China Fuels the Sharp Rise in Demand for Cable Set Top Boxes

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52126) has announced the addition of The Cable Set Top Box Market: Demand in China Drives Record Growth to their offering.

Cable set top box manufacturers enjoyed a record year in 2006 as cable TV operators around the world signed up millions of new digital cable video subscribers. Fueled by a sharp rise in demand for cable set top boxes in China, worldwide digital cable set top box unit shipments increased to 27.5 million in 2006, a huge spike in comparison to the 15.6 million units shipped in 2005.

We expect that digital cable set top box unit shipments will again be strong in 2007, led by sustained demand from cable operators in North America and China.

This report covers the market for cable TV set top boxes, with special emphasis on product manufacturers, market and technology trends, and the semiconductor content of the boxes. It also provides a digital cable set top box Bill of Materials forecast, along with cable set top box manufacturer market shares for 2006, and updates worldwide unit shipment and revenue forecasts through 2011.

In addition, it examines the impact of the upcoming FCC ban on integrated cable set top box security and discusses what it means for both cable set top box manufacturers and the global market.

Topics Covered

Executive Summary

Methodology

Overview: The Cable Set Top Box

The Worldwide Cable TV Industry

Which Cable Subscribers Actually Need a Set Top Box?

The Cable Set Top Box Market in 2006: A “Perfect Storm”

Key Market and Product Development Trends

7-07: The US Ban on Integrated Set Top Box Security

The Chinese Market Goes into Hyperdrive

OCAP: Maybe This Year…

The Cable Set Top Box Bill of Materials

Digital Cable Set Top Boxes: A Total Cost Analysis

Cable Set Top Box Manufacturers

Motorola

Scientific Atlanta

Other Manufacturers

ADB

HUMAX

Pace Micro Technology

Panasonic

Samsung

Thomson

Leading Chinese Cable Set Top Box Manufacturers

Coship

Skyworth

Jiuzhou

ChangHong

Manufacturer Market Shares: Digital Cable Set Top Boxes

Forecasts: Cable Set Top Boxes

The Cable Set Top Box Market: Growth Scenarios

Forecast Overview

Unit Shipments

Revenues

Related Reports

List of Tables

Table 1. The US Cable Industry: General Statistics, January 2007

Table 2. US Cable TV Subscriber Households with Cable Set Top Boxes

Table 3. Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments in China: 2004–2007 (Units in Thousands)

Table 4. Bill of Materials Forecast: The Basic Digital Cable Set Top Box

Table 5. Bill of Materials Forecast: The Advanced Digital Cable Set Top Box

Table 6. Bill of Materials Forecast: The PVR-enabled Digital Cable Set Top Box

Table 7. Bill of Materials Forecast: The HD-enabled Digital Cable Set Top Box

Table 8. Cost Analysis: The Basic Digital Cable Set Top Box

Table 9. Cost Analysis: The Advanced Digital Cable Set Top Box

Table 10. Cost Analysis: The PVR-enabled Advanced Digital Cable Set Top Box

Table 11. Cost Analysis: The HD/PVR-enabled Digital Cable Set Top Box

Table 12. Motorola: 2006 Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments (Units in Thousands)

Table 13. Scientific Atlanta: 2006 Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments (Units in Thousands)

Table 14. 2006 Manufacturer Market Shares: Digital Cable Set Top Boxes

Table 15. Worldwide Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipment Forecast, 2005–2011 (Units in Thousands)

Table 16. Unit Shipments by Geographic Region: Digital Cable Set Top Boxes, 2005–2011 (Units in Thousands)

Table 17. Digital Segmentation Forecast: Basic Cable Set Top Boxes vs. Advanced Cable Set Top Boxes, 2005–2011 (Units in Thousands)

Table 18. Interactivity Forecast: Cable Set Top Boxes with Integrated Cable Modems, 2005–2011 (Units in Thousands)

Table 19. PVR-enabled Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments, 2005–2011 (Units in Thousands)

Table 20. High Definition Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments, 2005–2011 (Units in Thousands)

Table 21. CableCard Unit Shipments, 2005–2011 (Units in Thousands)

Table 22. Cable Set Top Boxes: Worldwide Revenue Forecast, 2005–2011 (US$ in Millions)

Table 23. Cable Set Top Boxes: Worldwide Revenue by Geographic Region, 2005–2011 (US$ in Millions)

List of Figures

Figure 1. Worldwide Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipment Forecast, 2005–2011 (Units in Thousands)

Figure 2. Scientific Atlanta’s Explorer 8300HD Digital Cable Set Top Box

Figure 3. Worldwide Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments, 2000–2006 (Units in Thousands)

Figure 4. The CableCard

Figure 5. Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments in China: 2004–2007 (Units in Thousands)

Figure 6. Motorola’s DCT700 All-Digital Set Top Box

Figure 7. Worldwide Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments, 1998–2011 (Units in Thousands by Box Type)

Figure 8. Cable Set Top Boxes: Worldwide Revenue Forecast, 2005–2011 (US$ in Millions)

Companies Mentioned

– Scientific Atlanta — ADB — HUMAX – Pace Micro Technology — Panasonic – Samsung — Thomson — Coship — Skyworth — Jiuzhou – ChangHong

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