The road is wide and the traffic is fast! The three major operators help IPTV to have a new spring

Since last year, IPTV has enjoyed a resurgence. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's report on the economic operation of the communications industry from January to March 2017 shows that the increase in the penetration rate of fiber optic access in my country has accelerated the development of IPTV services, with the total number of IPTV users reaching 95.92 million, a net increase of 9.19 million from January to March.

As the report says, the improvement of the network has promoted the development of IPTV business. The wider the road, the faster the car will run. Of course, it also benefits from the attention of operators. According to Ovum's forecast, in the next few years, the organic growth of IPTV will be the main driving force for the growth of TV users of telecom operators. Video business has gradually become the basic business of operators.

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The three major domestic operators have also made video business their focus.

China Telecom: Tianyi HD achieved 90 million users in 2017 and will exceed 100 million in 2018

In terms of the smart home ecosystem, China Telecom said it will focus on building connection hubs and creating an open ecosystem, aiming to achieve 90 million Tianyi HD users in 2017 and over 100 million in 2018.

First, we will continue to expand the scale of Tianyi HD users, deploy Tianyi gateways on a large scale, provide universal networking services, and create a home connection hub; second, we will build an open platform, accelerate the launch of the smart home capability open platform, realize the interoperability of mainstream protocols, and support interconnection with peripherals such as smart homes; third, we will vigorously expand smart applications, focus on promoting 4K HD, and fully achieve HD in 2018; we will promote value-added services and applications such as home cloud, smart networking, and Tianyi Homesick on a large scale, with the number of users exceeding 10 million.

The financial report for the first quarter of 2017 shows that China Telecom's wired broadband users reached 126 million, with a net increase of 2.7 million. Among them, the number of FTTH users reached 112 million, with a net increase of 6.07 million. The number of Tianyi HD users increased by 6.26 million, reaching 67.59 million.

China Telecom recently launched the centralized procurement of IPTV smart set-top boxes in 2017. The procurement content of this project is IPTV smart set-top box terminal equipment, and the procurement quantity is 18 million units. The announcement stated that the demand is an estimated quantity based on business development as of December 2017, and the final procurement quantity is subject to the actual purchase order.

China Unicom: Video business and smart Wojia are two sharp weapons to lay out home Internet

In the field of home Internet, China Unicom takes video business as the lead, takes Smart Wojia as the starting point, comprehensively deploys home smart gateways, and provides home customers with full-service and scenario-based application solutions. It regards video business as the strategic basic business of home Internet and the core business of "Smart Wojia" home application scenario solution, and makes it a tool for the full-service competitive advantage of home customers.

At the same time, in order to promote the development of China Unicom's "Smart Wo Home" brand, China Unicom has positioned the 4K high-definition video service as a blockbuster service in the early stage of the development of "Smart Wo Home". By leveraging the advantages of its own optical network in supporting 4K high-definition video services, it will create a high-quality business experience to continue the development effect of the IPTV business and increase the proportion of high bandwidth.

In addition, China Unicom took the lead in the industry to propose "dual channels", providing two independent network bearers for IPTV services and broadband Internet access, with independent bandwidths and non-interference rates, which can ensure the quality of users' IPTV high-definition videos while ensuring a smooth Internet experience. This effectively solves the problem of network freezes when a family is watching videos, playing games, or downloading at the same time.

Currently, dual-channel has become the standard for China Unicom broadband, and more than 90% of Unicom broadband users can enjoy dual-channel services for free.

At the end of March this year, China Unicom announced "Optical Broadband +" and five major plans, and launched a series of high-quality services based on "Optical Broadband +". At present, China Unicom has completed the fiber-optic transformation of broadband in most provinces, cities and districts across the country, and 88% of the coverage areas can provide 100M access capabilities, and some areas can provide 1G access capabilities. Accelerating broadband speed, users' Internet experience has been significantly improved, and fiber-to-the-home covers about 240 million households.

China Mobile: Fixed-line broadband is making a comeback, and IPTV is also developing closely

China Mobile is a latecomer in fixed-line broadband, but it is developing rapidly and should not be underestimated. In the first quarter of 2017, its total number of wired broadband customers reached 85.68 million, with a net increase of 8.06 million in the first quarter. The ARPU of wired broadband customers has steadily increased to 32.6 yuan. China Mobile has surpassed China Unicom to become the second largest operator.

Of course, the counterattack of fixed-line broadband also makes it possible to expand its presence in the digital home market. However, China Mobile has not obtained an IPTV transmission license, but has been developing OTT Internet TV. It is understood that Guangdong Mobile is currently actively applying for an IPTV transmission license.

At present, China Mobile uses "Magic Box" as the "core device" of its smart home solution. Through this terminal entrance, it provides multi-screen access such as computers, TVs, and mobile phones, providing users with comprehensive application services related to family life.

China Mobile plans to improve the quality of home market services and promote the popularization of digital home applications. At the end of 2016, China Mobile took the lead in establishing the Digital Home Cooperation Alliance to increase openness and docking with all parties in the industry to create a complete home ecosystem. Looking ahead to 2017, Sha Yuejia said that China Mobile will use smart gateways as the basis, home open platforms as the carrier, and housekeeper APP as the entrance to achieve mobile and broadband account integration and multi-screen sharing, and provide customers with rich digital home services.

It is estimated that by 2017, the number of China Mobile's "Magic Box" users will exceed 40 million, the number of smart gateway users will exceed 30 million, and the number of home connection service users will exceed 60 million.