IPTV Market Leaders Report - December 2011 (Fall/Winter Edition).
Ranking Methodology
This IPTV Market Leader Report (MLR) identifies which IPTV systems and software companies are leading each of the six IPTV market segments: Access Systems, Video Headend (Encoder) Systems (VHE), Video-on-Demand Server Software (VOD), Set-top Boxes (STB), Middleware (MW), and Content Protection/Digital Rights Management (CP/DRM). The geographic breakdown in this report includes Asia, Europe, North America (NA), and Rest-of-the-World (ROW) regions, as well as overall “global” leaders. Over 100 IPTV Vendors are identified and tracked for this report. Market positions are measured by tracking actual numbers of “active” IPTV subscribers that are using (or being supported by) each Vendor’s products. The one exception is the VHE numbers, which are based on the number of live video channels supported by the IPTV Operators.
In the last MLR, this report presented a breakdown of Set-top Box and Middleware Vendors by the number of subscribers in a specific subscriber tier, which can be found in Chapter 8: Rankings by Customer Tiers for Set-top Boxes and Middleware. This new feature involves breaking down Service Providers into five “Tier” levels, based on the number of subscribers each Service Provider has.* By breaking down rankings in this manner, it is easier to see which Vendors are working with large, medium or smaller Service Providers. This gives a different view of how Vendors are working with Service Providers, and can shed light on which of them are preferred by the smallest Providers.
* Tier-1 Service Providers are those with over 1 million subscribers, while Tier-5 Service Providers are those with under 50,000 subscribers.
Growth Prospects
In addition, this report tracks the growth prospects for each Vendor company, based on the number of active customers it has who are “significant deployments.” A Service Provider is identified as a “significant deployment” if it is currently among the top 25 IPTV Operators in terms of total IPTV subscribers. A list of the top 25 IPTV Operators can be found in Table 1-3. For every Vendor, tables are included that count the Vendor’s significant IPTV deployments, both globally and within each geographic region.
Methodology
As mentioned earlier, IPTV subscribers primarily make up the foundation for measuring IPTV Vendor rankigns. The one exception is in measuring the Video Headend (encoder) segment, where market positions are based on the reported number of IPTV (Broadcast) channels provided (rather than subscribers) using each Vendor’s products. Since a Video Headend may support two thousand or two million subscribers, the number of channels is a much better measure of a Vendor’s market position. However, since these numbers don’t change very often, the VHE segment doesn’t see many changes or may not reflect actual market conditions because some historical relationships may exceed newer ones.
Definitions
The market leaders for each of these markets are defined for each of the following regions:
This IPTV Market Leader Report (MLR) identifies which IPTV systems and software companies are leading each of the six IPTV market segments: Access Systems, Video Headend (Encoder) Systems (VHE), Video-on-Demand Server Software (VOD), Set-top Boxes (STB), Middleware (MW), and Content Protection/Digital Rights Management (CP/DRM). The geographic breakdown in this report includes Asia, Europe, North America (NA), and Rest-of-the-World (ROW) regions, as well as overall “global” leaders. Over 100 IPTV Vendors are identified and tracked for this report. Market positions are measured by tracking actual numbers of “active” IPTV subscribers that are using (or being supported by) each Vendor’s products. The one exception is the VHE numbers, which are based on the number of live video channels supported by the IPTV Operators.
In the last MLR, this report presented a breakdown of Set-top Box and Middleware Vendors by the number of subscribers in a specific subscriber tier, which can be found in Chapter 8: Rankings by Customer Tiers for Set-top Boxes and Middleware. This new feature involves breaking down Service Providers into five “Tier” levels, based on the number of subscribers each Service Provider has.* By breaking down rankings in this manner, it is easier to see which Vendors are working with large, medium or smaller Service Providers. This gives a different view of how Vendors are working with Service Providers, and can shed light on which of them are preferred by the smallest Providers.
* Tier-1 Service Providers are those with over 1 million subscribers, while Tier-5 Service Providers are those with under 50,000 subscribers.
Growth Prospects
In addition, this report tracks the growth prospects for each Vendor company, based on the number of active customers it has who are “significant deployments.” A Service Provider is identified as a “significant deployment” if it is currently among the top 25 IPTV Operators in terms of total IPTV subscribers. A list of the top 25 IPTV Operators can be found in Table 1-3. For every Vendor, tables are included that count the Vendor’s significant IPTV deployments, both globally and within each geographic region.
