Date: 14/11/2010

Indian digital satellite STB market growing huge, says In-Stat

In-Stat forecasts that digital satellite STB unit shipments will grow by nearly 14% in 2012.

"New technology in many ways is powering the expected uptick in unit shipments," says Michelle Abraham, Research Director. "Increasingly powerful processors enable a more personalized viewing experience with downloadable apps and recommendation engines. An improved graphics capability also enhances the user experience, providing satellite service providers with a new feature set to compete for subscribers."

The other finding reported by In-Stat includes:
The Asian market is expected to stabilize, following slow subscriber growth.
In North America, the move to server/client model impacts shipments because client devices will not all be set top boxes.
The Indian market has experienced huge growth with 6 platforms competing for subscribers.
Pace was once again the top supplier of satellite STBs in 2010 with Technicolor and EchoStar following as was the case in 2009.
SD DVRs will disappear in some markets in favor of HD DVRs, although we expect them to remain in some cost-conscious markets.