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Global Market
Internet
radio products are truly global. Reciva technology works anywhere that
there is a broadband connection. We provide all the technology needed
to bring quality Internet radio products to market quickly.
The content browser on Reciva radios lets you navigate live and on-demand Broadcast radio by Country and Genre to select radio stations from anywhere in the world.
Potential market
All that is required for an Internet Radio to function is a broadband connection. Reciva Internet radio technology can support Ethernet and Wi-Fi, with most manufacturers specifying radios with Wi-Fi connections.
Worldwide broadband and Wi-Fi statistics
There were 323 million broadband connections worldwide in 2007, and 499 million predicted by 2012*
The 168 million households predicted to have home networks by the end of 2008** are increasingly using Wi-Fi, with wireless having overtaken Ethernet in U.S. back in 2005***
Example market
An ideal market for Internet radio products is those people who are living away from home. In the UK market alone there are 15 million UK citizens living overseas and 4.5 million foreign nationals living in the UK.
Live and On-Demand content
Unlike digital radio technology, Internet radio supports "Listen Again" / on-demand content. The growth of Internet radio is clear from listening statistics released by the BBC.
- In July 2007 the BBC registered 14.4 million hours of live Internet radio hours
- In July 2008 the BBC registered 15.7 million hours of live Internet radio hours
* Reuters, based on a Gartner report
** Parks Associates, 2008
*** Parks Associates, 2005