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Report: The VoIP Market 2012-2017 - Prospects for Skype and Other Players

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:13:42 GMT

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The VoIP Market 2012-2017: Prospects for Skype and Other Players

Report Details

Visiongain research indicates that in 2012 global revenues from VoIP will reach a figure of $65 billion. We believe that 2012 is a landmark year for VoIP services. With operator revenues from voice in decline; now is the time for ecosystem members to implement their VoIP strategies. The deployment of LTE and 4G networks will revolutionise VoIP services and have a transformative impact on the telecoms market.

The report contains 57 tables, charts, figures and graphs that add visual analysis in order to explain developing trends within the VoIP market. Visiongain provides forecasts for the period 2012-2017 in terms of value (US$) and subscriber numbers for the global VoIP market. In addition, 5 regional VoIP markets are forecast and analysed by Visiongain over the period 2012-2017. The report also provides profiles of several leading companies operating within the market, and includes an exclusive interview with three major VoIP companies, providing expert insight alongside Visiongain analysis.

Unique Selling Points

Comprehensive analysis of the prospects for the VoIP market from 2012-2017.
Analysis and forecasting informed by extensive expert consultation with industry leaders. You will be able to read full transcripts of three interviews with leading companies involved within the VoIP market.
57 tables, charts, figures and graphs that quantify, analyse and forecast the changing dynamics of the VoIP market between 2012-2017.
Forecasts and analysis for the global VoIP market between 2012-2017
Forecasts and analysis for 5 regional VoIP markets, as well as rest of the world figures and projections for the period 2012-2017.
Top 4 VoIP client market share data
Top 10 IM client market share data
Fixed broadband subscriber forecasts from 2012-2017.
Mobile broadband subscriber forecasts from 2012-2017.
Broadband subscriber share forecasts by technology 2012-2017.
Fixed broadband subscriber forecasts from 2012-2017.
Analysis of the forces that influence and characterise the VoIP market.
Profiles of several leading companies operating within the VoIP market.

Report: Carrier VoIP and IMS Market Falls Back to Earth in Q2 after LTE-Inspired Boost

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:52:21 GMT

Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 2nd quarter 2012 Service Provider VoIP and IMS Equipment and Subscribers market share and forecast report. (Detailed analysis published August 29.)

ANALYST NOTE

“The year kicked off with a big bang thanks to record LTE-related shipments in the first quarter, but there was no way the carrier VoIP and IMS equipment market could repeat that growth consecutively. There was nowhere to go but down, which is exactly where it went in the second quarter,” notes Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

Myers adds: “Looking forward, carrier investments in IMS core equipment, session border controllers and voice application servers should finally outweigh the continued losses in legacy equipment (trunk media gateways and softswitches) enough for us to expect 2012 to be the first ‘up’ year for the overall carrier VoIP equipment market since 2007. The fundamental market drivers are intact and we continue to see growth in VoIP and IMS subscribers, and demand for SIP trunking, hosted business services, and over the longer term, VoLTE.”

SERVICE PROVIDER VOIP AND IMS MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

The global carrier VoIP and IMS market dropped 11% in 2Q12 from the previous quarter, to $658 million
Huawei’s gains in the quarter allowed it to take back the lead in the global VoIP and IMS market in 2Q12 from GENBAND and Alcatel-Lucent
Fluctuations in overall vendor leadership are expected to continue as incumbent and wireless operators place big equipment orders sporadically
VoIP and IMS spending in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) is up both sequentially and from the year-ago 2nd quarter as investments continue across the region
Brazil, Mexico and other countries led the Latin American region to a 47% surge in VoIP and IMS equipment spending since the same quarter last year
Offsetting the gains in EMEA and Latin America were losses in both North America and Asia

Rebtel Mobile Device Survey Shows that 20 Million American Smartphone Owners Spend Approx. $37.8B Annually On International Calls

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:54:07 GMT

Rebtel announces findings from its mobile device survey conducted online on its behalf by Harris Interactive, which measured American adult mobile phone and tablet users’ sentiments and observed trends concerning mobile devices, as well as spending on International calling.

According to the study, 88% of American adults own a smartphone, standard mobile phone and/or a tablet device, with 18% claiming they own a tablet, and 41% claiming they own a smartphone.

