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Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments Post Second Consecutive Year of Growth According to In-Stat

Posted on: Tuesday, 17 January 2006, 12:00 CST

For the first time since 2000-2001, worldwide unit shipments of digital cable TV set top boxes will grow for the second consecutive year, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). Sustained North American demand for advanced or "high-end" digital cable set top boxes that include PVRs and/or high-definition capability, coupled with modestly increasing demand in Asia, is fueling the market growth, the high-tech market research firm says.

"Demand for all types of digital cable set top boxes, especially in North America and China, is going to remain quite strong in 2006 and 2007," said Mike Paxton, In-Stat analyst. "This bodes well for cable set top box manufacturers."

A recent report by In-Stat found the following:

-- Digital cable set top box worldwide unit shipments reached 12.2 million in 2005, up from 10.8 million in 2004.

-- For the first time in the history of this market, shipments of advanced digital set top boxes exceeded basic digital box unit shipments in 2005.

-- Motorola and Scientific-Atlanta continue to be the leading cable set top box manufacturers, accounting for 90% of all worldwide unit shipments through the first half of 2005.

The report, "Digital Cable Set Top Boxes: Demand for High-End Boxes Continues to Spur Market Growth" (#IN0502144ME), 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 and updates worldwide unit shipment and revenue forecasts for the next five years. In addition, it takes an in-depth look at Cisco's pending acquisition of Scientific-Atlanta, and examines the future of the CableCARD initiative.

For more information on this report, please visit: http://www.instat.com/catalog/Ccatalogue.asp?id=162 or contact Erin McKeighan at 480-609-4551 or emckeighan@reedbusiness.com. The report price is $2,995.

About In-Stat

In-Stat (www.in-stat.com) is the leading provider of actionable research, market analysis and forecasts of advanced communications services, infrastructure, end user devices and semiconductors. Our insights are derived from both a deep technology understanding and comprehensive research, which examines each segment of the value chain for each market. Technology vendors, service providers, technology professionals and market specialists, worldwide, rely on In-Stat's tenured, experienced staff and in-depth research to support critical business, product and technology decisions.

In-Stat is a strategic segment of the $8 billion Reed Elsevier global information network, with access to an expansive worldwide electronic network, extensive technology databases and well-informed personnel. As a member of Reed Business Information, In-Stat is a division of the largest business-to-business publisher in the United States.

Source: Business Wire

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