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HOME GATEWAY REPORT: Worldwide Multi-Carrier
Digital Settop & Services Analysis & Forecast 2003-2006

Published by: MRG, Inc.
April 2003
No. of Pages: 150     
Price: US $1,995.00


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Introduction

Ch. 1: Current Markets – Quick Overview

  • Section A: Satellite
  • Satellite Continues to Grow But Slower; Small Looks Promising
  • Section B: Cable
  • U.S. & European Cable Gain Digital Subs and Lose Analog Subs for Small Net Gain
  • Example: How U.S. Cable Has to Save Core Video Business.
  • U.S. & European Cable Continue Down Path of Triple-Play
  • Video On-Demand – U.S./Canada Cable
  • Video On-Demand – Asia Cable
  • China
  • India & Korea
  • Japan & Australia
  • Section C: DTT (Digital Terrestrial)
  • DTT (Digital Terrestrial) – U.S./Canada
  • DTT Still on Slow-growth Until Digital Must Carry (DMC) Issues Resolved
  • DTT – Europe
  • German DTT Experiment
  • DTT – Asia
  • Telco Video is Nascent and Sprouting Worldwide

    Ch. 2: Market Drivers by carrier

  • Cable vs. Satellite – Triple-Play #1
  • Triple-Play #2
  • On-Demand Future for Cable
  • Individualized Channels or Pay Per Channel
  • Individualized Choice in Programming
  • North American Cable After 2005
  • Drivers of Cable vs. Large Telcos (RBOCs)
  • Drivers of Cable Telephony: VOIP – Triple-Play #3/3
  • Drivers of Satellite Video
  • DTT: Digital Terrestrial Drivers – U.S.
  • Example of an Overlooked Population
  • DTT: Digital Terrestrial Drivers – Europe
  • DTT: Digital Terrestrial Drivers – Asia
  • Conclusion: Hybrid STBs & Sticky Services

    Ch. 3: Market Size by Carrier

  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Hardware Trends
  • Summary of STB Market Drivers
  • North America (U.S./Canada)
  • Review of “Powell Mandate”
  • Review of CEA/CEMA Plug N Play
  • Why HD is a Wild Card
  • Europe: Digital Cable, DTH, DTT Households – 2003-2005
  • Asia
  • Digital Cable Background
  • China
  • DTH/Digital Cable - India & Korea
  • DTH/Digital Cable - Japan & Australia
  • DTT and DTH - China
  • DTH - China: When The Time is Right
  • DTT - China: On Hold
  • STB Suppliers to Japan, Korea, Australia (DTH, Digital Cable, DTT)
  • Partnerships and Pricing in Asia
  • Latin America
  • South Africa
  • Worldwide Overview
  • PVR and VOD Household & RPU

    Ch. 4: Future trends and Opportunities

  • Section A: Cable
  • Just in Time Concept Comes to Multi-Channel Cable (2005-2015)
  • Opportunities for Advanced Cable Systems and DSL/Telco/IP
  • Cable: VOD and Triple-Play Service Add-ons in North America and Europe.
  • China Cable: Fast Growth in Key Provinces Tied to 2008 Olympics.
  • Opportunity for Increased Role of DRM
  • Section B: Satellite/DTH
  • Opportunities in Satellite Storage: Stream or Burst
  • HD – DVD A Key to HD Transmission (DTH, Cable, DTT)
  • Opportunities for Growth in Small DTH Systems
  • Large Satellite/DTH Systems – 2005-2010
  • Why Long-Form Video Will Avoid “Napsterization.”
  • Section C: Digital Terrestrial (DTT)
  • Opportunities for Digital Terrestrial – First the West, then Asia
  • Conclusion
  • On-Demand or Enhanced TV Here to Stay
  • Chicken and Egg Solution