In the U.S., over 1 in 5 (21%) U.S. adult smartphone owners make international calls and are responsible for paying the bill. They spend an average of $156 every month doing so. Surprisingly, amongst the men and women polled, there are vast differences in what they spend on international calls, with women averaging $267.10 a month, and men averaging $85.50 (or 320% less).

According to the 2010 U.S. Census[1], there are 234.6M adults age 18+ in the U.S. With 41% of the population claiming to own a smartphone, and 21% of these making international calls on their smartphones, this works out to roughly 20 million Americans shelling out nearly $38 billion a year[2] on international calls on their smartphones annually.

Here are some other key highlights of the study:

35% of adult Americans who own a tablet and a smartphone claim to have a VoIP app for calling; One quarter (25%) of Hispanic Americans surveyed who own one of these devices say they do, as do 17% of the African Americans surveyed.
8% of male respondents who had a smartphone and were responsible for paying the bill last year indicate that they plan to spend more on their cell phone bills this year compared to last year; while 29% of female respondents who had a smartphone and were responsible for paying their bill last year indicated the same.
Hispanic Americans surveyed who are responsible for paying their smartphone bills and ever make international calls indicate that they pay substantially less than Black/African Americans respondents in this survey ($144 vs. $206 a month, respectively).
Age plays an important role in tablet ownership, but varies widely between genders. Men ages 18-34 were the least likely among all age groups to claim tablet ownership with only 11% claiming to have one, whereas females 18-34 were twice as likely as men (22%) to indicate this.

Based on all respondents surveyed, men and women are nearly identical when it comes to smartphone ownership, with 41% of women and 40% of men claiming to have one. Women respondents were slightly more likely than men to indicate owning a tablet device, 19% vs. 16% respectively.

Breaking down the mobile gender divide

In terms of VoIP apps for calling, 35% of U.S. adults who have a tablet and smartphone say they have one installed for calling on either a tablet or smartphone device, with 41% of men indicating they have one and 30% of women saying the same. This seems to follow along spending expectations, where 40% of men surveyed who own smartphones and were responsible for paying their bills last year say they plan to spend less than they did last year, while only 20% of these women surveyed expressed their plans to do so. Juxtaposed to this, only 8% of these men surveyed said they plan to spend more this year than last year, where nearly three out of ten of these women surveyed (29%) indicated they expect to spend more than last year.

Ethnic breakdown: Hispanic and Black/African American respondents

The study also took a look at two of the most heavily represented ethnic groups and found that 29% of Hispanic smartphone owners surveyed make international calls and are responsible for paying the bill, whereas 36% of Black/African American respondents surveyed say they do so.

Of the two groups, Hispanic Americans who are responsible for paying their smartphone bills and ever make international calls indicate that they pay substantially less than Black/African Americans respondents in this survey ($144 vs. $206, respectively). Furthermore, only 30% of Hispanics respondents who own a tablet or smartphone claim that they have a VoIP app for calling and only 21% of Black/African Americans polled claim to have one.

Report: ''Global VoIP Revenues to Reach $65 Billion in 2012''

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:03:10 GMT

2012 marks a turning point in telecoms history as voice revenues are in terminal decline, due in part to the impact of VoIP on traditional telephony. Skype and other VoIP services are set to reap some of the revenues that operators will lose, but in a fiercely competitive market place who will emerge as the leader? Their research shows that many mobile operators are throttling VoIP on their networks but what impact will this have on churn rates? This report contains exclusive interviews with leading VoIP industry providers including Skype, who tell us what they plan to do about operators throttling VoIP services.

In light of continued financial uncertainty consumers are increasingly cash conscious, which has created a market place ripe for VoIP growth. When these factors are combined with the proliferation of smartphones and tablets flooding the market Visiongain believes that mobile VoIP will drive VoIP growth even further. In this report current strategies for success in the VoIP field are discussed and future strategies suggested.

The Visiongain author of The VoIP Market 2012-2017: Prospects for Skype and Other Players report, commented that “VoIP simultaneously represents a huge threat to mobile operators as well as a significant opportunity for growth the only barrier to success lies with strategy. VoIP can no longer be throttled by operators, instead it must be adopted and the telecoms landscape must change in accordance. This holistic report provides a crucial overview of the current market and an accurate forecast of how it will develop over the next five years.”

