Dish Network's Joey 4K set-top device
Erik Gruenwedel
September 21, 2018
4K UHD content available on pay-TV and broadcast may be limited, but that has stopped proliferation of 4K-compatible set-top devices by pay-TV operators.
According to new research from Dataxis, the global installed base for 4K set- top boxes has grown more than 900% to 31 million units, at the end of 2017, compared to only 3 million units in 2015. Operators around the world are deploying 4K boxes in response to sales of 4K-compatible televisions, which is reflecting in the global numbers, according to the report.
Notably, Europe is growing at the fastest rate accounting for 52% of the total 4K boxes in 2017, followed by Asia-Pacific excluding China (32%), North and Latin America (5%), Middle-East (4%) and Africa (1%).
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