Digital TV News: Frost & Sullivan

IPTV Leads the Telco Transformation in 2009 Says Frost & Sullivan
Feb 26, 2009 – Since growing almost 85% from less than 3 million subscribers in 2006, to 5.5 million in 2007, IPTV adoption rates are slowing steadily. With this in mind, Frost & Sullivan has revised its 3-year CAGR downwards to less than 15%.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, UK

AT&T U-verse TV Reaches 1 Million Subscriber Milestone
Dec 16, 2008 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced that AT&T U-verse TV has reached its 1 millionth customer. The milestone comes less than two and a half years after AT&T introduced the only 100% Internet Protocol (IP) TV service offered by a national service provider.
News categories: AT&T, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Subscribers, USA

MySpace Mobile Launches Streaming Video in Beta Globally
Dec 3, 2008 – MySpace (NYSE and ASX:NWS) and RipCode have announced that MySpace Mobile users will now be able to enjoy MySpace video content from their video enabled mobile devices. MySpace is the first social portal to launch video streaming for mobile.
News categories: MySpace, RipCode, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile

22.4 million IPTV subscribers expected in Asia-Pac by 2013
Oct 8, 2008 – New analysis from Frost & Sullivan reveals that the IPTV subscriber base in Asia-Pacific reached 4.1 million in 2007 and estimates this to reach 22.4 million by end-2013, at a compound annual growth rate of 32.7 percent (2007-2013).
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Asia, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Eastern Europe Follows European Trend of Turning to Mobile TV for New Revenue
Jul 10, 2008 – According to Frost and Sullivan, 2.6 million Europeans, headed by Italy, are already using mobile TV. Now the future of the mobile market in Eastern Europe rests in a growing interest in mobile TV.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, 5G, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Italy, Market Research, Mobile, Poland, Romania, Russia, Smart TV

UWB-based Short Range Wireless Technology to Have a Profound Impact on Future Mobile Device Communications
May 19, 2008 – Wireless USB, based on the WiMedia Alliance's Ultrawideband (UWB) common radio platform which is promoted by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), is slowly garnering attention from mobile device manufacturers as it has exhibited efficient power consumption.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Mobile Satellite TV has Great Growth Potential in Europe
May 8, 2008 – While the European Mobile TV market is on the verge of significant growth, it still faces problems related to the efficient distribution of services. The use of satellite technologies has been shown to be a sensible and cost-effective solution.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite

Asia-Pac braces for mobile TV fever
Mar 12, 2008 – The Asia-Pacific mobile video services market is expected to see huge growth potential as mobile operators continue to spend millions on developing innovative services and content to arrest the declining average revenue per user (ARPU).
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Australia, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Smart TV, Tablet, Taiwan, Vietnam

UTStarcom Teams with Bharti Airtel to Launch IPTV In India
Sep 17, 2007 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced a contract to supply its industry-leading RollingStream™ end-to-end IPTV solution to Bharti Airtel, one of India's leading integrated telecommunications service providers with more than 46 million customers.
News categories: UTStarcom, Bharti Airtel, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Set Top Box