This week, ARRIS made headlines with several announcements. Multichannel News featured our news that Service Electric and Comporium have signed on to deploy our whole home HD-DVR paired with the MS4000 Media Streamer. Separately, Broadband Technology Report highlighted the announcement that our E6000 Converged Edge Router will be deployed by Cable TV of East Alabama and Comporium.
In other news, MediaDailyNews reported on new data from ABI showing the worldwide pay-TV subscriber base will grow to 1.1 billion subscribers in 2019. Also growing is the connected TV device market, according to Rapid TV News, which shared that by 2017 there will be 204 million connected TV devices linked to the Internet, more than double the projected number of US Internet households.
Finally, CableFAX discussed research by The Diffusion Group revealing more than 8 in 10 adult broadband users are unfamiliar with 4K.
Check back next week for the latest industry news.
Two Operators Join The Arris Sling Team (July 23) By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News: Showing that it's making some hay off an exclusive distribution and technology licensing deal with Sling Media announced last fall, Arris said two operators have signed on to roll out its whole home HD-DVR paired with the MS4000 Media Streamer, a place-shifting device that enables users to stream live and recorded video in or out of the home to mobile devices.
ARRIS Scores in Alabama, the Carolinas (July 22) By Staff, Broadband Technology Report: ARRIS' E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER) will be deploying with Cable TV of East Alabama and with Comporium in the Carolinas.
Pay TV Market Stabilizes, Will Climb Globally (July 23) By Wayne Friedman, MediaDailyNews: Although the U.S. pay TV market has had rough times of late -- thanks to big losses in video subscribers from traditional cable operators -- estimates are that the overall market has stabilized a bit.
Connected TV device market to skyrocket in US (July 23) By Michelle Clancy, Rapid TV News: By 2017 there will be 204 million connected TV devices linked to the Internet and able to deliver apps to viewers, more than double the projected number of US Internet households.
4K Research: Awareness Low (July 22) By Joyce Wang, CableFAX: Despite the momentum, short-term demand for 4K is hindered by “a widespread lack of awareness among consumers and a marked sensitivity to the costs of these advanced sets,” according to a study by The Diffusion Group.
