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The increase in global internet users, internet traffic, active social media users, and unique mobile phone users is driving digital content growth. In 2023, the industry grew in new global internet users, new active social media users, and unique mobile phone users. By the end of 2023, around two-thirds of the world s population is estimated to be...

This Frost & Sullivan study surveys the online video platform (OVP) market, which has become an increasingly critical enabler of all digital content. The study considers OVP providers that support enterprises, brands, and organizations to inject video into their websites, apps, and other online properties and leverage audience data for additional b...

From its conception in the 1950s to early 2023, artificial intelligence (AI) underwent a series of improvements, from machine learning (ML) to deep learning (DL), which enabled it to mimic human responses (conversational AI), identify images (computer vision), and generate digital text, images, audio, and video, among other content types (generativ...

Diversification beyond a telco’s core connectivity business is a necessity as various traditional services (e.g., fixed-line telephony, wireless telephony, and broadband offerings) commoditize. Telcos that successfully transition their business to newer edge computing and digital content services will remain relevant and succeed in the market. ...

In this research piece, we look at the potential of the metaverse globally and, in particular, the impact on European businesses. The report uses Frost & Sullivan’s working definition for the metaverse and considers what the metaverse is, what it is not, and what it can create. The metaverse will be the next iteration of the internet (Web 3.0), a...

The increase in global internet users, internet traffic, active social media users, and unique mobile phone users has driven digital content growth. In 2022, the industry saw more than 150 million new global internet users, a spike of more than 25% in internet bandwidth, 200+ million new active social media users, and 90+ million unique mobile phon...

The metaverse as a concept can be complex to understand. Frost & Sullivan categorizes the metaverse as an interconnected network of persistent 3D worlds and simulations where end users, represented by virtual avatars, are enabled with a sense of social presence and spatial awareness and participate in an extensive virtual economy. This study dis...

28 Feb 2020  |  North America

Global Set-top Box (STB) Market, Forecast to 2024

IPTV is the Largest and the Fastest-growing Segment in the Mature STB Market; 4K, HDR, and Voice Assistants are Key Features

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The rising consumption of consumer streaming will drive the expansion of the over-the-top (OTT) ecosystem. This has prompted innovation in the global set-top box (STB) market, and streaming STBs will increasingly replace traditional devices throughout the forecast period (2019-2024). Unit shipment is expected to increase from 242.9 million in 2019 ...

This study focuses on the cable, IPTV, and satellite video market, consumers’ perceptions of this conventional video market, as well as over-the-top video. OTT video service providers are gaining traction in a market already dominated by cable, telco, and satellite; because OTT delivers services everywhere consumers go, at any time, and more im...