7 International DVR Growth

Internationally, DVR expansion is all about the price of the service (for the operator and the consumer), and the presence of digital competition in a specific region.

—Dr. Steven Wuang, President, Broadband Division, Unihan Corporation

Fairly typical of technology growth in areas of the world other than North America is a rather consistent focus on two major developmental areas, Europe and Asia. In the case of these two large geographical regions, many individual countries display examples of companies within them that have deployed DVRs. Moreover, within North America, yet still within the relative definition of “international,” also lies Canada.

Further, in the case of DVRs, some appropriate coverage is also provided ...

Get Digital Video Recorders now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.