FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ban on integrated cable set top box security and discusses what it means for both cable set top box manufacturers and the global market. Topics Covered Executive Summary Methodology Overview: The Cable Set Top Box The Worldwide Cable TV Industry Which Cable Subscribers Actually Need a Set Top Box? The Cable Set Top Box Market in 2006: A "Perfect Storm" Key Market and Product Development Trends 7-07: The US Ban on Integrated Set Top Box Security The Chinese Chinese, subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages (see Sino-Tibetan languages), which is also sometimes grouped with the Tai, or Thai, languages in a Sinitic subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan language stock. Market Goes into Hyperdrive hy·per·drive n. 1. A fictional device allowing a spaceship to travel faster than the speed of light, especially by passing through hyperspace. 2. Informal A state of heightened activity or concentration. OCAP OCAP Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Canada) OCAP Open Cable Application Platform (middleware software specification) OCAP Out of Control Action Plan : Maybe This YearO The Cable Set Top Box Bill of Materials Digital Cable Set Top Boxes: A Total Cost Analysis Cable Set Top Box Manufacturers Motorola (Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, www.motorola.com) A leading manufacturer of semiconductor devices, electronics, telecommunications and satellite systems. Founded in Chicago in 1928 by Paul V. Scientific Atlanta Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. Other Manufacturers ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) A low-speed serial bus for connecting keyboards, mice and other input devices on Apple IIgs and Macintosh computers. Starting with the iMac in 1998, the ADB was superseded by USB. HUMAX Humax is an electronics company. Founded in Korea in 1989, it manufactures set-top boxes, digital video recorders, televisions and other consumer electronics. It is publicly traded on KOSDAQ. Founded in 1989 and listed on the Korean stock exchange (KOSDAQ), Humax Co. Pace Micro Technology Panasonic Samsung Thomson Leading Chinese Cable Set Top Box Manufacturers Coship Skyworth Jiuzhou ChangHong Manufacturer Market Shares: Digital Cable Set Top Boxes Forecasts: Cable Set Top Boxes The Cable Set Top Box Market: Growth Scenarios Forecast Overview Unit Shipments Revenues Related Reports List of Tables Table 1. The US Cable Industry: General Statistics, January 2007 Table 2. US Cable TV Subscriber Households with Cable Set Top Boxes Table 3. Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments in China: 2004-2007 (Units in Thousands) Table 4. Bill of Materials Forecast: The Basic Digital Cable Set Top Box Table 5. Bill of Materials Forecast: The Advanced Digital Cable Set Top Box Table 6. Bill of Materials Forecast: The PVR-enabled Digital Cable Set Top Box Table 7. Bill of Materials Forecast: The HD-enabled Digital Cable Set Top Box Table 8. Cost Analysis: The Basic Digital Cable Set Top Box Table 9. Cost Analysis: The Advanced Digital Cable Set Top Box Table 10. Cost Analysis: The PVR-enabled Advanced Digital Cable Set Top Box Table 11. Cost Analysis: The HD/PVR-enabled Digital Cable Set Top Box Table 12. Motorola: 2006 Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments (Units in Thousands) Table 13. Scientific Atlanta: 2006 Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments (Units in Thousands) Table 14. 2006 Manufacturer Market Shares: Digital Cable Set Top Boxes Table 15. Worldwide Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipment Forecast, 2005-2011 (Units in Thousands) Table 16. Unit Shipments by Geographic Region: Digital Cable Set Top Boxes, 2005-2011 (Units in Thousands) Table 17. Digital Segmentation Forecast: Basic Cable Set Top Boxes vs. Advanced Cable Set Top Boxes, 2005-2011 (Units in Thousands) Table 18. Interactivity Forecast: Cable Set Top Boxes with Integrated Cable Modems cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. , 2005-2011 (Units in Thousands) Table 19. PVR-enabled Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments, 2005-2011 (Units in Thousands) Table 20. High Definition Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments, 2005-2011 (Units in Thousands) Table 21. CableCard Unit Shipments, 2005-2011 (Units in Thousands) Table 22. Cable Set Top Boxes: Worldwide Revenue Forecast, 2005-2011 (US$ in Millions) Table 23. Cable Set Top Boxes: Worldwide Revenue by Geographic Region, 2005-2011 (US$ in Millions) List of Figures Figure 1. Worldwide Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipment Forecast, 2005-2011 (Units in Thousands) Figure 2. Scientific Atlanta's Explorer 8300HD Digital Cable Set Top Box Figure 3. Worldwide Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments, 2000-2006 (Units in Thousands) Figure 4. The CableCard Figure 5. Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments in China: 2004-2007 (Units in Thousands) Figure 6. Motorola's DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) An algorithm that is widely used for data compression. Similar to Fast Fourier Transform, DCT converts data (pixels, waveforms, etc.) into sets of frequencies. The first frequencies in the set are the most meaningful; the latter, the least. 700 All-Digital Set Top Box Figure 7. Worldwide Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments, 1998-2011 (Units in Thousands by Box Type) Figure 8. Cable Set Top Boxes: Worldwide Revenue Forecast, 2005-2011 (US$ in Millions) Companies Mentioned - Scientific Atlanta - ADB - HUMAX - Pace Micro Technology - Panasonic - Samsung - Thomson - Coship - Skyworth - Jiuzhou - ChangHong For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52126 |
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