New Digital Set-Top Box Research Forecasts Strong Market Growth For 2003

6-Oct-03

According to new research from TRACE strategies, the North American installed base of digital cable set-top boxes will grow to 29.3 million units in 2003, an increase of 35 percent from a year ago. Demand for new HDTV and PVR-enabled boxes will fuel market growth. In fact, new HDTV-enabled set-top boxes will make the most inroads over the previous year, capturing 5.7 percent of the total installed base. These findings are published in new research, ""The North American Industry Landscape Of Digital Set-Top Boxes: Year 2003 Unit Volume Outlook."" Further analysis shows that the combined market share of Motorola and Scientific-Atlanta (NYSE: SFA) will decline 1.1 points from a year ago to 88.5 percent. Consequently, Sony and Pace Micro Technology will have the highest annual market share growth of any digital set-top box vendor in 2003. Other research highlights include: - Although down (6.5) share points from 2002, Comcast (NASDAQ NM: CMCSK) will possess the largest share (29 percent) of digital cable set-top box installments. - Among operators, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: AOL) will deploy the widest selection of set-top boxes to digital subscribers. - Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) DCT 2000 class of set-top boxes will account for 54 percent of all installments, an increase of 2.2 share points from 2002. For more information about TRACE strategies, Inc., visit www.tracestrategies.com.

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