The Internet of Things (IoT) market was worth US$ 605.69 billion in 2014 owing to rising requirement for internet connectivity worldwide coupled with technological advancements according to a report by Grand View Research. The emergence of start-ups in different industries to satisfy growing need of consumers is anticipated to result in increasing venture capital investments. The market is estimated to grow at 15.2 % to reach over US$ 1.88 trillion by 2022.

Vindicia, the leader in enterprise-class subscription billing, and Ooyala, a leading video, analytics and advertising technology provider, today announced key findings from a study that explores the Asia Pacific (APAC) market opportunity for premium over-the-top (OTT) services. Conducted by top research and strategy consultancy, MTM, the findings reveal significant challenges to expansion due to broadband infrastructure and content localization, revenues are expected to grow strongly between now and 2019.

Global pay TV revenues [subscription fees and PPV movies and TV episodes] for 138 countries will only grow by US$ 99 million between 2015 and 2021 to US$ 205.92 billion; having peaked in 2018. This follows 19.5% growth between 2010 and 2015, according to the Digital TV Revenue Forecasts report.

Global broadband over three quarters of a billion...and still growing The most recent milestone for broadband came late in 2015 according to the most recent report from Point Topic “Global broadband subscribers: Q4 2015”.  As at the end of December 2015 there were 751.2 million fixed broadband lines globally.

NSR’s Aeronautical Satcom Markets, 4th Edition report, published tomorrow, forecasts commercial aircraft connectivity markets reaching retail revenues of US$ 4.6 billion by 2025. Market growth is driven by in-flight passenger connectivity, reaching new heights with HTS capacity.

According to Euroconsult's latest report, Earth Observation: Defense & Security, the number of countries expected to launch proprietary Eart

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released Satellite Operator Benchmarks 2016, a new research report. This is the sixth report in WTA's annual Satellite Operator Benchmarks series. WTA conducted the report with Futuresource.

Key findings from the report include:

Releasing tomorrow, NSR’s UltraHD via Satellite, 3rd Edition report identifies 2016 as a key inflection point for the rollout of UltraHD via satellite. NSR forecasts over 785 UltraHD channels by 2025, and satellite capacity required to carry bandwidth intensive UltraHD channels will drive an added $280M in annual leasing revenues.

The global Set Top Box (STB) market size is expected to reach USD$ 25.45 billion by 2022 according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Technology proliferation and increasing demand for high-quality picture and sound is anticipated to boost global set top box market growth. Increasing demand for IPTV models in developed regions from North America and Europe has further bolstered industry growth. Additionally, abridged prices of smart TVs and growing availability of HD channels across all platforms are expected to push demand for advanced STB devices.

Imagine Communications revelaed today findings from the  2016 Focus Forward Technology Trends Report. The survey aims to answer important questions about how and when global media companies are navigating important and simultaneous technology transitions to modernized operations.

Top findings from the survey include: