Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: June 2003
Product Code: R97-1305Description We expect that "all digital" Cable TV systems will begin to appear, especially in North America, and then in Europe, then Asia.
Gigabit Ethernet can be used to provide multiple, replicated "zones of operation" for a Cable TV system. Gigabit Ethernet is fast enough to provide all the services needed for digital Cable TV, it is robust, being used in carrier class services, and it is becoming low cost, because Intel, and others, are driving Gigabit Ethernet into very high volume applications.
Companies, such as Scientific Atlanta, BigBand Networks, IP Unity, Path 1 Technologies, and SkyStream Networks are pioneering Gigabit Ethernet video routers. Tandberg Television is working with Microsoft to get the Windows Media 9 Series deployed as a way to make it easier for Cable TV companies to get more signals out to more subscribers.
We expect that the market for Gigabit Ethernet video routers will account for $455 million (US) during 2007 for sales specifically going into Cable TV systems. Gigabit Ethernet video routers will also find customers among government agencies, major enterprises, distance learning and public safety markets. Table of Contents |
Table
of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Gigabit Ethernet
Is A Key Technology Leading To All-Digital Cable TV
- Gigabit Ethernet
Is Fast Enough, Robust Enough, and Low Cost
- Companies,
Such As BigBand Networks, IP Unity, Path 1 Technologies, SkyStream,
S-A, And Tandberg Television To Author This Evolution
- "Zones
Of Operation" Help Bring Personal Cable Services To Subscribers
"On A Budget"
- Market To Take
Off During 2005, Then Explode Into 2006 and 2007
- Methodology
- Years Of Experience
- Triple Play
Opportunities For Cable TV
- Key Trend Identified
- Local Choices Provided By "Zones" Using Customizable
QAM "Streams"
- Acknowledgements
- Previously Issued Reports
- Two-Way Digital
Cable Overview
- The Pot Of
Gold At The End Of The Digital Cable Rainbow
- Cable Can
Compete With Video, Voice And Data - A Unique Mix Against Satellite,
Telephone Companies, and Internet Services
- MPEG-2
And Gigabit Ethernet Provide A Synergistic Opportunity
- Digital Compression
Delivers More Than One TV "Program Stream" Per Channel
Of Spectrum
- Originally,
Digital Video Was Used To Save Bandwidth
- The
Lower 50-60, 6-MHz-Wide Channels Are Left In Traditional
Analog Format
- Leaving
Some Channels Analog Saves Costs On Digital Set Top Boxes
- Who Would
Have Thought That 750 MHz Was Not Enough Bandwidth?
- All-Digital
Cable Will Require A Low-Cost Digital Cable Set Top Box
- New
Cable TV And Consumer Electronics Plug & Play Standard
Will Produce TV Sets That Are "Digital Cable Ready"
- Pace
Micro Technology Announces "The Magic Box" - A
Low Cost Digital Cable TV Adapter - The Pace DCA
- A Five-Step Approach
Helps Explain This Complex Industry
- A "Snapshot"
Of Where The Cable TV Industry Is Today
- Cable TV
Basic Service Revenues Continue to Grow
- Satellite
Television Services Also Continue To Grow
- Long Distance
Telephone Companies Faced With Revenue Erosion
- On-Line
Service Providers Also Facing Price Erosion
- Expanding
Cable TV Choices Point To Industry Growth
- A Discussion
Of The New Services Being Considered
- Cable TV
Can Pursue A "Pay As You Grow" Approach That Can Be
"Fine Tuned" For Each Neighborhood
- Satellite
TV Services Must Deploy On A Regional Basis
- Telephone
Companies Are Just Beginning To Offer Video
- Internet
Service Providers Are "One Trick Ponies"
- A Discussion
Of The Architectural Choices Facing Digital Cable Systems
- Multiple
Conflicting Trends
- New Equipment
& Systems Must Interoperate With "Legacy" Systems
- Society
Of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), CableLabs and
Digital Video Project Office (DVB) All Participate
- Trend
One - Consolidate Headends
- Trend
Two - Optimize Bandwidth Utilization
- Trend
Three - Distribute On-Demand "Content" Near Neighborhoods
- Trend
Four - Integrate New Equipment With Legacy Systems
- A Presentation
Of The Equipment Used To Convert To All-Digital Cable
- A Forecast,
By Region, For The Equipment Needed During The Next Five Years
- A "Snapshot"
Of Where The Cable TV Industry Is Today, In Each Region
- Digital, Two-Way
Services Deliver The Knockout Blow
- North American
MSOs Posting Early Success
- Digital
Capabilities Find The Front Burner
- Comcast
Experimenting With Personal Video Recorders (PVRs)
- COX Communications
"Bundling" Success
- Bouquet
Of Services Must Be Customized To Fit The Customer Base
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