Executive Summary

This new MLR tracks the top 120 IPTV Vendors in 24 sub-sectors that are leading the IPTV market globally and in four global regions based on their deployments in over 850 IPTV Service Providers (SPs) worldwide. Almost 50 new SPs have begun offering IPTV service since October 2009, most of those in North America, Europe and the Rest of World regions. The report ranks and evaluates the position of Vendors that provide IPTV Access Systems, Video Headends, Video-on-Demand (VOD) servers, Set-top Boxes, Middleware, and Content Protection.

Larger IPTV Vendors are building a full IPTV ecosystem so they can continue to work with large Telcos around the world. For example, Motorola recently acquired a CP/DRM (Content Protection) Vendor (SecureMedia) and a VOD Vendor (BitBand), and now appears in all six IPTV product categories.

While this trend continues for larger Vendors, some smaller Vendors continue to serve small IPTV Operators, often in their own region of the world. In the Middleware and Set-top Box segments, for example, some small Vendors serve just a few regions, and sometimes just a specific country. Other small Vendors, such as Verimatrix, have successfully built partnerships in all regions with larger Vendors, helping to maintain their global category leadership.

For the first time, this report includes added Vendor-ranking profiles for all companies ranked within the top 10 in all regional sectors (compared to the top 5 in the past). Also, up/down arrows are added alongside the Vendor rankings, making it easier to understand how each Vendor is faring compared with the last MLR (see sample above).

Growth Prospects

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In addition, this report tracks the growth prospects for each company (see sample above). This is accomplished by tracking how many large IPTV service deployments the company is part of. For every vendor, tables are included that count the vendor’s significant IPTV deployments, both globally and within each region. A Service Provider is identified as a significant deployment if it is currently among the top 25 IPTV Operators in terms of total IPTV subscribers. A list of the top 25 IPTV Operators can be found in Table 1-2 of the report.

Methodology

This MLR report is part of the IPTV Tracking Service offered by the Multimedia Research Group, Inc. (www.mrgco.com). At the core of the data is the number of IPTV subscribers for each Service Provider. A combination of primary and secondary research methods are used to gather data for this report, including official company press releases and briefings with IPTV Operators and vendors. In-depth primary research is conducted by surveying IPTV vendors and verifying their customers and deployments around the world. Additionally, subscriber counts are verified by triangulating data from multiple vendors, using a top-down and bottom-up approach. Although many IPTV vendors are verified on any given IPTV deployment, there are still some IPTV vendors that have not been identified. Once data about each Provider’s subscriber numbers is gathered and verified, it is allocated to its vendors in each product segment. The data gathered is then separated into rankings for five of the IPTV product segments, within the four regions and globally.

The one exception is the Video Headend (encoder) segment, where market positions are based on the reported number of IPTV (Broadcast) channels provided (rather than subscribers) using each company’s products.

Definitions

This report defines IPTV as the delivery of video (broadcast or Video-on-Demand) via Internet Protocol (IP) to a Set-top Box over a managed network. This managed network is either copper (DSL), fiber (FTTx) or a combination of both. Typically, most deployments are by Telcos, Internet Service Providers or other Broadband Operators.

This report excludes best-effort or “over-the-top” (OTT) video services that are delivered over the public, unmanaged Internet. MRG offers a separate report for OTT services.

This report also excludes hospitality and hotel services, which are covered in a separate report.

The IPTV Market Leaders Report is a must-have for IPTV Vendors and Service Providers needing updated navigation and market positioning tools for challenging economic times.

Table of Contents

1         Executive Summary
1.1       Definitions
1.2       Top 25 Service Providers Globally
1.3       Companies Ranked Number One
1.4       IPTV Vendor Trends
1.4.1    Access Systems
1.4.2    Video Headend Systems
1.4.3    Video-on-Demand Server Software
1.4.4    Set-top Boxes
1.4.5    Middleware
1.4.6    Content Protection/Digital Rights Management

2         Access Systems Market Leaders
2.1       Future Growth Prospects
2.2       Global Market
2.3       Asian Market
2.4       European Market
2.5       North American Market
2.6       Rest of the World (ROW) Market

3         Video Headend Systems Market Leaders
3.1       Future Growth Prospects
3.2       Global Market
3.3       Asian Market
3.4       European Market
3.5       North American Market
3.6       Rest of the World (ROW) Market

