Market Trends

Dublin, Ireland,  March 21, 2013--The digital entertainment market is poised to reach a new stage in its evolution with the coming pipeline of next generation applications and solutions. The increased usage of CDN, DRM, and RCS in the digital media and entertainment markets has led to a revolution of content consumption among consumers. Higher bandwidth, low cost digital devices, most notably smartphones and tablet devices, have rendered long-standing issues such as connectivity, user interface, and data-speed problems of the past, according to a new report by Research and Markets.

Boston, Massachusetts- March 20, 2013- Global IPTV subscriptions are expected to pass the 100 million mark in 2013 and grow to 181.1 million in 2017, according to the newest report in the Research in Focus: IPTV series.

Dublin, Ireland, March 15, 2013--IPTV subscribers experienced strong growth in 2012. The success of IPTV, particularly in Asia, is due to strong growth in maturing markets like China and South Korea. Currently, China has the most IPTV subscribers worldwide and that trend will likely continue, accroding to a new reporrt by Research and Markets.

Santa Clara, Calif., March 14, 2013—According to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Large Area TFT Panel Shipment Report, TFT LCD panel suppliers are forecast to ship 2.6 million 4K×2K LCD TV panels (also known as Ultra HD) worldwide in 2013, up more than 40-fold from 63 thousand in 2012.

London, UK, March 4,  2013--The overall infrastructure video equipment market will grow to reach US$3.8 billion dollars in 2017, up from $2.8 billion in 2012. Video encoders represent the fasted growing sub segment of the market, growing over 10% annually, compared to the market as a whole which grows at a 6% pace. Classic video servers, which are experiencing a high rate of integration as well as replacement with more modern IP-based architectures, increase at about 3% annually.

Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2013 – New figures released by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) confirm strong sustained demand for information and communication technology (ICT) services, with uptake spurred by a steady fall in the price of broadband Internet.

London, UK,  February 18, 2013--Visiongain's latest defence and security report, The Global Military Communications and COTS Market 2013-2023, values the market for militarycommunications spending to reach US$17.46 billion in 2013, as both mature and emerging national markets invest in the inherent operational advantages demonstrated by utilising effective and advanced military communications networks.

Dublin, Ireland, February 15, 2013--According to a new research report by Berg Insight, mobile location-based service (LBS) revenues in Europe are forecasted to grow from 325 million in 2012 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.5 percent to reach 825 million in 2017.

The North American LBS market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 9.2 percent from US$ 835 million in 2012 to reach US$ 1,295 million in 2017. Berg Insight estimates that 40 percent of all mobile subscribers in Europe use some kind of location-enhanced application on a regular basis. In North America, the larger installed base of GPS-enabled handsets and smartphones has enabled higher uptake of LBS.

Singapore, February 6, 2013--Global fixed broadband market including DSL, cable, and fiber-optic services generated $188 billion service revenue in 2012; a 7% increase from 2011. According to ABI Research’s broadband carrier Market Data, fixed broadband service revenue will grow to $251 billion by 2018.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., January 30, 2013—More than half a million 4K×2K TVs are forecast to ship worldwide this year, growing to more than 7 million by 2016, according to the latest Quarterly TV Design and Features Report from NPD DisplaySearch. The 4K×2K trend was first seen at IFA 2012 and continued at the 2013 International CES, as TV manufacturers search for the next technology transition to attract consumers to upgrade their current TVs.