The report contains 57 tables, charts and graphs that add visual analysis in order to explain developing trends within the VoIP market. Visiongain provides forecasts for the period 2012-2017 in terms of value (US$) for the VoIP market. In addition, 5 regional VoIP markets are forecast and analysed by Visiongain over the period 2012-2017. The report provides market share data for leading players. The report also provides profiles of several leading companies operating within the market, and includes three interviews with major players in the VoIP ecosystem, providing expert insight alongside Visiongain analysis.

The VoIP Market 2012-2017: Prospects for Skype and Other Players report will be of value to current and future potential investors into the VoIP sector, as well as companies and research centres who wish to broaden their knowledge of the VoIP market.

Comprehensive Study on SIP Trunking Reflects Emerging Enterprise Adoption

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:51:52 GMT

Sonus Networks released the results of a global study which quantifies large enterprises deployment status, plans and attitudes about SIP Trunking and, by extension, Session Border Controllers. Commissioned by Sonus and conducted by Webtorials Editorial and Analyst Division, the “2012 SIP Trunking State-of-the-Market Report” found that while VoIP is a fully mature technology within corporate networks for intra-company communications, SIP Trunking, by contrast, is still in the early stages of deployment. In fact, roughly two-thirds of the respondents reported either “Significant Use” or “Extensive Use” of VoIP, while only about one-third of the respondents reported either “Significant Use” or “Extensive Use” of SIP Trunks. Among those using SIP Trunks, significant cost savings have been realized, with an average savings on the order of 33%.

Key Drivers: Direct Cost Savings and Ability to Add SIP-Based Features

The study featured responses from IT professionals at nearly 300 large enterprises. Among those respondents who have “Significant” or “Extensive” use of VoIP the study found that saving money is most important, but increased functions are also important.

68% of respondents indicated their decisions are driven “Mostly by cost savings” or “About equally” by cost and capabilities.
73% of the respondents indicated SIP Trunks and consolidation were a strong purchase driver.
The ability to “Add new SIP-based features” was a strong driver for 50% of the respondents.
VoIP (89%), Unified Communications (69%) and video conferencing (65%) are the most important types of media to be controlled via SIP.

The top inhibitor among “non-implementers” was not surprising, as 29% responded that services were not available at all of their network locations.

The Session Border Controller - An Essential Component of SIP Trunking

With the second generation of SBCs emerging, a number of additional features beyond security are now becoming available. Because of the critical role of SBCs in all types of communications, unrelated to security, “Reliability” ranks as the most important SBC feature for users at 88%. “Scalability” is a very strong second – at 78%, the high rank underscores that respondents understand multimedia communications mandate scalability for both multiple users and modes of communication. On a related note, 59% of respondents stated that their SBC must be “Capable of handling different types of multimedia traffic.” “Support for trunks with SIP and non-SIP traffic” was also significant at 58% as users clearly desire the capability to support both SIP and non-SIP traffic on the same trunk, allowing for dynamic utilization of all available bandwidth.

Telappliant Surveys Shows Businesses will Stick with VoIP After Making the Switch from Landlines

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:19:58 GMT

Telappliant released findings from a new survey that reveals businesses stay with VoIP telephony once they make the switch from traditional landlines.

The study, which interviewed 175 UK businesses from a variety of industries, showed that 63 per cent of businesses have successfully been using VoIP telephony for three or more years. A further 15 per cent of businesses have been using VoIP between one to two years, and 22 per cent less than a year.

The primary business drivers for switching to VoIP include the need to reduce communications costs (70 per cent), enable staff remote working (37 per cent), improve operational efficiencies (33 per cent) and to improve customer care and call centre support (15 per cent). These findings are supported by an independent survey carried out earlier this year. The new study also revealed that an increasing number of businesses (16 per cent) wanted more flexible telephone numbering, such as 0800 Freephone numbers and the ability to choose a geographic phone number outside of their local area code.

Cost reduction clearly remains a key focus for many businesses and this was reflected in the audit, with 83 per cent of respondents experiencing savings of at least 10% after implementing VoIP, with many achieving far greater reductions. The survey showed that almost a quarter of businesses (23 per cent) were saving more than 60% of their annual telephony costs. Almost a third of businesses (27 per cent) were saving between 41% - 60%, whilst over a third of businesses (33 per cent) were saving between 10% - 40%.

