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September 1, 2004

IP/DSL Set Top Boxes Slated to Exceed $700 Million in Revenue by 2008

Williamstown, MA - September 1, 2004 - In a new report from In-Stat/MDR the sales of IP/DSL set top boxes should grow to over $700 million by the year 2008. IP/DSL set top boxes have been driven by the strong growth of Telco-supplied video services. 2003 marked the first year that any IP/DSL set top box provider shipped over 100,000 units in a single year.

In-Stat/MDR projects that by 2008 the total number of units shipped will reach over 7 million, with over $700 million in revenue. Most of this activity will come from come from Europe and Asia where telephone company (Telco) television activity is the greatest.

This information can be found in the new In-Stat/MDR report: IP/DSL Set Top Boxes: Benefiting From the Rise in Telco TV. This report contains analysis and forecasts of IP/DSL set top box markets in various categories and regions of the world from 2003-2008. The report also includes analysis of products and strategies of major operating system and middleware vendors.

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About In-Stat/MDR: In-Stat/MDR is a premier publisher of market research reports for MindBranch, Inc. In-Stat/MDR is a leading provider of actionable research, assessments and market forecasts of semiconductor and advanced communications equipment and services. The firm's forecasts, analysis and insights are informed by both a deep technology understanding and a unique research methodology, 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/MDR's tenured, experienced staff and in-depth research to support critical technology, product and success decisions.

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