iSuppli: Set-top Box Shipments Spurred by the Increasing IPTV Subscribers

Shipments of set-top boxes will continue to rise during the next few years as consumer viewing patterns shift and as television content delivered via the Internet becomes more popular, setting the stage for providers to acquire new revenue in the ferocious battle for the digital home, according to iSuppli.


A total of 147.8 million set-top boxes will ship worldwide in 2010, up 11.5 percent from 132.6 million units last year. Shipments will continue to rise in the next few years and reach 193.9 million units by 2014. read more