Abstract
The development of the Chinese satellite STB industry was held back by Chinese
government policies in its early years. It has since grown rapidly thanks to
the export sales of satellite STBs to overseas markets, however, with 28
million units shipped in 2006. Main vendors involved in the satellite STB
business currently include Jiuzhou, Coship, Changhong, and Yinhe. The Chinese
satellite STB industry is currently faced with several problems such as
slowing growth and patent royalties. On the other hand, China' s development of
its own ABS-S satellite transmission standard and planned transition over to
satellite digital TV services will bring new business opportunities for the
satellite STB industry. The report presents current development of Chinese
satellite STB vendors