Market Trends

Monterey, Calif., August 13, 2015–According to the most recent report from SNL Kagan, the inconclusive movement in U.S. multichannel subscriptions took a more decisive direction in the second quarter, producing the largest loss to date amid growing fears of cord cutting. SNL Kagan estimates the U.S. cable, DBS and telco platforms collectively shed more than 600,000 video subscribers in the three months ended June 30, falling to 100.4 million combined residential and commercial subs at mid-year.

London, UK, August 12, 2015--The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 876 million by 2020, up from 105 million at end-2010 and the 415 million expected at end-2015, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.

Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 10, 2015-- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Oilfield Communications Market by Communication Technologies (Cellular Network, VoIP, Unified Communications, M2M, Microwave Communication, WiMax, VSAT, TETRA, Fiber Optics, WAN, LAN), Band Type (L Band, Ku Band, HTS) - Global Forecast to 2020" report to their offering.

London, UK, August 9, 2015--The informitv Multiscreen Index shows that the top 10 pay-television services in the United States lost over 400,000 digital television subscribers between them in the second quarter of 2015. With all the results from the top 10 services that report numbers now in, the decline in subscribers wipes out a small gain earlier in the year.

Hampshire, UK,August 3, 2015:: New data from Juniper Research has revealed that the number of IoT (Internet of Things) connected devices will number 38.5 billion in 2020, up from 13.4 billion in 2015: a rise of over 285%.

London, UK, July 30, 2015--According to the worldwide TV market report from Futuresource Consulting, 4K TV shipments are expected to grow by 147% in 2015, despite overall 2% fall in TV sales.

New York City, NY, July 21, 2015–The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the release of a new FourNines research report: Cybersecurity for Teleport & Satellite Operators. 

Newtown, Conn., July 15, 2015—With demand for satellite communications increasing, manufacturers are expected to produce more than 430 satellites over the next 10 years, according to Forecast International.

Englewood, Colo., July 14, 2015--The advent of 8K broadcasting in Japan for the 2020 Olympics is expected to spur a new round of resolution increases, even though shipments have not yet started in serious commercial volumes. According to IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight, shipments of 8K ultra-high definition (UHD) resolution (7680 x 4320 pixels) TVs are expected to increase from 2,700 shipped worldwide in 2015 to 911,000 in 2019. The IHS 8K TV forecast hinges on the 65-inch screen size, which has by far the highest volume in production and will account for almost 80 percent of 8K TV shipments in 2019. 

Cambridge, MA, July 13, 2015 – NSR’s Global Satellite Capacity Supply & Demand, 12^th Edition report, released today, projects demand for more than 7,700 transponders of traditional C-, Ku-, and widebeam Ka-band FSS capacity globally by 2024. NSR also forecasts over 3 Terabits of GEO-HTS, MEO-HTS, and LEO-HTS bandwidth demand, across a series of applications ranging from data to broadband access to mobility. With growth slowing and prices declining in traditional FSS markets, NSR expects a CAGR of less than 2% for traditional FSS demand; new markets will therefore need to be tapped and new possibilities unlocked through increased bandwidth efficiencies and lower cost per bit in order to fuel organic market expansion.