Adoption of IPTV interface devices is growing

A new whitepaper recently released by MultiMedia Intelligence has revealed that the adoption of an IPTV interface is growing across virtually all TV-oriented consumer electronics devices.

IP connection is being added by manufacturers of IPTV, cable, and satellite set-top boxes, video game consoles, Blu-ray DVD players, audio devices, digital media adapters and a new class of Internet-enabled TVs.

It is projected that, by 2012, over 217 million Internet-enabled consumer electronics will be shipping annually.

MultiMedia Intelligence points out, however, that simply integrating an IP connection into CE devices is not enough to achieve the truly transformational impact that this market could ultimately have.

The complete ecosystem involves the underlying semiconductor technologies, the equipment, telecom operators and compelling content and services.

The whitepaper lays out the connected home ecosystem, identifying how key interface technologies come together with content business models and consumer usage models.

MultiMedia Intelligence specialises on the markets and technologies for delivering IP-based video to the ‘Nth’ screen.

Its whitepaper is titled “IP-Enabled Consumer Electronics: Semiconductors, Service Providers and Content Complete the Ecosystem”, and it examines the market opportunities as consumer electronics manufacturers incorporate internet and home networking capabilities into their devices.