4         VOD Server Software Market Leaders
4.1       Future Growth Prospects
4.2       Global Market
4.3       Asian Market
4.4       European Market
4.5       North American Market
4.6       Rest of the World (ROW) Market

5         Set-top Box Market Leaders
5.1       Future Growth Prospects
5.2       Global Market
5.3       Asian Market
5.4       European Market
5.5       North American Market
5.6       Rest of the World (ROW) Market

6         Middleware Market Leaders
6.1       Future Growth Prospects
6.2       Global Market
6.3       Asian Market
6.4       European Market
6.5       North American Market
6.6       Rest of the World (ROW) Market

7         Content Protection/Digital Rights Management Market Leaders
7.1       Future Growth Prospects
7.2       Global Market
7.3       Asian Market
7.4       European Market
7.5       North American Market
7.6       Rest of the World (ROW) Market

8            Analysis of Leading Vendors
8.1         Vendors Participating in Multiple Product Segments
8.1.1      Alcatel-Lucent
8.1.2      Cisco Systems
8.1.3      Conklin-Intracom
8.1.4      Dasan Networks
8.1.5      Ericsson
8.1.6      Espial
8.1.7      Harmonic
8.1.8      Huawei
8.1.9      Latens
8.1.10    Microsoft
8.1.11    Motorola
8.1.12    Netgem
8.1.13    Nokia Siemens Networks
8.1.14    OKI
8.1.15    PCCW
8.1.16    SeaChange
8.1.17    Technicolor/Thomson
8.1.18    UTStarcom
8.1.19    ZTE

8.2       Access Systems Vendors
8.2.1    Allied Telesis
8.2.2    Calix
8.2.3    ECI Telecom
8.2.4    Enablence Technologies
8.2.5    NEC
8.2.6    Occam
8.2.7    Tellabs
8.2.8    Zhone

8.3       Video Headend Systems Vendors
8.3.1    Appear TV
8.3.2    ATEME
8.3.3    Envivio
8.3.4    Optibase

8.4       Video-on-Demand Server Software Vendors
8.4.1    ARRIS
8.4.2    CASTIS
8.4.3    Edgeware

8.5       Set-top Box Vendors
8.5.1    ADB
8.5.2    AirTies
8.5.3    Amino
8.5.4    Celrun
8.5.5    Entone
8.5.6    GCT-Allwell
8.5.7    HwaCom
8.5.8    Pace Micro Technology
8.5.9    Panasonic
8.5.10  Pirelli Broadband
8.5.11  Sagem
8.5.12  Yuxing

8.6       Middleware Vendors
8.6.1    Alticast
8.6.2    BeeSmart
8.6.3    Dreampark
8.6.4    Minerva Networks
8.6.5    Orca Interactive
8.6.6    SmartLabs

8.7       Content Protection and Digital Rights Management Vendors
8.7.1    CoreTrust
8.7.2    Irdeto
8.7.3    Nagravision
8.7.4    NDS
8.7.5    Verimatrix
8.7.6    Viaccess