Summary of key findings of the Telappliant VoIP survey:

VoIP telephony has staying power: 63 per cent of businesses audited have been using VoIP telephony for three years or more; 15 per cent of businesses have been using VoIP for one to two years.
There are many reasons to switch: In addition to reducing communication costs and improving operational efficiencies, businesses are also benefitting from the ability to improve their customer service levels and offer Freephone and local telephone numbers in a variety of locations.
Quantifiable savings can't be ignored: A third of businesses said they were saving an average of 10% - 40% on annual telephony bills, a further third said that they were saving between 41 - 60%, and 23 per cent of businesses said that they were saving over 60% a year by using VoIP. In all, 83% of respondents saved at least 10% by switching.
Advice offered by businesses to new comers: Amongst the businesses that were surveyed, three key tips were offered to businesses considering the VoIP switch. First, "select your VoIP provider carefully" (31 per cent); then "ensure your broadband service is VoIP ready" (29 per cent); and "trial a pilot first" (22 per cent).

Report: Global VoIP Overview and Insights 2012

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:12:41 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global - VoIP - Overview and Insights" report to their offering.

Improved technology solutions have led to a robust VoIP market in recent years and this growth continues despite the economic downturn, due primarily to the fact that VoIP offers a cheaper alternative. While security and reliability concerns still need to be resolved; consumers and business are turning to VoIP in an effort to save costs. Japan, China and the USA continue to be some of the world's hottest markets for IP telephony. Over the last couple years, Europe has also become a prime innovator in VoIP services, whether stand-alone, bundled as a triple play offer, or through fixed-mobile convergence packages. This report provides insights and statistics on the worldwide VoIP market and provides a brief case study on two leading markets, China and Japan.

Latest developments:

Mobile VoIP is becoming a key area of focus, particularly in Europe and North America;
In 2012 VoIP providers continue to look at the international long distance call segment for future growth opportunities
One of the other challenges for the VoIP market is establishing the extent to which it can and should be regulated. Companies mentioned in this report include:
- Skype
- NTT
- France Telecom
- Comcast.
Financial information includes:
- Worldwide VoIP services market value.

Report: Global Mobile VoIP Solutions Market 2011-2015 - Fringland, Nimbuzz, Skype, and Vonage Dominate Market

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:48:57 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Mobile VoIP Solutions Market 2011-2015" report to their offering.

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Mobile VoIP Solutions market in the Telecommunication industry to grow at a CAGR of 64.6 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing global network and wireless bandwidth capabilities. The Global Mobile VoIP Solutions market has also been witnessing the emergence of mobile VoIP-enabled phones. However, lack of awareness about mobile VoIP solutions issues could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

This report has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Mobile VoIP Solutions market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Key vendors dominating this market space include Fringland Ltd., Nimbuzz BV., Skype Inc., and Vonage Holdings Corp. Other vendors mentioned in the report: Vyke Communications PLC., Truphone Ltd., Jajah Inc., Vopium A S

Key questions answered in this report:

- What will the market size be in 2015 and at what rate will it grow?

- What key trends is this market subject to?

- What is driving this market?

- What are the challenges to market growth?

- Who are the key vendors in this market space?

- What are the opportunities and threats faced by each of these key vendors?

- What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of these key vendors?

Report: Global Mobile VoIP Revenues to Reach $2.5 Billion in 2012

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:53:12 GMT

In 2012 the mobile VoIP market is poised at a crucial juncture of its life cycle, while consumers are keen to utilise mobile VoIP services in order to save money, operators are throttling, barring and discouraging mobile VoIP usage over their networks. With a vast opportunity to monetise mobile VoIP services, and huge unrealised potential, which ecosystem member will reap the benefits? In this report current strategies are discussed and future strategies suggested. New entrants to the mobile VoIP space such as Google; with integrated apps on their market leading Android platform, have signalled a paradigm shift in the mobile VoIP space.

The Visiongain author of The Mobile VoIP Market 2012-2017 report commented that “Few services promise the transformative impact on the telecoms landscape as mobile VoIP does. With virtually no comparable rival technologies, the only barrier to success lies with operator strategies. This holistic report provides a crucial overview of the current market and an accurate forecast of how it will develop over the next five years.”