    Appendix I: Company Profiles

  • 1.0 Hardware (Key Components)
  • 1.1 Broadcom Corporation
  • 1.2 C-Cube Microsystems, Inc. (LSI Logic)
  • 1.3 CacheVision, Inc.
  • 1.4 Intel Architecture Group/Home Products Group
  • 1.5 Motorola Consumer Broadcast Operations (Semiconductor Products Sector)
  • 1.6 National Semiconductor Corporation
  • 1.7 TriMedia Technologies
  • 1.8 SandCraft, Inc.
  • 1.9 SCM Microsystems, Inc.
  • 2.0 Hardware (STB Systems) – Multi-channel Video Systems
  • 2.1 Hughes Network Systems
  • 2.2 Motorola, Inc./Broadband Communications Sector (BCS)
  • 2.3 Pace Micro Technology PLC
  • 2.4 Panasonic Technologies, Inc.
  • 2.5 Pioneer Corporation
  • 2.6 Royal Philips Electronics NV
  • 2.7 Scientific Atlanta, Inc.
  • 2.8 Sony Corporation
  • 2.9 Thomson Multimedia S.A.
  • 2.10 Advanced Digital Broadcast, Limited
  • 2.11 Digeo
  • 3.0 Hardware (STB Systems) – PVR Systems (Standalone)
  • 3.1 ReplayTV, Inc.
  • 3.2 TiVo, Inc.
  • 4.0 Operating Systems/Middleware
  • 4.1 Liberate Technologies, Inc.
  • 4.2 Metabyte Networks, Inc.
  • 4.3 Microsoft TV
  • 4.4 NDS Group PLC
  • 4.5 OpenTV, Inc.
  • 4.6 PowerTV, Inc.
  • 4.7 Wind River Systems, Inc.
  • 5.0 Digital Video Content Developers – ITV/ETV/EPG Developers
  • 5.1 Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.
  • 5.2 National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
  • 5.3 The Weather Channel, Inc.
  • 5.4 Wink Communications, Inc.
  • 6.0 Digital Video Content Developers – VOD Suppliers
  • 6.1 Concurrent Computer Corporation
  • 6.2 DIVA Systems Corporation
  • 6.3 nCube Corporation
  • 6.4 SeaChange Corporation

    Appendix II: DTT Global Television Signal Transmission Standards - Background

    Appendix III: ROI Analysis

  • Scenario #1 – Digital STB Upgrade or Replacement
  • ROI for DTH STB and Receiver — Cost of New Subscriber
  • ROI for Basic STB (Digital Cable) Upgrade for Current Sub
  • Scenario #2 ROI Analysis of VOD Using PVRs During Off-Hours
  • Cable
  • Revenue Potential Excellent Based on Investment
  • ROI: 64 Channels – 10 Viewers/Movie
  • ROI for TS/VOD for DTH
  • ROI Discussion: USE of TS/VOD on DTH Network
  • Revenue Potential for 4 to 64 Channels Usage

    Appendix IV: North American VOD Trials and Deployments

    Appendix V: Interest in Digital Features – Total Urban Cable and Satellite Subscribers


    Charts

  • Chart 1.1: DigiCable + VOD Subs - North America – 2002-2005
  • Chart 2.1: Bandwidth Capacity Growth vs. Storage Capacity Growth
  • Chart 3.1: Digital Cable, DTH, and DTT Households – North America – 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.2: DigiCable, DTH, and DTT Subscriptions – Canada – 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.3: DigiCable, DTH, and DTT Subscriptions – U.S. – 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.4: New STB Units By Carrier – North America - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.5: Multi-carrier STB Sales – North America - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.6: Digital Households By Carrier – North America - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.7: Grand Total Digital Households – Europe – 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.8: Grand Total Installed Base Digital STBs – Europe – 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.9: New STB Units By Carrier - Europe – 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.10: Multi-carrier STB Sales - Europe – 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.11: Digital Households By Carrier – Europe - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.12: New STB Units By Carrier – Asia – 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.13: Multi-carrier STB Sales - Asia – 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.14: Digital Households By Carrier – Asia - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.15: New DTH STB Units – Latin America - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.16: DTH STB Sales – Latin America - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.17: DTH STB Subs – Latin America - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.18: New STB Units – South Africa - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.19: STB Sales – South Africa - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.20: DTH STB Subs – South Africa - 2002-2005
  • Chart 3.21: Grand Total STB Sales – 2002-2005
  • Chart III.1: DTH Break-Even Point (with Installation)
  • Chart III.2: Digital Cable Break-Even Point (with Installation)
  • Chart III.3: Digital Cable – VOD – Ten Viewers/Movie (64 Channels)
  • Chart III.4: Digital Cable VOD Streams – 1 Viewer/Movie (64 Channels)
  • Chart III.5: DTH TS/VOD – 1 View/Movie (64 Channel)
  • Chart III.6: DTH TS/VOD – 10 Viewers/Movie (64 Channels)

