Market Trends

Dublin, Ireland, October 24, 2011--One of the key factors contributing to telecom market growth in South Africa is the high demand for Long Term Evolution (LTE) / 4G services. The Telecom Services market in South Africa has also been witnessing increased investment by telecom operators to develop broadband services. However, the declining average revenue per user (ARPU) for telecom operators in South Africa could pose a challenge to the growth of this market, according to a report by TechNavio.

Montpellier, France, October 20, 2011--Sales of digital home devices will increase between 2011 and 2015, with more than 2 billion units expected to be sold in 2015, according to a report by consulting firm IDATE. The Digital home and connectable devices market report which provides readers with a detailed inventory of the internet-ready device market: TVs, set-top boxes, digital media boxes, computers, portable media players, etc.

Dublin, Ireland, October 19, 2011- The Spanish telecom market is expected to generate $38.6bn in service revenue in 2011 and to grow at a CAGR of 2.1% in the forecast period, according to new research  by Research and Markets. Two major growth segments will be broadband Internet and mobile data, which we project to grow at CAGRs of 4.9% and 15.8%, respectively. Accompanying broadband adoption, VoIP will grow at a double-digit CAGR of 24.1%, which translates into a cumulative revenue opportunity of $1.5bn.

London, UK, October 18, 2011--Global mobile video traffic will account for more than 60% of global mobile data traffic by 2016, according to a new report entitled Mobile TV & Video: Market Drivers and Challenges Report 2011-2016 by Visiongain. The global mobile video market will increase at a CAGR of 28% with revenues reaching $22.5 billion by 2016."

Dublin, Ireland, October 17, 2011-Growth continues in the IP set top box market as boxes will be used by pay-TV providers other than telco TV operators. New telco TV subscribers and replacement cycles are other growth drivers, according to a new report by Research and Markets entitled "Worldwide IP Set Top Boxes." This PowerPoint report provides five-year unit shipment, revenue, ASP, HD, HD DVR, and bill of material forecasts for IP set top boxes. Worldwide market share data for 2009 and 2010 is also included.

Middlesex, UK, October 13, 2011-Global online TV and video revenues will reach $21.52 billion in 2016, a massive increase from the $3.48 billion recorded in 2010, according to the Online TV and Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research.

Dublin, Ireland, October 7, 2011-International fibre optic cables are revolutionising Africa's Internet and broadband sector. Large parts of Africa gained access to international fibre bandwidth for the first time via submarine cables in 2009 and 2010. In other parts of the continent, additional fibre systems have brought competition to a previously monopolised market. More cables are expected to go online in 2011 and 2012. This has led to massive investments into terrestrial fibre backbone infrastructure to take the new bandwidth to population centres in the interior and across borders into landlocked countries, according to a new report by Research and Markets.

Scottsdale, Ariz., October 3, 2011--Over the past year there has been significant growth in both the usage rates of in-flight broadband and number of planes deployed. With new providers now entering the market, growth is sure to continue in the coming year. Additionally, what has been a US-centric market began to see an expansion of borders with deployments in Europe growing over the past year and new activity in the Middle East. Research firm  In-Stat forecasts that in-flight Wi-Fi revenues will surpass the $1.5 billion mark in 2015.

London, UK, September 28, 2011--As broadband subscriptions continue to grow in the EU27, Point Topic has today announced analysis on how many subscribers there will be and how many will take an IPTV service as well. According to the leading global broadband analyst firm, IPTV is set to treble by 2020.  “We’re projecting just over 160 million broadband subscribers in the EU27 by 2020 and just over one in three will take an IPTV subscription,” says Oliver Johnson, CEO at Point Topic.