Despite slipping numbers in the cable pay-TV subscriber market, total pay-TV revenue in North America is expected to grow almost 25%, from $99 billion in 2011 to $125 billion in 2017. This rise will be mainly due to current subscribers upgrading their existing services, according to Pyramid Research’s latest biannual media forecast report. The recently released study tracks demand patterns for free and pay-TV services over terrestrial, satellite, and mobile platforms worldwide, while providing relevant data concerning pay-TV and mobile TV dynamics for over 52 countries, including the U.S. and Canada.

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Pyramid Research released a new report recently, titled “Canada: 2013 Spectrum Auction Spurs LTE Network Investment.” The study features an exacting overview of Canada’s telecommunications, media, and technology markets. It also includes a detailed competitive analysis of both the fixed and mobile sectors. Pyramid expects that more than 25 million Canadians will be able to access LTE by the end of 2012. This lucrative customer base, along with the 700 MHz spectrum auction due to be held in Canada in early 2013, will likely spur investment in Canadian LTE networks, to the tune of $13.6 billion in mobile data sales by 2017.

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