Methodology
As mentioned earlier, IPTV subscribers primarily make up the foundation for measuring IPTV Vendor rankigns. The one exception is in measuring the Video Headend (encoder) segment, where market positions are based on the reported number of IPTV (Broadcast) channels provided (rather than subscribers) using each Vendor’s products. Since a Video Headend may support two thousand or two million subscribers, the number of channels is a much better measure of a Vendor’s market position. However, since these numbers don’t change very often, the VHE segment doesn’t see many changes or may not reflect actual market conditions because some historical relationships may exceed newer ones.
Definitions
The market leaders for each of these markets are defined for each of the following regions:
- Global
- Asia
- Europe
- North America (NA)
- Rest-of-the-World (ROW)
Contents
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1.1 Definitions
1.2 Top 25 Global IPTV Service Providers
1.3 Vendors Ranked Number One
1.4 IPTV Vendor Trends
1.4.1 Access Systems
1.4.2 Video Headend Systems
1.4.3 Video-on-Demand Server Software
1.4.4 Set-top Boxes
1.4.5 Middleware
1.4.6 Content Protection/Digital Rights Management
1.4.7 New Feature: Leaders by Customer Tiers for Set-top Box and Middleware
2 ACCESS SYSTEMS MARKET LEADERS
2.1 Future Growth Prospects
2.2 Global Market
2.3 Asian Market
2.4 European Market
2.5 North American (NA) Market
2.6 Rest-of-the-World (ROW) Market
3 VIDEO HEADEND SYSTEMS MARKET LEADERS
3.1 Future Growth Prospects
3.2 Global Market
3.3 Asian Market
3.4 European Market
3.5 North American (NA) Market
3.6 Rest-of-the-World (ROW) Market
4 VOD SERVER SOFTWARE MARKET LEADERS
4.1 Future Growth Prospects
4.2 Global Market
4.3 Asian Market
4.4 European Market
4.5 North American (NA) Market
4.6 Rest-of-the-World (ROW) Market
5 SET-TOP BOX MARKET LEADERS
5.1 Future Growth Prospects
5.2 Global Market
5.3 Asian Market
5.4 European Market
5.5 North American (NA) Market
5.6 Rest-of-the-World (ROW) Market
6 MIDDLEWARE MARKET LEADERS
6.1 Future Growth Prospects
6.2 Global Market
6.3 Asian Market
6.4 European Market
6.5 North American (NA) Market
6.6 Rest-of-the-World (ROW) Market
7 CONTENT PROTECTION/DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT MARKET LEADERS
7.1 Future Growth Prospects
7.2 Global Market
7.3 Asian Market
7.4 European Market
7.5 North American (NA) Market
7.6 Rest-of-the-World (ROW) Market
8 RANKINGS BY CUSTOMER TIERS FOR SET-TOP BOXES AND MIDDLEWARE
8.1 Customer Tier Levels Defined
8.2 Set-top Box Rankings by Customer Tiers
8.2.1 Set-top Box Vendor Rankings Among Tier-1 Service Providers
8.2.2 Set-top Box Vendor Rankings Among Tier-2 Service Providers
8.2.3 Set-top Box Vendor Rankings Among Tier-3 Service Providers
8.2.4 Set-top Box Vendor Rankings Among Tier-4 Service Providers
8.2.5 Set-top Box Vendor Rankings Among Tier-5 Service Providers
8.3 Middleware Rankings by Customer Tiers
8.3.1 Middleware Vendor Rankings Among Tier-1 Service Providers
8.3.2 Middleware Vendor Rankings Among Tier-2 Service Providers
8.3.3 Middleware Vendor Rankings Among Tier-3 Service Providers
8.3.4 Middleware Vendor Rankings Among Tier-4 Service Providers
8.3.5 Middleware Vendor Rankings Among Tier-5 Service Providers
9 CHANGES IN VENDOR RANKINGS AND SERVICE PROVIDER DEVELOPMENTS
9.1 Vendors Participating in Multiple Product Segments
9.1.1 Alcatel-Lucent
9.1.2 Alticast
9.1.3 Cisco Systems
9.1.4 Conklin-Intracom
9.1.5 Dasan Networks
9.1.6 Ericsson
9.1.7 Espial
9.1.8 Harmonic
9.1.9 Huawei
9.1.10 Microsoft
9.1.11 Motorola
9.1.12 Netgem
9.1.13 Nokia Siemens Networks
9.1.14 OKI
9.1.15 Pace/Latens
9.1.16 PCCW
9.1.17 Samsung
9.1.18 SeaChange
9.1.19 SmartLabs
9.1.20 Technicolor
9.1.21 UTStarcom
9.1.22 ZTE
9.2 Access Systems Vendors - Regional Top 10 Standalone
9.2.1 Allied Telesis
9.2.2 Calix
9.2.3 ECI Telecom
9.2.4 Enablence Technologies
9.2.5 NEC
9.2.6 Tellabs
9.2.7 Zhone Technologies
9.3 Video Headend Systems Vendors - Regional Top 10 Standalone
9.3.1 Appear TV
9.3.2 ATEME
9.3.3 Optibase
9.3.4 Skitter
9.4 Video-on-Demand Server Software Vendors - Regional Top 10 Standalone
9.4.1 Anevia
9.4.2 ARRIS
9.4.3 Broadpeak
