Set-top boxes are fast becoming the central piece of equipment in the home for accessing entertainment and information services provided by cable, satellite, and telecom service providers. While cable service providers historically faced little competition in this market, new competitors are flooding the scene, including rivals in the telephone and computer industries. As the service provider market heats up, new set-top box manufacturers are entering the market to help cable, satellite, and telecom service providers deliver these home services.

To take advantage of the opportunities in this market, component manufacturers, equipment vendors, service providers, and financial institutions need to answer critical business questions including:

• What are the future prospects for the Cable, Satellite, and IP set-top box markets?
• How is the market transitioning from the standard definition to high definition STBs?
• What percentage of the market for Cable, Satellite, and IP STBs has integrated DVRs?
• What is the price premium for high definition versus standard definition and for an integrated DVR versus without an integrated DVR? Are prices rising or falling?
• Which equipment vendors lead each market and which are lagging by technology and by region?

To answer these and other important questions, Dell’Oro Group delivers quarterly reports on the Set-top box market.

Set-top Box Quarterly Reports

Dell’Oro Group publishes Set-top Box quarterly reports in February, May, August, and November. The reports contain in-depth market level and detailed vendor market share information on the following markets:

• STB - Cable
• STB - Satellite
• STB - Internet Protocol (IP)
• Digital Video Recorder (DVR)

The reports include tables showing manufacturers' revenue, units shipped, and average selling prices. We segment each of these markets in further detail: standard, standard w/DVR, High Definition, High Definition with DVR.

We also track:

• The markets by region – North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and rest of world

Set-top Box Market Research Services

The Dell’Oro Group Set-top Box market research package is:

	Service Name		Markets Covered
	Set-top Box			STB - Cable
				STB - Satellite
				STB - Internet Protocol (IP)
				DVR

Subscription to the Dell'Oro Group Set-top Box market research service also includes:

• Dell’Oro Analyst Advantage program – On-demand interaction with our senior analysts for in-depth information on virtually all aspects of the networking and telecommunications industries
• Dell’Oro BusinessIMPACT research – Rigorous research that gives you business insight and enables you to make fact-based, strategic decisions based on the best market information possible
• Web access and hard copy of four quarterly reports published in February, May, August, and November and two five-year forecast reports published in January and July*
• Participation in our client-only quarterly update conference calls

*Set-top Box service does not currently include 5-Year forecast reports