Industrial Status of Digital TV Set-top Box

Set-top boxes in China are developing rapidly. With a series of changes in the resource supply or product demand of the set-top box industry, this industry is gradually shifting from other countries or regions to China for manufacturing. China has become the largest set-top box manufacturing center in the world. In 2007, the set-top box market in China was dominated by wired set-top boxes. Set-top box market shipments reached more than 65 million units, an increase of 4 1.3% compared with 2006. Among them, domestic set-top box shipments exceeded 30 million units, an increase of 49.32% compared with 2006, and domestic set-top box shipments exceeded foreign markets for the first time; At the end of 2007, the number of cable set-top boxes exceeded 25 million, an increase of nearly 60% compared with 2006. In 2008, digital TV in China entered a period of vigorous development. In addition to the strong growth momentum of cable digital TV, terrestrial digital TV has also made a breakthrough development with the opportunity of the 2008 Olympic Games. In 2008, although affected by objective factors such as snowstorm, earthquake and global financial crisis, the set-top box market in China was still in a boom cycle.

According to the tenth five-year plan of radio, film and television technology and the long-term plan of 20 10, China will fully realize digital radio and television in 20 10, and stop analog radio and television in 20 15. There is no doubt that the popularity of digital TV programs has become an inevitable trend, and the current conversion form of "analog TV+set-top box" in China makes the set-top box market contain huge business opportunities.