9.4.4 CASTIS
9.4.5 Edgeware
9.5 Set-top Box Vendors - Regional Top 10 Standalone
9.5.1 ADB
9.5.2 AirTies
9.5.3 Amino
9.5.4 Celrun
9.5.5 Entone
9.5.6 GCT-Allwell
9.5.7 HwaCom
9.5.8 Hybroad/Yuxing
9.5.9 Sagemcom
9.6 Middleware Vendors - Regional Top 10 Standalone
9.6.1 BeeSmart
9.6.2 CTI
9.6.3 LG Electronics
9.6.4 Minerva Networks
9.6.5 Orca Interactive
9.7 Content Protection and Digital Rights Management Vendors - Regional Top 10 Standalone
9.7.1 CoreTrust
9.7.2 Google/Widevine
9.7.3 Irdeto
9.7.4 Nagravision
9.7.5 NDS
9.7.6 Verimatrix
9.7.7 Viaccess
10 INDEX OF COMPANIES
TABLE OF TABLES
Table 1-1: Tier Levels Defined by Number of Subscribers per Service Provider
Table 1-2: Count of Service Providers Used for this Report
Table 1-3: Global Top 25 IPTV Service Providers (By Total Subscribers)
Table 1-4: Vendors Ranked Number One
Table 2-1: Access Systems Market Rankings
Table 2-2: Access Systems Market Leaders
Table 2-3: Growth Prospects for Leading Access Vendors
Table 3-1: Video Headend Market Rankings
Table 3-2: Video Headend Market Leaders
Table 3-3: Growth Prospects for Leading Video Headend Vendors
Table 4-1: Video-on-Demand Server Software Market Rankings
Table 4-2: Video-on-Demand Server Software Market Leaders
Table 4-3: Growth Prospects for Leading Video-on-Demand Vendors
Table 5-1: Set-top Box Market Rankings
Table 5-2: Set-top Box Market Leaders
Table 5-3: Growth Prospects for Leading Set-top Box Vendors
Table 6-1: Middleware Market Rankings
Table 6-2: Middleware Market Leaders
Table 6-3: Growth Prospects for Leading Middleware Vendors
Table 7-1: Content Protection/Digital Rights Management Market Rankings
Table 7-2: Content Protection/Digital Rights Management Market Leaders
Table 7-3: Growth Prospects for Leading Content Protection/DRM Vendors
Table 8-1: Tier Levels Defined by Number of Subscribers per Service Provider
Table 8-2: Total Set-top Box Subscribers by Service Provider Tier
Table 8-3: Count of SP Customers by Tier and Set-top Box Vendors
Table 8-4: Set-top Box Market Rankings by Tier-1 Service Providers (Over 1 Million)
Table 8-5: Set-top Box Market Rankings by Tier-2 Service Providers (Between 500,000 and 999,999)
Table 8-6: Set-top Box Market Rankings by Tier-3 Service Providers (Between 100,000 and 499,999)
Table 8-7: Set-top Box Market Rankings by Tier-4 Service Providers (Between 50,000 and 99,999)
Table 8-8: Set-top Box Market Rankings by Tier-5 Service Providers (Under 50,000)
Table 8-9: Total Middleware Subscribers by Service Provider Tier
Table 8-10: Count of SP Customers by Tier and Middleware Vendors
Table 8-11: Middleware Market Rankings by Tier-1 Service Providers (Over 1 Million)
Table 8-12: Middleware Market Rankings by Tier-2 Service Providers (Between 500,000 and 999,999)
Table 8-13: Middleware Market Rankings by Tier-3 Service Providers (Between 100,000 and 499,999)
Table 8-14: Middleware Market Rankings by Tier-4 Service Providers (Between 50,000 and 99,999)
Table 8-15: Middleware Market Rankings by Tier-5 Service Providers (Under 50,000)
Table 9-1: Alcatel-Lucent's Market Position
Table 9-2: Alcatel-Lucent's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-3: Aticast's Market Position
Table 9-4: Alticast's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-4: Cisco Systems' Market Position
Table 9-5: Cisco Systems' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-6: Conklin-Intracom's Market Position
Table 9-8: Dasan Networks' Market Position
Table 9-9: Dasan Networks' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-10: Ericsson's Market Position
Table 9-11: Ericsson's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-12: Espial's Market Position
Table 9-13: Espial's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-14: Harmonic's Market Position
Table 9-15: Harmonic's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-16: Huawei's Market Position
Table 9-17: Huawei's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-18: Microsoft's Market Position
Table 9-19: Microsoft's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-20: Motorola's Market Position
Table 9-21: Motorola's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-22: Netgem's Market Position
