Set top boxes will last for a long, long time !!!

(28 JUILLET 2015)

"A new study Set Top Box Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018. "

(...) Gateways will be used to implement multiple device access in the home in some cases.

Cloud systems proliferate.

According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the study, "Set top boxes bring Internet to the home. They are evolving the capability to be used by the cable and TV entertainment industry to deliver Internet services.

(...) Set top boxes will last for a long, long time with the addition of Internet access capability. The issue is whether bringing Internet protocol (IP) to the set top box will destroy the proprietary bundling of channels for TV.

The value of bundling is likely to create persistence of the cable industry business model as it exists now.

Bringing IP to the TV set is not significantly different than having the Intent available on the PC or cell phone. IP TV brings more content, particularly health services as new content, but it is not anticipated to disrupt the existing bundled channel services entertainment and sports model that cable providers bring now.

Set top box dedicated device markets at $8.7 billion in 2011 are anticipated to reach $15.6 billion by 2018 as next generation gateways and cloud computing are introduced to manage Internet connectivity to HD TV devices in the home. (...)"

source:
http://www.whatech.com/market-research/it/79056-set-top-box-market-will-reach-15-6-billion-by-the-end-of-2018