The report contains 67 tables, charts and graphs that add visual analysis in order to explain developing trends within the mobile VoIP market. Visiongain provides forecasts for the period 2012-2017 in terms of value (US$) for the mobile VoIP market. In addition, 5 regional mobile VoIP markets are forecast and analysed by Visiongain over the period 2012-2017. The report also provides profiles of 11 leading companies operating within the market, and includes two interviews with Jajah and Fring who are two leading players in the mobile VoIP ecosystem, providing expert insight alongside Visiongain analysis.

The Mobile VoIP Market 2012-2017 report will be of value to current and future potential investors into the mobile VoIP sector, as well as companies and research centres who wish to broaden their knowledge of the mobile VoIP market.

Global Mobile VoIP Solutions Market to Grow at a CAGR Of 64.6 Percent Over The Next 3 Years

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:30:24 GMT

The Global Mobile VoIP Solutions Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 64.6 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing global network and wireless bandwidth capabilities. The report is based on an in-depth study covering the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions. The report aims to aid decision makers' understanding of the significant trends impacting this market.

Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio, the author of this report said; "The Global Mobile Voice Over Internet Protocol Solutions market is witnessing the emergence of many new players because of the presence of several factors such as low entry costs and huge business opportunities. These new companies are trying to penetrate the market by offering low-cost communication services. This has resulted in a price war among vendors in the market and the established companies are losing their market share to the new entrants. This trend is expected to grow in the next few years with the market expected to witness the emergence of new global and regional players."

According to the report, since communication services are constantly in use, there is high demand among users for low call tariffs. Since mobile VoIP services are offered over IP-based communication services and require comparatively low investment as compared to legacy networks, over the top providers are able to offer Mobile VoIP solutions at a much lower cost. This is one of the main drivers in the Global Mobile VoIP Solutions market.

Further, the report also discusses how the unavailability of high-speed data connections can adversely impact the growth of the Global Mobile VoIP Solutions market.

Infonetics Research Released Excerpts From Its First Quarter 2012 1Q12

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:11:22 GMT

Infonetics Research released excerpts from its first quarter 2012 (1Q12) Service Provider VoIP and IMS Equipment and Subscribers vendor market share and forecast report.

ANALYST NOTE

“In the first quarter of 2012 we saw the largest order of IMS core equipment and application server licenses on record, secured by Alcatel-Lucent -- a clear sign that operators in North America are gearing up for voice over LTE deployments. While commercial VoLTE services have yet to launch, this is a taste of what is to come as operators push forward over the next 5+ years. That said, large equipment orders will be sporadic and the IMS market will continue to be lumpy,” explains Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

Myers adds: “1Q12 was an unusually good quarter for the service provider VoIP and IMS equipment market not only because of the big IMS order for VoLTE, but also because of continued fixed-line network transformation, fixed-mobile convergence, and voice over broadband projects over IMS worldwide.”

SERVICE PROVIDER VOIP AND IMS MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Thanks to exceptionally strong IMS equipment spending, the overall service provider VoIP equipment market bucked its traditional down first quarter by inching up 1% to $715 million over 4Q11
Globally, the overall market is up 18% in 1Q12 from the year-ago first quarter -- despite continued declines in legacy trunk media gateway and softswitch sales -- driven by strong IMS core equipment, session border controller, and voice application server sales
In 1Q12, Alcatel-Lucent more than doubled its service provider VoIP and IMS revenue and market share, propelling them to the #1 position for worldwide market share, ahead of perennial leaders Huawei and GENBAND
North America led the quarter, with carrier VoIP and IMS spending up 18% quarter-over-quarter and up a strong 76% year-over-year
Infonetics expects the number of mobile and fixed-line subscribers on IMS networks to grow 42% in 2012 to top 250 million worldwide

Report: VoIP Services Market Growing Strong as Businesses Seek Flexibility, Easier Management

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:53:59 GMT

Infonetics Research recently published two voice over IP reports: its new SIP Trunking and Enterprise SBC Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey and its latest VoIP and UC Services and Subscribers Market Share and Forecast, which tracks residential/SOHO and business VoIP and unified communications services and ranks service providers by VoIP subscriber market share.