Table 9-23: Netgem's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-24: Nokia Siemens Networks' Market Position
Table 9-25: Nokia Siemens Networks' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-26: OKI's Market Position
Table 9-27: OKI's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-28: Pace/Latens' Market Position
Table 9-29: Pace/Latens' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-30: PCCW's Market Position
Table 9-31: PCCW's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-32: Samsung's Market Position
Table 9-33: Samsung's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-34: SeaChange's Market Position
Table 9-35: SeaChange's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-36: SmartLabs' Market Position
Table 9-37: Technicolor's Market Position
Table 9-38: Technicolor's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-39: UTStarcom's Market Position
Table 9-40: UTStarcom's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-41: ZTE's Market Position
Table 9-42: ZTE's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-43: Allied Telesis' Market Position
Table 9-44: Calix's Market Position
Table 9-45: ECI Telecom's Market Position
Table 9-46: ECI Telecom's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-47: Enablence Technologies' Market Position
Table 9-48: NEC's Market Position
Table 9-49: NEC's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-50: Tellabs' Market Position
Table 9-51: Tellabs' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-52: Zhone Technologies' Market Position
Table 9-53: Appear TV's Market Position
Table 9-54: ATEME's Market Position
Table 9-55: ATEME's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-56: Optibase's Market Position
Table 9-57: Optibase's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-58: Skitter's Market Position
Table 9-59: Anevia's Market Position
Table 9-60: ARRIS' Market Position
Table 9-61: ARRIS' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-62: Broadpeak's Market Position
Table 9-63: Broadpeak's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-64: CASTIS' Market Position
Table 9-65: CASTIS' Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-66: Edgeware's Market Position
Table 9-67: Edgeware's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-68: ADB's Market Position
Table 9-69: ADB's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-70: AirTies' Market Position
Table 9-71: Amino's Market Position
Table 9-72: Amino's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-73: Celrun's Market Position
Table 9-74: Celrun's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-75: Entone's Market Position
Table 9-76: GCT-Allwell's Market Position
Table 9-77: HwaCom's Market Position
Table 9-78: HwaCom's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-79: Hybroad/Yuxing's Market Position
Table 9-80: Hybroad/Yuxing's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-81: Sagemcom's Market Position
Table 9-82: Sagemcom's Significant Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-83: BeeSmart's Market Position
Table 9-84: CTI's Market Position
Table 9-85: LG Electronics' Market Position
Table 9-86: LG Electronics' Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-87: Minerva Networks' Market Position
Table 9-88: Minerva Networks' Service Provider Deployments
Table 8-89: Orca Interactive's Market Position
Table 9-90: Orca Interactive's Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-91: CoreTrust's Market Position
Table 9-92: CoreTrust's Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-93: Google/Widevine's Market Position
Table 9-94: Google/Widevine's Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-95: Irdeto's Market Position
Table 9-96: Nagravison's Market Position
Table 9-97: Nagravison's Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-98: NDS' Market Position
Table 9-99: NDS' Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-100: Verimatrix's Market Position
Table 9-101: Verimatrix's Service Provider Deployments
Table 9-101: Viaccess' Market Position
Table 9-103: Viaccess' Service Provider Deployments Skip to top