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Article: Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments Post Second Consecutive Year of Growth According to In-Stat.
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- January 17, 2006
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For the first time since 2000-2001, worldwide unit shipments of digital cable TV set top boxes will grow for the second consecutive year, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). Sustained North American demand for advanced or "high-end" digital cable set top boxes that include PVRs and/or high-definition capability, coupled with modestly increasing demand in Asia, is fueling the market growth, the high-tech market research firm says.
"Demand for all types of digital cable set top boxes, especially in North America and China, is going to remain quite strong in 2006 and 2007," said Mike Paxton, In-Stat analyst. "This bodes well for cable set ...