Market Trends

Dublin, Ireland, August 31, 2011-- 3D content providers do not need to worry about consumers being unable to view their 3D content. With a large increase in the number of TV sets with a 3D feature coming to market in 2011, TV set manufacturers will make it difficult not to buy a 3D-enabled set in the coming years.  A new Research and Markets study projects that the 3D TV Set Market will grow 500% in 2011.

Government demand continues to drive the market, but remains concentrated in a handful of countries

Paris, August 25, 2011 – Euroconsult, forecast today that an estimated 1,145 satellites will be built for launch during the next ten years (2011-2020), 51% more satellites than the previous decade. These projections come from Euroconsult’s just-released “Satellites to be Built & Launched by 2020, World Market Survey.” According to the report, now in its 14^th edition, revenues from the manufacture and launch of these 1,145 satellites will be worth $196 billion worldwide, of which 70% can be attributed to government demand.

Dublin, Ireland, August 17, 2011--South Korea continues to leadi in technology adoption and use. This according to a newly released report by Reseach and Markets entitled  "South Korea - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts."  The report covers trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, internet, broadband, digital TV and IPTV.

Scottsdale, Ariz., August 16, 2011 - The implementation of 3D on mobile devices is still in its infancy and requires a much more advanced technical solution for both viewing 3D and capturing 3D. However, the tremendous size of the mobile market is driving the industry to overcome some of the current limitations. 3D displays are still evolving, while image sensors are benefiting from a TAM that is likely to triple by 2015, and the processing solutions are already on a roadmap that will support the increasing demands of 3D. New research from In-Stat  forecasts that the total number of 3D mobile devices will surpass 148 million units in 2015.

Dublin, Ireland, August 9, 2011--Malaysia continues to heavily promote itself as an Information Technology hub in the Asia region. While there had been a good response at a corporate level, for some time the wider community was not really embracing technology. In relative terms, there had been a surprisingly low interest in broadband internet. The national broadband penetration was around 8% of the population coming into 2011, according to a recent report by Research and Markets entitled "Malaysia: Broadband Market and Forecasts 2011."

London, August 5, 2011--The personal entertainment experience has embarked on a significant shift now that on-demand delivery of video is widely available worldwide and to an increasing number of connected devices. IMS Research forecasts that in 2016, over-the-top (OTT) video services will generate $16.4 billion in 2016 and video-on-demand (VOD) services from pay-TV operators will generate another $14.7 billion, for a combined $31.1 billion in on-demand revenues.

London, July 12, 2011-Digital TV Research forecasts that the number of pay DTH homes will be 195 million across 73 countries by end-2016, up from 139 million at end-2010. The Satellite TV Forecasts report estimates that penetration was 10.3% of TV households at end-2010, and will reach 13.1% by 2016. India will lead the sector with 45 million pay DTH homes in 2016, followed by the US with 36 million. However, penetration will be highest in South Africa (47%) and Ireland (41%).

Scottsdale, Ariz, July 11, 2011--Worldwide set top box revenue, as a whole, will decline slightly in 2011 over 2010, with Latin America and Middle East/Africa the only regions showing any increase in shipments. However, despite the general maturation of the market, IP set top box shipments are forecast to increase by over 1 million units in 2011 according to In-Stat.

Dublin, Ireland, July 5, 2011-- Research and Markets  has announced the addition of the "Australia - Mobile Broadband Market" report to their offering.This annual publication provides the reader with a thorough overview of the mobile broadband, mobile data and the mobile media market in Australia in 2011. The publication offers important analysis of the market and trends in usage, revenue, mobile internet content and prospects for the various mobile network operators.