According to market research firm In-Stat research report recently published in Europe in the fast-growing digital terrestrial television platform in a leading position. As in North America and Western Europe off analog TV signals, consumer transition from analog signals to digital signals, which appear to promote the growth of digital terrestrial TV set-top box power factor.
Analysts said that while other regions are still lagging behind the application of digital television, but other areas are taking measures to expand digital services, including the official use of a standard or consider launching a digital terrestrial television platform. Digital TV will be a global change. This report highlights include:
2011 Global shipments of digital terrestrial TV set-top boxes will be more than 47 million units.
U.S. conversion set-top box market in 2008.
Digital terrestrial TV set-top box sales will reach 18.2% compound annual growth rate, lower than the growth rate of shipments, mainly due to a decline in set-top box price.