The proliferation of online video services is boosting global broadband subscriptions and provider investment in fibre according to ABI Research. “Broadband Subscribers Market Data,” found that worldwide fixed broadband subscriber totalled 503 million at the end of 2010 with nearly 48 million subscribers added in the fourth quarter. South Korea, Hong Kong and France were […]
Satellite operator SES Astra is currently carrying eight 3D-TV channels, and is expecting more. Ferdinand Kayser, president of SES Astra, says the pattern of 3D launches is very similar to the early days of HDTV. “In Year One of HDTV we carried six channels. That number more or less doubled every year. We believe in […]
India’s phenomenal growth in broadband in 2010 – second only to China and the US – is leading towards the country soon becoming one of the top ten users of broadband in the world. That was the message delivered at the Convergence India event in New Delhi by Broadband Forum Chief Executive Officer Robin Mersh. […]
Global IPTV subscription had a record 34.6 per cent growth in 2010 according to figures prepared by Point Topic for the Broadband Forum. 2010 was also a landmark year for broadband subscriptions – following the milestone half billion lines achieved in July 2010, subscriber figures continued to climb steadily and ended the year at 523,066,022 […]
According to research by Informa Telecoms & Media, OTT-to-the-TV viewers will outnumber IPTV viewers by 2013. It forecasts that by 2015, 380 million people globally will view online video via connected devices. This growth will be driven by the phenomenal popularity of services such as BBC iPlayer and Netflix. but in contrast, only 163 million […]
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami will “likely” push Japan into a “short and deep recession” affecting some Consumer Electronics sectors, according to a major report from investment bankers Morgan Stanley. The bank says Japan’s GDP will shrink by 1-3 per cent this year. Morgan Stanley says that prior to the Japanese catastrophes the world was […]
Buyers of Japan’s high-tech consumer electronics kit and gadgets are about to find supplies drying up. Factory shutdowns because of the earthquake are beginning to impact the production of flat-panel TVs, iPads, tablets, games consoles, certain cameras and some ‘smart’ phones. The problems are compounded because of the mandatory electricity black-outs affecting much of the […]
There is growing scepticism over the potential success for 3DTV in some markets, but not – seemingly – in Germany, where last year’s sales figures for 3D sets are likely to be dramatically exceeded. Forecasts from market research company GfK expect 2011 sales figures for 3D sales to top one million units, and significantly beyond […]
Hungary now has 1.45 million digital TV subscribers, up 26,000 in January alone, according to data from its National Media and Telecommunications Authority. There are twelve TV suppliers of one form or another which between them control more than 80 per cent of the market. Cable giant UPC is market leader with a market share […]
There are 45 million IPTV subscribers worldwide, according to research from TeleGeography. According to their research IPTV now accounts for about 10 per cent of the telecom services provider market, up from less than 2 per cent five years ago. It says IPTV subscribers increased by 38 per cent in 2010. Europe is the largest […]