IPTVision > HD Arms Race Boosts IPTV Gear Spending in 2009

[xchange] Service providers are expected to increase their spending on IPTV equipment in the double-digit percentages over the next five years, with spending hitting a high of $8.9 billion in 2013. IPTV equipment includes integrated digital headend platforms, VoD and streaming content servers, IP video encoders, IPTV middleware/content delivery platforms, video content protection software, and IP set-top boxes.

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