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Satellite Receiver Shipments Surge in Q4 2002 Pushing Thomson to Number One
Motorola Hangs on to Top Spot for 2002 According to Acacia Research Group
Vancouver, WA - May 5, 2003 - Turbulence in both the cable and satellite industries causing wild fluctuations in shipments from all vendors coupled with seasonal demand for entertainment hardware drove Thomson into the number one spot for fourth quarter shipments of digital set top boxes according to Acacia Research Group's StatView Digital Set Top Box database. The company saw its shipments to the channel grow by nearly 37%, out shipping Motorola by approximately 200,000 units for the quarter.
"Thomson's position in the retail and reseller channels helped it push Motorola into the second spot," commented Christine Arrington, Senior Analyst, Acacia Research Group. "While neither retailers, resellers or network operators like to have excess inventory, retailers are much more likely to carry inventory in anticipation of a strong Holiday season. However the seasonal trend and continued conservative consumer sentiment will likely help Motorola regain their position in the coming quarters as satellite device shipments fall back in line with normal trends."
StatView Worldwide Digital Set Top Vendor Rankings Q42002 |
| 1 |
Thomson/RCA |
1.0 |
15.75% |
1.4 |
19.79% |
36.76% |
| 2 |
Motorola |
1.3 |
19.71% |
1.2 |
17.05% |
-5.87% |
| 3 |
Hughes Network Systems |
0.7 |
11.38% |
0.9 |
13.32% |
27.41% |
| 4 |
Scientific-Atlanta |
0.6 |
9.36% |
0.8 |
11.41 |
32.67% |
| 5 |
Echostar |
0.3 |
4.94% |
0.4 |
5.67% |
25.00% |
| |
Top 5 Total |
4.0 |
61.13% |
4.7 |
67.24% |
19.07% |
| |
Other Total |
2.5 |
38.87% |
2.3 |
32.76% |
-11.46% |
| |
Grand Total |
6.5 |
100.0% |
7.0 |
100.0% |
8.82% |
* Millions of units shipped.
Source: Acacia StatView Digital Set Top Box Database.. |
Copyright © 2003 Acacia Communications. All rights reserved. |
Year End 2002 Results
Despite a surge in shipments from satellite receiver vendors in the fourth quarter, Motorola finished the year in the number one position. While the company did report a 7.8% decline in shipments and slip in fourth quarter ranking to number two behind Thomson, Motorola maintained its position based on total year results.
2002 saw an emphasis on experimenting with new distribution models and finding new technologies to entice consumers into new revenue generating services. Motorola launched its retail model with two operators in the fourth quarter and nearly every vendor launched some sort of Digital Video Recorder device during the year. High Definition receivers also shared the spotlight this year as some of the political complications faded away and both cable and satellite operators began to embrace the transmission standard.
StatView Worldwide Digital Set Top Vendor Rankings YE2002 |
| 1 |
Motorola |
5.3 |
19.67% |
| 2 |
Thomson/RCA |
4.5 |
16.61% |
| 3 |
Scientific-Atlanta |
3.1 |
11.36% |
| 4 |
Hughes Network Systems |
2.6 |
9.62% |
| 5 |
Pace |
1.6 |
5.72% |
| |
Top 5 Total |
17.1 |
62.98% |
| |
Other Total |
10.1 |
37.02% |
| |
Grand Total |
27.2 |
100.0% |
* Millions of units shipped.
Source: Acacia StatView Digital Set Top Box Database.. |
Copyright © 2003 Acacia Communications. All rights reserved. |
StatView’s Q32002 data also revealed that Digital Video Recording is finding a place in the cable set top box market as well as the satellite market. While only 30% of digital set top boxes with hard drives were cable boxes in the first two quarters of the year, by the third quarter cable’s percentage had grown to 40%.
About Acacia’s StatView Digital Set-Top Box Database
StatView is a one of a kind quarterly database tracking shipments of digital set top boxes from 23 vendors in five regions. It includes detailed statistics on technologies such as processors, memory load, operating system, conditional access, and much more. StatView is delivered on a quarterly basis and includes qualitative analysis of market trends. Data for the four quarters from Q1-2002 through Q4-2002 are currently available.
About Acacia
Acacia Research Group provides timely and accurate business intelligence to decision makers across the high technology industry - covering tools and middleware for interactive content creation, consumer entertainment and communications hardware, content distribution channels, and business models for content deployment.
Acacia's products and services include in-depth market studies, executive forums, periodicals, and custom consulting. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, WA. For more information please visit www.acaciarg.com.
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