Impressive DBS Growth Offers Encouragement for Telcos Deploying Video -- According to Yankee Group estimates, "direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operators DIRECTV and EchoStar had a combined total of 24.8 million subscribers at the end of 2004, up from 21.6 million a year earlier. DIRECTV gained 1.7 million subscribers while EchoStar gained 1.4 million. Although population growth drove part of this growth, much of it has come at the expense of cable. In the same time frame, we estimate that cable operators lost between 600,000 and 800,000 subscribers. Although troubled cable companies Adelphia and Charter accounted for about half of those losses, others including Time Warner, Insight and Mediacom also lost a substantial number of subscribers."
The digital identity market is evolving and growing. After years of fragmented adoption and experimentation, we're witnessing the convergence of regulatory mandates, tech maturity, and more market demand. The fundamental challenge has always been straightforward: how do we prove who we are in an increasingly digital world without creating security vulnerabilities or sacrificing user experience? The answer emerging today involves a complex ecosystem of regulations, standards, and technologies that are finally aligning to make digital identity possible, practical, and scalable. Digital Identity Market Development Recent market analysis by Juniper Research reveals compelling growth projections that underscore this market's maturity: Market expansion from $51 billion (2025) to $80 billion (2030) — a 56 percent growth rate driven by concrete fundamentals rather than speculative hype. Two primary growth drivers — tightening regulatory requirements and maturing technologies, includin...