The incremental IPTV equipment market will only reach $336 million in 2013 up from $30 Million in 2005, while the number of IPTV subscribers, will reach 53 million globally in 2013 from about 2 million as of end of last year, according to a new report from Dittberner Associates Inc.
"Other studies on IPTV's effect on network equipment market growth ignore the fact that most IPTV subscribers over the next seven years will be high-speed Internet access subscribers already," claims report author James Heath, director of broadband research at Dittberner. "IPTV's subscriber base will not become significant for a decade and the incremental investment per subscriber will be low. Combined, these elements provide a small boost to forecasted DSL, FTTH, and router sales."
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"Other studies on IPTV's effect on network equipment market growth ignore the fact that most IPTV subscribers over the next seven years will be high-speed Internet access subscribers already," claims report author James Heath, director of broadband research at Dittberner. "IPTV's subscriber base will not become significant for a decade and the incremental investment per subscriber will be low. Combined, these elements provide a small boost to forecasted DSL, FTTH, and router sales."
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