9       Index of Companies

Table of Tables

Table 1-1:     Count of Service Providers Used for this Report
Table 1-2:     Top 25 Service Providers
Table 1-3:     Companies Ranked Number One
Table 2-1:     Access Systems Market Rankings
Table 2-2:     Access Systems Market Leaders
Table 2-3:     Growth Prospects for Leading Access Vendors
Table 3-1:     Video Headend Market Rankings
Table 3-2:     Video Headend Market Leaders
Table 3-3:     Growth Prospects for Leading Video Headend Vendors
Table 4-1:     Video-on-Demand Server Software Market Rankings
Table 4-2:     Video-on-Demand Server Software Market Leaders
Table 4-3:     Growth Prospects for Leading Video-on-Demand Vendors
Table 5-1:     Set-top Box Market Rankings
Table 5-2:     Set-top Box Market Leaders
Table 5-3:     Growth Prospects for Leading Set-top Box Vendors
Table 6-1:     Middleware Market Rankings
Table 6-2:     Middleware Market Leaders
Table 6-3:     Growth Prospects for Leading Middleware Vendors
Table 7-1:     Content Protection/Digital Rights Management Market Rankings
Table 7-2:     Content Protection/Digital Rights Management Market Leaders
Table 7-3:     Growth Prospects for Leading Content Protection/DRM Vendors
Table 8-1:     Alcatel-Lucent's Market Position
Table 8-2:     Alcatel-Lucent's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-3:     Cisco Systems' Market Position
Table 8-4:     Cisco Systems' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-5:     Conklin-Intracom's Market Position
Table 8-6:     Dasan Networks' Market Position
Table 8-7:     Dasan Networks' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-8:     Ericsson's Market Position
Table 8-9:     Ericsson's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-10:   Espial's Market Position
Table 8-11:   Espial's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-12:   Harmonic's Market Position
Table 8-13:   Harmonic's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-14:   Huawei's Market Position
Table 8-15:   Huawei's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-16:   Laten's Market Position
Table 8-17:   Microsoft's Market Position
Table 8-18:   Microsoft's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-19:   Motorola's Market Position
Table 8-20:   Motorola's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-21:   Netgem's Market Position
Table 8-22:   Netgem's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-23:   Nokia Siemens Networks' Market Position
Table 8-24:   Nokia Siemens Networks' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-25:   OKI's Market Position
Table 8-26:   PCCW's Market Position
Table 8-27:   PCCW's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-28:   SeaChange's Market Position
Table 8-29:   SeaChange's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-30:   Technicolor/Thomson's Market Position
Table 8-31:   Technicolor/Thomson's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-32:   UTStarcom's Market Position
Table 8-33:   UTStarcom's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-34:   ZTE's Market Position
Table 8-35:   ZTE's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-36:   Allied Telesis' Market Position
Table 8-37:   Calix's Market Position
Table 8-38:   ECI Telecom's Market Position
Table 8-39:   ECI Telecom's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-40:   Enablence Technologies' Market Position
Table 8-41:   NEC's Market Position
Table 8-42:   NEC's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-43:   Occam's Market Position
Table 8-44:   Tellabs' Market Position
Table 8-45:   Tellabs' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-46:   Zhone's Market Position
Table 8-47:   Appear TV's Market Position
Table 8-48:   ATEME's Market Position
Table 8-49:   ATEME's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-50:   Envivio's Market Position
Table 8-51:   Envivio's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-52:   Optibase's Market Position
Table 8-53:   Optibase's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-54:   ARRIS' Market Position
Table 8-55:   ARRIS' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-56:   CASTIS' Market Position
Table 8-57:   CASTIS' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-58:   Edgeware's Market Position
Table 8-59:   Edgeware's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-60:   ADB's Market Position
Table 8-61:   ADB's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-62:   AirTies' Market Position
Table 8-63:   Amino's Market Position
Table 8-64:   Amino's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-65:   Celrun's Market Position
Table 8-66:   Celrun's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-67:   Entone's Market Position|
Table 8-68:   GCT-Allwell's Market Position
Table 8-69:   HwaCom's Market Position
Table 8-70:   HwaCom's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-71:   Pace Micro Technology's Market Position
Table 8-72:   Pace Micro Technology's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-73:   Panasonic's Market Position
Table 8-74:   Pirelli Broadband's Market Position
Table 8-75:   Pirelli Broadband's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-76:   Sagem's Market Position
Table 8-77:   Sagem's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-78:   Yuxing's Market Position
Table 8-79:   Yuxing's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-80:   Alticast's Market Position
Table 8-81:   Alticast's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-82:   BeeSmart's Market Position
Table 8-83:   Dreampark's Market Position
Table 8-84:   Minerva Networks' Market Position
Table 8-85:   Orca Interactive's Market Position
Table 8-86:   Orca Interactive's Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-87:   SmartLabs' Market Position
Table 8-88:   CoreTrust's Market Position
Table 8-89:   CoreTrust's Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-90:   Irdeto's Market Position
Table 8-91:   Nagravison's Market Position
Table 8-92:   Nagravison's Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-93:   NDS' Market Position
Table 8-94:   NDS' Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-95:   Verimatrix's Market Position
Table 8-96:   Verimatrix's Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-97:   Viaccess' Market Position
Table 8-98:   Viaccess' Service Provider Deployments

Index of Companies & Operators Included in Study

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IPTV Market Leader Report — April 2010 is 103 pages and is available in a printed English language edition for $3,995.00 USD, a PDF single-departmental license for $5,200.00 USD, and is available free as part of MRG's IPTV Tracking Service. For more information or to order the report or for pricing of a corporate license, contact Rob Smith at 1-408-453-5553 or rsmith@mrgco.com.

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