ANALYST NOTE

“The revenue that service providers derive from their residential and SOHO VoIP subscribers still eclipses what they get from businesses, but the business segment is growing about twice as fast, due in large part to the surging popularity of SIP trunking and hosted VoIP and UC services. Adoption of VoIP services across both the residential and business segments continues to grow, and we expect strong global growth in VoIP service revenue over at least the next five years,” expects Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

VOIP AND UC SERVICES MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Global service provider revenue from business and residential/SOHO VoIP services totaled nearly $58 billion in 2011, up 16% from the previous year
The number of seats for hosted business VoIP and unified communications services is on track to more than double between 2012 and 2016
SIP trunking service revenue jumped 128% in 2011 from the previous year, as businesses adopt SIP trunking for flexibility, centralization of resources and cost effective voice connectivity
Demand for cloud-based services helped push hosted PBX and UC service revenue up 33% and seats up 44% in 2011
The number of residential and SOHO VoIP subscribers grew 14% in 2011, to over 178 million worldwide, as more households opt for no fixed-line voice connection
- Two years ago, Infonetics forecast residential VoIP subscribers to reach 176 million in 2011, accurate within 1% of the actual
NTT retains its leadership as the world's largest VoIP service provider in 2011, with close to 7% of global residential and SOHO subscribers, followed by Comcast and France Télécom

SIP TRUNKING AND ENTERPRISE SBC SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

Businesses continue to migrate to VoIP on their premises, but when it comes to calling outside their business, legacy technologies are not disappearing any time soon: T1 lines are still the most commonly used trunking service today, and will be in 2014
However, the use of SIP trunking is growing: of the North American enterprises participating in Infonetics’ survey, a third use SIP trunks today, and a total of 42% plan to by 2014
Centralization, easier management, and switching as part of infrastructure upgrade top the list of reasons businesses are deploying SIP trunking
The market for SIP trunking is wide open for providers to make their mark in SIP trunking, with no single provider dominating the landscape today: though incumbent providers AT&T and Verizon are in use by the most respondents, providers such as RingCentral, Comcast, Bandtel, Charter, 8x8, CenturyLink, and Sprint show up in survey responses as providers enterprises are evaluating

Report: Global Carrier VoIP Market 2011-2015

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:02:53 GMT

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Carrier VoIP Market 2011-2015

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Carrier VoIP market to grow at a CAGR of 16.6 percent over the period 2011–2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the high demand of VoIP services. The Global Carrier VoIP market has also been witnessing a shift from legacy voice networks to VoIP equipment. However, the decline in prices of VoIP equipment and competition from IMS vendors could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

TechNavio's report, the Global Carrier VoIP Market 2011–2015, has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Carrier VoIP market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Report: Hosted Business VoIP - Upmarket Opportunities

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:56:14 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Hosted Business VoIP: Upmarket Opportunities" report to their offering.

VoIP, the fastest-growing U.S. industry over the next five years, has fostered a small army of small independent hosted VoIP service providers in recent years. Having penetrated the small-business market, these scrappy competitors are now climbing upmarket, following new spikes in demand from much larger, higher-paying customers. As they do, they're colliding with competitive carriers and incumbents currently serving those customers, just as the bases for competition in this market are rapidly changing. This report analyzes key competitors and their strategies for penetrating the highly-valued mid-market for hosted IP communications as well as the unique customer requirements that everyone addressing the space must know.

Report: The Mobile VoIP Market in the EMEA Region to Reach US$5.3 Billion By 2014

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:13:48 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mobile VoIP Market in EMEA 2010-2014" report to their offering.

One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is availability of next-generation networks. The Mobile VoIP market in the EMEA region has also been witnessing increasing usage of social networking sites. However, slow deployment of mobile broadband services could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

TechNavio's report, the Mobile VoIP Market in the EMEA Region 2010-2014, has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts.

Key vendors dominating this market space include Skype, Fring Ltd., Vonage Holdings Corp., and Truphone Ltd.

TechNavio's report highlights that in the market, in the EMEA region, a small portion of international voice traffic originates from mobile devices, because operators charge high rates over cellular networks. Hence, the market opportunity for mobile VoIP is immense because most of the international voice traffic originates from fixed line, calling cards, and personal computers. This also results into increasing partnerships between traditional and next-generation service providers with international VoIP wholesalers to provide their customers competitive international calling rates.

Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio's Telecom team said, The union of mobile VoIP with social media will open up a lot of opportunities in the coming year, which is one of the major trends of the Mobile VoIP market in the EMEA region. Considering the future growth, several providers are developing applications to provide free voice calls between social network (e.g., Facebook) friends over Wi-Fi or 3G. Mobile VoIP has a problem with emergency calls, and service providers have been very slow to add it to their packages.

Key findings from the report: Increasing Penetration of Smartphone Increasing Concern for Data Security and Latency by End-user Increasing Use of Video Capabilities in VoIP Service

Report: Enterprise VoIP Equipment Market in North America 2010-2014

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:05:49 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Enterprise VoIP Equipment Market in North America 2010-2014" report to their offering.

One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the fact that it provides an integrated phone system across multiple locations. The Enterprise Network Equipment market has also been witnessing increased collaborations due to the integration of telephony and data services. However, blockages caused by network address transversal and firewall transversal could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

TechNavio's report, the Enterprise VoIP Equipment Market in North America 2010-2014 , has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report focuses on the North American region.

Key vendors dominating this market space include Avaya Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., NEC Corp., and Mitel Networks.

Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio's Telecom team said, Turning voice messages into text is gaining popularity. It enables users to read their voice mail messages in any order rather than having to negotiate a tedious key-press menu to listen to them in sequence which would take time and also might affect the quality. They can also send replies for delivery as text or email messages. The attraction for providers is equally clear: they can almost always get away with charging for transcription, some $5 and up for about 30 messages per month. This service would reduce human intervention and increase the demand for VoIP in enterprises where it is needed the most.

According to the report, the main driver for enterprises choosing VoIP is that it provides an integrated phone system across multiple locations. The traditional phone systems, on the other hand, need several lines, several different networks and hence the whole system works as a separate system. It becomes difficult to not only maintain different lines but also have a central system that offers greater transparency and consistency.

Report: VoIP Market in India 2012

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:40:19 GMT

Netscribes announces the launch of its report VoIP Market in India 2012. Enterprises and small & medium enterprises are rapidly embracing the solution in India and around the world. Mobile VoIP services on various mobile platform and software-based IP telephony are capturing general consumers attention as well. With rising number of mobile devices and falling call charges of VoIP products and services, adoption of the same in India is expected to grow tremendously in the coming years.

The report begins with Introduction section covering overview regarding VoIP which provides basic idea of what is IP telephony, benefits of the technology and some key technical information. It also covers evolution of internet and VoIP in India. The Market Overview section elaborates global & domestic market state of VoIP.

It is accompanied by a plethora of statistical information regarding VoIP in global scenario as well as in India such as global & domestic VoIP market size, revenue generated from VoIP services and other related information. The section also elaborates VoIP telephony services categories, service delivery setup, business model and Porters Five Forces analysis for the market.

It is followed by Scope in India section which elaborates on salient features of VoIP recommendations as proposed to DoT, prevailing mandate by DoT, proposed revenue model for Phone-to-Phone through VoIP services, various scope areas and product verticals for VoIP in India.

Read more inside VoIP Market in India 2012

Report: Carrier VoIP Market Down 12% in 3Q11

VoIP Monitor — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:43:16 GMT

Infonetics Research released excerpts from its third quarter 2011 Service Provider VoIP Equipment and Subscribers market share and forecast report.

“Seasonally the third quarter tends to be a weak one for the overall carrier VoIP equipment market, and 3Q11 was no exception,” notes Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research. “No vendor is immune to the challenges of delayed orders and shifts in technology choices, although there were some standout performances by vendors in 3Q11 in specific segments, including Dialogic, GENBAND, Huawei, Metaswitch, and Sonus. Sequentially, all market segments are down in 3Q11, but from the year-ago quarter, there is one bright spot: session border controllers, with global revenue up 13%. The SBC and voice application controller segments are on track to be up in 2011, reflecting the continued shift to all-IP networks.”

