WASHINGTON, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from
Telecommunications Management Group, Inc. (TMG), "IPTV: The Killer
Broadband Application," forecasts that there will be nearly 60 million
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) subscribers worldwide by the end of
2010. IPTV -- providing video services over managed IP networks to
consumers' televisions -- has been doubling each year since its commercial
introduction in 2002. There were 9.9 million IPTV subscribers around the
world at the end of 2007, more than double the previous year, and TMG
projects more than a 500 percent increase over the next three years.
According to Michael Minges, TMG Senior Market Analyst and lead author of
the report, "IPTV is revolutionizing the television market by introducing
greater competition and providing consumers with a plethora of customizable
content, viewable any time."
Other points of interest in the report include the finding that IPTV
has succeeded in countries with relatively low pay television penetration
but high broadband penetration. This is characteristic of some countries in
Europe, which has the largest number of IPTV subscribers and where there
are few regulatory obstacles, nationwide telecommunications operators and
widely available broadband networks.
IPTV subscribers by region, 2007
Europe 5.3 million
Asia 3.3 million
Americas 1.3 million
France Telecom is the largest IPTV operator in the world with 1.1
million subscribers at the end of 2007, followed by Verizon's FiOS
television service in the United States. With over 50 percent of its
broadband subscribers using its "now" broadband TV service, Hong Kong's
PCCW has the most successful overall uptake.
IPTV is not limited to high-income economies. China and India have
launched IPTV, as have several countries in Africa. TMG forecasts that
China and the United States will be the world's largest IPTV markets by
2010.
The report is a rich resource for operators, manufacturers, regulators,
policymakers, researchers and others. In addition to annual historical data
and a 2010 subscriber forecast for more than 40 countries that had IPTV at
the beginning of 2008, the report includes penetration rates for television
households, pay television households, broadband subscribers and broadband
households. The report also contains a listing of IPTV providers and
pricing around the world.
For ordering information, see http://reports.tmgtelecom.com/iptv.
Telecommunications Management Group, Inc. (TMG), headquartered in
Arlington, Virginia, is a leading telecommunications consulting firm. For
additional information, visit http://www.tmgtelecom.com.
CONTACT:
Jordan Casey
Telecommunications Management Group, Inc.
+1-703-224-1501
SOURCE Telecommunications Management Group, Inc.
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CONTACT:
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