Huawei tops Indian STB market

The Indian set-top box (STB) market has been increasing at a steady pace over the past few years, according to ABI Research, with a strong surge of consumers moving to satellite platforms during 2011, representing 80 per cent of the Indian market. Despite the large cable TV subscriber base in India, the firm anticipates that satellite TV growth will slow somewhat from the 10 million consumers that added services last year.

“The cable TV digitisation, mandated by the government, will spur set-top box shipment increases in India for the next several years,” says Sam Rosen, principal analyst. 19.3 million set-top boxes will be shipped in India during 2012.

The government’s cable TV digitisation policy now specifies that cable TV digitisation willccur in four phases by Decemberthe agency shall prepare only a final Regulatory Impact Analysis, which shall be transmitted, along with the proposed rule, to the Director at least 60 days prior to the publication of the major rule as a final rule; (2) With respect to all other major rules, the agency shall prepare a preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis, which shall be transmitted, along with a notice of proposed rulemaking, to the Director at least 60 days prior to the publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking, and a final Regulatory Impact Analysis, which shall be transmitted along with the final rule at least 30 days prior to the publication of the major rule as a final rule; (3) For all rules other than major rules, agencies shall submit to the Director,