High-speed Internet and Cable Telephony Change Face of Cable Systems Worldwide
February 10, 1999
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/Cable television
is evolving into cable telecommunications. Cable
multiple system operators (MSOs) throughout the world are
upgrading coaxial cable systems to hybrid fiber coax
(HFC) cable networks to deliver high-speed data
and Internet services, cable telephony or
competitive local exchange service, and digital
multimedia services, along with multichannel
television. These new telecommunications services
will generate significant incremental revenues for
global cable industries, as cable television operators
become full-service video, voice, and data
(Internet) providers to the home.
The global cable and satellite industry will grow
rapidly and change considerably in the next ten
years. The Strategis Group forecasts world cable
and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television
revenue to more than triple in ten years, from US
$60 billion in 1998 to US $184 billion in 2007. World
cable and satellite subscribers will more than
double, from 276 million in 1998 to 583 million in
2007.
Cable & Satellite Revenues, 2003
Video Modem and Telephony
United States $41,629 $3,732
China $11,199 $822
Japan $10,781 $464
India $6,246 $336
Germany $4,325 $586
UK $2,612 $2,285
Revenue (millions)
Source: The Strategis Group, Inc.
The emergence of non-traditional revenue sources
for cable is most pronounced in relatively mature
markets. For example, the U.S. will generate $2.3
billion from high-speed Internet access over cable
by 2003. The UK is projected to generate 43% of
revenues from cable telephony and Germany will
derive $585 million in revenues from cable modem
and telephony services.
World Cable & Satellite Markets, a new study to be
released by The Strategis Group later this month,
provides a comprehensive overview of the global
cable and satellite industry including multichannel
television, broadband services (data, Internet,
multimedia) and cable telephony. The study
includes country-level forecasts of cable and
DBS/DTH subscribers and revenues, based in part
on primary survey research of cable and satellite
operators.
The Strategis Group, an edr company (e data
resources) -- with offices in Washington, D.C.,
London, and Singapore -- publishes in-depth market
research reports, provides customized consulting
services, and supplies continuous information
solutions to the cable TV, satellite, Internet,
competitive telephony, broadband and wireless
communications industries. The Strategis Group's
market studies, valuations, and strategic planning
provide crucial information to communications
industry leaders throughout the world. World Cable
& Satellite Markets is US $2,300 and is available in
paper, PDF, or HTML formats. Please contact Neil
Rochlani at 202-530-7500 (voice), 202-530-7550
(fax), or nrochlani@StrategisGroup.com. You can
also visit www.StrategisGroup.com for more
information.
SOURCE The Strategis Group
/CONTACT: Neil Rochlani of The Strategis Group,
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