Encoder market to decline 21% by 2020
According to the latest report from Futuresource Consulting, the broadcast (linear) encoder markets are due to decline over the next five years. Revenues are expected to decline by
July 28, 2015
Equipment
IoT connected devices over 38bn units by 2020
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 per cent. While IoT ‘smart home’ based applications grab media headlines, it is the industrial and public services sector – such as […]
July 28, 2015
Analyst: ‘Ultra HD investment hitting new highs’
Ultra HD programming is expected to see strong take-up rates globally, with failure to invest now will mean a failure to tap into its growing premium revenues, according to Alan Crisp, Analyst at satellite industry market research and consulting services firm NSR. Writing in NSR’s ‘Bottom Line’ Blog, Crisp says
July 24, 2015
Smartphones 95% of all handset sales by 2020
According to a forecast by the independent telecoms analyst firm Ovum, total handset sales are expected to grow from 1.88 billion to 2.16 billion units between 2014 and 2020, at a compound annual growth (CAGR) rate of 2.4 per cent. Smartphones will comprise 95 per cent of global handset sales by 2020, up from 65 […]
July 21, 2015
20% of iPhone users to purchase Apple Watch
Apple Watch is set to boom and, according to Futuresource Consulting, a large part of this will come from existing iPhone users. The latest perspectives report has covered six countries and found that 20 per cent of iPhone users intend to purchase an Apple Watch in the next 12 months. In the USA in particular, […]
July 15, 2015
Analyst: 8K TV shipments to near 1m
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 critical information and insight source IHS, shipments of 8K ultra-HD resolution (7680 x 4320 pixels) TVs are expected to increase from
July 14, 2015
NSR: HTS essential, traditional FSS faces challenges
NSR’s Global Satellite Capacity Supply & Demand, 12th Edition report, 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. […]
July 13, 2015
Analyst: Hardware-based 4K content protection ‘growing concern’
High resolution premium video, including 4K and UHD content, is a fast-growing market and therefore content protection services must follow suit with adaptability and preparedness for the expanding space, according to ABI Research. “UHD TV penetration is expected to reach 61 per cent in North America by 2020, which is higher than expected,” says Eric […]
July 8, 2015
TV now second screen for kids with tablets
In a majority of US family households with tablets and smartphones, TV is no longer the kids’ first choice for entertainment, according to a study by strategic research, marketing brand consultants Miner & Co Studio. The firm found 57 per cent of kids prefer watching video on portable devices like smartphones and tablets as opposed […]
July 7, 2015
Continued growth for broadcast and media technology industry
Sales and profitability across the broadcast and media (B&MT) sector continue to grow according to the latest IABM Industry Index. The positive findings are echoed in the separate IABM Benchmark report, which reinforces the results of the Index concerning profitability, and the updated Confidence Ratio, contained in the last Industry Trends Survey. The IABM Industry […]
July 7, 2015