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- Consumer services
- Consumer broadband
- Residential CPE/end points
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Market Overview
IPTV Enables Enhancing and Customizing the Viewing Experience
The Internet Protocol television (IPTV) platform enables users to have
additional control over the viewing experience. IPTV in itself is not a
service, but is a medium for service providers over which broadcast video and
other services are delivered to television sets. Telcos, in particular, have
adopted IPTV in conjunction with fiber or digital subscriber line (DSL) in
order to offer video services in response to cable operators' creating a
bundle of video, data, and voice services. It is not enough for the telcos to
enter the video market with only a conventional broadcast TV experience, but
must also add value to these services in order to compete effectively against
the entrenched cable operators.
IPTV now promises to offer subscribers better value through personalized
content, ease of use, as well as cross-device capability and portability. "The
key to success is customization, which includes content geared to a customer's
preferences based on an electronic programming guide and enhanced features
such as manipulation of camera angles," explains the analyst of this research
service. "Most importantly, customers are looking for simple navigation, with
a minimum number of clicks needed to reach content."
Telcos Compete with Cable Operators to Maximize Revenues
Both cable operators and telcos are expected to compete in the video services
market based on service differentiation, which includes both content and user
experience. In some instances, pricing may also be a deciding factor for
consumers. "They may also be interested in IPTV-based services if they feel
that they are under served by their cable and satellite operators in terms of
bandwidth, features, and customer service," says the analyst.
A valuable strategy for a successful IPTV-based telco offering would be to
start simple, focusing on a better video experience at lower price points, and
then upgrade to more added functionalities once it has an established customer
base. In addition to local advertising revenues targeted at particular
demographics and/or devices, service providers are augmenting profits by
offering content beyond a monthly subscription fee or on pay-per-view basis.
Although initially, not all services prove profitable and may have to be
offered free of cost, other offerings such as high definition television
(HDTV), video on demand (VoD), and personal video recorders (PVRs) are
expected to be strong revenue generators.
Table of Contents
- 1. IPTV Services Market
- 1. The Market for IPTV Services in North America
- 1. Executive Summary
- 2. Introduction and Scope of Study
- 3. Market Overview
- 4. Market Engineering Measurements
- 5. Market Drivers
- a. Digital and HDTV
- b. Broadband
- c. PVRs/DVRs and Personalization
- d. Bundling
- e. Ecosystems
- 6. Market Challenges
- 7. Market Restraints
- 8. Market Trends
- 9. Home Networking and Home Wiring
- 10. Applications and Content
- 11. The Personal Computing Space
- 2. Market Forecast and Competitive Analysis
- 1. Market Demand and Forecast
- 1. The Demand for IPTV Services and Set-top Boxes
- 2. Unit and Revenue Forecasts for Subscribers and Set-top Boxes
- 3. Competitive Analysis
- 4. The Former Bell Companies: AT&T and BellSouth
- 5. The Former Bell Companies: Qwest and Verizon
- 6. Other Providers
- 7. Cable Operators and Canadian Service Providers
- 8. Set-top Box Vendors: Amino Technologies and Cisco
- 9. Set-top Box Vendors: Continued
- 10. Recommendations and Conclusions
List of Figures
Chapter 1
- IPTV Services Market: Summary of IPTV Network Components (North
America), 2006
- IPTV Services Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (North
America), 2006-2012
- IPTV Services Market: Impact of Top Industry Challenges (North
America), 2006-2012
- IPTV Services Market: Examples of Applications and Their Bandwidth
Requirements (North America), 2006
- IPTV Services Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact
(North America), 2006-2011
- IPTV Services Market: Former Bell Companies Fiber Deployment (North
America), 2006
- IPTV Services Market: ADSL2+ and VDSL Comparison (North America), 2006
- IPTV Services Market: IBM IPTV Partners (North America), 2006
- IPTV Services Market: Microsofts Ecosystem - Sampling of Partners
(North America), 2006
Chapter 2
- IPTV Services Market: DSL Subscribers (North America), 2005
- IPTV Services Market: Installed Base of IPTV Subscribers (North
America), 2005-2011
- IPTV Services Market: Annual Shipments of Set-top Boxes (North
America), 2005-2011
- IPTV Services Market: Set-top Box Revenue Forecasts (North America),
2005-2011
- IPTV Services Market: IPTV Services Revenue Forecasts (North America),
2005-2011
- IPTV Services Market: Competitive Structure (North America), 2006
- IPTV Services Market: Notable Mergers in the IPTV Market (North
America), 2006
