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Price key to future growth in IP & DSL STB market. (Market Intelligence).
High-Speed Internet Access, September, 2002
As telecommunications providers move beyond traditional voice and data service to video, the deployment of IP and DSL Set Top Boxes (STBs) will continue to increase, according to In-Stat/MDR. However, the research firm reports, that in order for the market to move beyond its current size (only 51,000 units in 2001), boxes will have to reach an average selling price below $200. In the meantime, deployments such as rural ILECs in North America, FastWeb in Italy, TransACT in Australia, Chunghwa in Taiwan, and Scandinavian utilities are expected to consume tens of thousands of set top boxes in 2002 and 2003.
In-Stat/MDR has also found that:
- In Europe, FastWeb in Italy and HanseNet in Germany are marching forward, wiring homes in major Italian cities and...
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