Market Trends

More 4K UHD TV Sets Shipped in Q2’14 than in All of 2013

Santa Clara, Calif., September 1, 2014— More 4K ultra-HD (UHD) TV sets were shipped in Q2’14 than shipped all year in 2013. According to the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, 2.1 million sets were shipped in Q2, compared to 1.6 million in 2013. Brands introduced their 2014 model ranges in Q2, with a clear focus on 4K as the “must-have” consumer feature for high-end television viewing.

Two New Research Reports Focus on the African Broadband Market

London, UK, August 29, 2014--Reportbuyer.com has added two new market research reports on the African broadband market.  The first is entitled "Africa - Internet and Fixed Broadband Market" and the other is called "Africa - Mobile Broadband Market." "The reports highlight improved international connectivity reducing internet access pricing for consumers across the continent.

One in 5 European TV Homes to Subscribe to Online Packages by 2020

London, UK, August 27, 2014--The number of European homes paying a monthly subscription to receive SVOD  [subscription video on demand] packages will climb from 1.78 million in 2010 (0.6%  of TV households) to 17.99 million by end-2014 (6.4%) and onto 59.41 million in  2020 (20.7%), according to a new report from Digital TV Research.

Mobile Internet Will Continue to Drive Mobile Revenues

Singapore, August 25, 2014--In 1Q 2014, the worldwide mobile service revenue increased 0.58% year-on-year (YoY) to US$264 billion according to ABI Research, and the aggregate service revenue for 2014 will grow 2.9% YoY to US$1.01 trillion, mainly driven by the robust growth of the mobile Internet market. Proliferating mobile data subscriptions and enhanced network capacity will drive global mobile Internet service revenue to US$456.7 billion by 2019—44.7% of total mobile service revenue. Despite global service revenue growth, the Western European market is declining: 1Q 2014 service revenue declined 5.2% YoY.

Point Topic Publishes 40 New Country Reports on the State of Fixed Broadband

London, UK, August 21, 2014--Point Topic has published 40 brand new reports looking at the state of fixed broadband on a country-by-country basis.  The reports focus on the number of subscribers, year-on-year growth, population penetration and ISP market shares within each country.

Ten African Cellular markets are Projected to add 81 million subscribers by 2018

Amman, Jordan, August 20, 2014-- In a new research report, the Arab Advisors Group analyzed the cellular landscape of ten Sub-Saharan African markets. The research report focuses on the cellular markets of Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The cellular adoption in the aforementioned markets grew at an outstanding CAGR of 21% between 2009 and 2013. The Arab Advisors Group projects the upcoming growth in cellular adoption to continue to grow at a CAGR of 9% between 2014 and 2018.

The Internet of Things Will Drive Wireless Connected Devices to 40.9 Billion in 2020

London, UK, August 20, 2014--According to an updated market forecast from ABI Research, the installed base of active wireless connected devices will exceed 16 billion in 2014, about 20% more than in 2013. The number of devices will more than double from the current level, with 40.9 billion forecasted for 2020.

Conditional Access Market Set to Decline as Global Pay-TV Market Begins to Saturate

El Segundo, Calif. , Aug. 20, 2014—The global market for conditional access (CA) technology used in set-top boxes (STBs) is set to contract as pay-TV services reach saturation, according to IHS Technology. Worldwide market revenue for pay-TV STB CA technology will decline to US$ 1.9 billion in 2018, down from a peak of US$ 2.2 billion in 2015.

New NSR Study Projects over 820 UltraHD via Satellite Channels Worldwide by 2025

Wilmington, DE- August 18, 2014 - NSR's newly released UltraHD via Satellite, 2nd Edition, forecasts over 820 channels of UltraHD content via Satellite by 2025. With Direct to Home (DTH) leading the charge, this next generation technology will not only lead to higher ARPUs, but also greater customer retention.

Mobile Devices with 4K Screens Expected to Reach 478 Million Units by 2019

Scottsdale, Ariz., August 15, 2014--Mobile devices with 4K screens expected to reach 478 million unitnits by 2019, but services and content will trail adoption according to ABI Research  2K or “Quad HD” screens currently occupy the premium end of the smartphone market while 2015 will see the launch of 4K/Ultra HD devices.