    Illustrations

  • Illustration 1.1: HD Drivers North America
  • Illustration 1.2: Toothpick Glasses (TPG): Now Required for PVR Owners
  • Illustration 2.1: Triple-Play Line-Up #1
  • Illustration 2.2: VOD Communication Topography – Old to New
  • Illustration 2.3: Hybrid DTH + DTT STB – 2008
  • Illustration 2.4: Hybrid Digital Cable + DTT, Plug N Play – 2004-2006
  • Illustration 3.1: Dual Design Requirement
  • Illustration 3.2: Integrated Chip Design With Front End Functions
  • Illustration 3.3: Personalization Pyramid
  • Illustration 3.4: DTT STB Drivers
  • Illustration 3.5: HD Drivers – North America – 2003-2008
  • Illustration 4.1: Multi-channel vs. IP Video
  • Illustration 4.2: Interim IP Video – Cable = Gig E to Hub
  • Illustration 4.3: VOD Communication Topography – Old to New
  • Illustration 4.4: Triple-Play #2 – U.S. Cable, Then Europe & Asia
  • Illustration 4.5: “Plug N Play” Integrated STB – U.S. Cable + DTT
  • Illustration 4.6: IP Video Leap Frogs M-Channel in Cable
  • Illustration 4.7: Chicken and Egg

    Tables

  • Table 1.1: Broadband Subscription vs. Digital Subscription – 2001-2002
  • Table 1.2: Top Things Comcast Can/Should Do
  • Table 2.1: Personalization Functions – Print vs. Digital Video
  • Table 2.2: Multi-channel Broadcast Video vs. IP Video
  • Table 2.3: Off-Air TV Households With No Satellite or Cable – U.S., Europe, & Asia
  • Table 3.1: Levels of Enhanced TV (ETV)
  • Table 3.2: Overview of Digital Television Households - North America – 2002-2005
  • Table 3.3: U.S. TV Integrated Tennis Match (Cable/DTT)
  • Table 3.4: DigiCable, DTH and DTT Households - Canada/U.S. - 2002-2005
  • Table 3.5: STB Units/Revenue for DTH, DigiCable, and DTT - North America - 2002-2005
  • Table 3.6: North America TV sales/year by size-including NTSC & ATSC Tuners – 2003-2007
  • Table 3.7: Overview of Digital Multi-channel Subscribers – Europe – 2002-2005
  • Table 3.8: Digital Cable Subs & STB Unit/Revenue Sales – Europe - 2002-2005
  • Table 3.9: Digital Cable/ DTH - Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Australia) – 2002-2005
  • Table 3.10: Digital Cable and DTH - India & Korea – 2002-2005
  • Table 3.11: DTH Households – Latin America - 2002-2005
  • Table 3.12: DTH Households - South Africa – 2002-2005
  • Table 3.13: Total Worldwide STB Unit/Revenue Forecast – 2002-2005
  • Table 4.1: Bit Rate/Home Migration – U.S. Cable (with QAM + MPEG4) 6
  • Table 4.2: Storage/Memory Capacity – DTH (Satellite) STB/PVR
  • Table 4.3: Integrated PVRs vs. Centralized Storage – North America (by percent of caching)
  • Table II.1: DTH Worldwide Digital and Analog Television Transmission and Modulation Standards
  • Table III.1: Basic ROI Schedule – Digital DTH STB (U.S.)
  • Table III.2: Basic ROI Schedule – Digital Cable STB (U.S.)
  • Table III.3: ROI Based on Channel TS/VOD Allocation for Cable (Annual)
  • Table III.4: ROI Based on Channel Allocation for DTH

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