The Set-Top Box Landscape is Shifting Dramatically as Service Providers Seek Ever-Greater Functionality at Lower Prices.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45478) has announced the addition of Set-top Boxes: Analysis and Forecasts to their offering. As competition among television service providers increases, the expanded role of the set-top box as a receiver, aggregator, storage device and sharing platform will grow considerably. This report examines the next generation of set-top box platforms, examining use cases from DVRs to home networking media servers. It analyzes the market for set-top box components and solutions, from drives to software, as well as the role of industry and open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced . "The platform most closely linked to the television remains the critical component to unlocking greater customer loyalty and revenue," said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst. "The set-top box landscape is shifting dramatically as service providers seek ever-greater functionality at lower price points to defend against encroaching competition." The Bottom Line is a concise, executive-level summary of the current state of the market, evolutionary path, and the implications for companies doing business in this space. Resource Book contains a wealth of consumer survey data and company profilesCoa must-have reference for product/market planning. Topics Covered 1.0 Notes on Methodology 1.1 Consumer Data 1.2 Definitions 1.3 Scope of Report 2.0 Set-top Box Market Overview 2.1 Types of Boxes 2.2 The Role of Service Providers in Set-top Distribution 2.3 Set-top Boxes and Whole-Home Entertainment 2.4 Advanced Features of Digital Set-top Boxes 3.0 Technology Review and Bill of Material Analysis 3.1 Set-top Silicon 3.2 Software Components 3.3 Content Protection Technologies and Standards 3.4 Technology Standards for the Set-top Box 3.5 Migration to IP: Means and Destination 3.6 Bill of Material (BOM) Analysis 4.0 Consumer Perspectives on Set-top Box Features 4.1 Digital TV Service Subscriber Growth 4.2 Interest in Advanced Digital TV Services 5.0 Set-top Box Market Key Issues 5.1 The Hybrid Set-top Box A set-top box that supports digital video broadcasting (DVB) and IP-based video. Such devices allow users to view digital cable programming as well as videos from the Internet or local IP network. : Adoption and Analysis 5.2 One Box or Many? The RG and the Set-top Box 5.3 Is the Home Computer a Threat to Set-top Box? 5.4 Over-the-top Video Services and Their Impact on the Set-top Box Market 6.0 Industry Snapshot 6.1 Service Provider Market 6.2 Market Positioning and Competition Strategies of Set-top Box Makers 6.3 The Set-top Box's Evolution Path 7.0 Market Forecasts and Implications 7.1 Forecast Methodologies and Assumptions 7.2 Digital Set-top Box Forecast 7.3 Market Implications and Recommendations Resource Book 1.0 Digital TV Households and TV Service Usage 2.0 Digital TV Intenders: Demographics and Service Preferences 3.0 Set-top Box as a Converged Platform: Consumer Perspectives 4.0 Set-top Box Industry Standards 4.1 CableLabs Standards 4.2 DSL Forum The DSL Forum is a world wide consortium of about 200 companies which are part of the different divisions of the telecommunication and information technology sector. The DSL Forum was founded in 1994 and is used as a platform for companies that operate in the broadband market. Standards and Initiatives 4.3 Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. Standards) 4.4 Japanese DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. Standards 4.5 Chinese DTV Standards 4.6 High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA HANA High-Definition Audio Video Network Alliance HANA Highway Africa News Agency HANA Hawaii Association of Nurse Anesthetists HANA Houston Association of Network Administrators ) 4.7 Digital Living Network Alliance Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), (formerly: Digital Home Working Group (DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) A coalition of computer and consumer electronics companies that was formed to ensure interoperability in home networks. ) 5.0 Company Profiles 5.1 Set-top Box Manufacturers 5.2 Silicon Manufacturers, Software and Middleware Providers Figures The Bottom Line Resource Book Companies Mentioned - 2Wire - Advanced Digital Broadcast  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Inc. - Amino Communications Amino Communications Ltd are a technology company, founded in 1997 and based in Swavesey in the United Kingdom. They specialise in the field of IPTV set-top boxes. External links
in full Royal Philips Electronics NV Dutch Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV Major Dutch manufacturer of consumer electronics, household appliances, lightbulbs, and imaging equipment. - Softier - Samsung - Thomson S.A. - ANT Software - Broadcom - Digeo - Irdeto - Microsoft - Myrio - Nagravision SA - NDS Group PLC. - OpenTV - ST Microelectronics - Texas Instruments For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45478 |
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