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, Chinas 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