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

The global service provider VoIP equipment market (trunk media gateways, SBCs, media servers, softswitches, voice application servers), lost the 12% it gained in 2Q11 with a 12% decline, to $441 million
Year-over-year (from 3Q10 to 3Q11), the overall market is down 15%
In 3Q11, Huawei gained on GENBAND to take the lead in the overall service provider VoIP equipment market
The growth of VoIP subscribers in fixed and mobile networks, SIP trunking, and IP interconnectivity will continue to be important drivers for VoIP equipment
The standout region of the quarter is Central and Latin America, which posted a 14% increase in carrier VoIP equipment revenue in 3Q11 over 2Q11, driven by strong VoIP adoption, particularly in Brazil and Mexico

Mobile VoIP Report 2011-2016: Opportunities and Challenges

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:06:38 GMT

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Mobile VoIP Report 2011-2016: Opportunities and Challenges

Mobile VoIP enters New Growth Phase

Visiongain predicts that by 2016, mobile VoIP applications will generate annual revenues of $36 billion, driven by more than 180 million users worldwide. Across the world, operators are beginning to embrace the technology as consumer demand for cost effective communication services rises. There has been a steady increase in the number of successful partnership between VoIP vendors and mobile operators to deploy mobile VoIP services. This report quantifies mobile VoIP market, analyses the market drivers and the key market players and their strategies.

A Range of Factors is Fuelling the Growth of the Mobile VoIP Market

Mobile VoIP: Opportunities and Challenges Report 2011 examines the mobile VoIP landscape by exploring emerging trends in key geographical regions, supporting technologies and product portfolio. We present a comprehensive view of the mobile VoIP market through a SWOT analysis and discuss operator strategies that will help in monetising this emerging technology.

What is Unique about this Report?

Visiongain research presents independent, unbiased analysis in detail and presented in easily digestible terms. Through key industry contacts, our primary and secondary research provides you with the very latest, accurate market data available. Visiongain analyses the global m- payments market growth and provides a detailed analysis and forecasts through to 2016.

Report: North American VoIP Access and SIP Trunking Services Markets

VoIP Monitor — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:12:03 GMT

While overall adoption of SIP trunking has been a slow and steady movement forward in the last five years, the adoption rate has not met predictions. Issues around interoperability and limited standardization have restrained many service providers from gaining greater market penetration. Ongoing standardization efforts by major industry organizations such as the SIP Forum and SIP Connect are likely to eventually eliminate the need for multiple certifications on different platforms, which are time-consuming and costly. In the meantime, service providers are engaging in extensive interoperability testing with platform vendors, thus expanding their target customer audience.

As channel partners become more familiar with SIP trunking and its benefits, they begin to pitch it more frequently and more aggressively to their customers. By adding SIP trunking to their portfolios, VARs, dealers, and other channel partners are able to offer a more comprehensive package of services and solutions to their customers. This helps them develop stickier relationships and grow and diversify revenues. In addition, greater channel partner support fosters the market growth and helps penetrate a broader and more diverse customer audience.

Customer needs are evolving. On one hand, as VoIP access and SIP trunking services adoption spreads to the mass market, decision makers are less informed about the benefits of these services than the early adopters, which included some more savvy buyers. Therefore, many decision makers are relying on suppliers to educate them as well as assist in developing an overall communications strategy.

This study provides a comprehensive perspective on the North American VoIP access and SIP trunking services markets. It discusses market drivers, restraints, and trends. It also provides vendor profiles and a competitive analysis. Forecasts are available in terms of users and revenues with breakdowns by trunking versus line-side implementations and native SIP versus VoIP access with protocol conversion. Demand analysis includes trends by SMB versus large enterprise. The study can help service providers, vendors, and channel partners identify growth opportunities and develop sustainable competitive strategies.

North American VoIP Access and SIP Trunking Services Markets

Mobile VoIP Users to Reach 640m by 2016

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:50:24 GMT

Mobile VoIP specialists are expected to favour alliances with social media, gaming and software partners over partnerships with mobile network operators in coming years, as social media becomes ever more mainstream, finds Juniper Research.

Juniper Research anticipates that the role of voice within the broader communications market will change, and it will become increasingly available as an extension to other applications. Companies such as Vivox are pioneering such services in the gaming industry, and Skype's acquisition by Microsoft and several Facebook alliances with VoIP providers will accelerate this trend, finds the report 'Mobile Voice & Video Calling: Strategic Opportunities & Business Models 2011-2016'.

Meanwhile mVoIP clients downloaded to the smartphone will account for four fifths of 640 million mobile VoIP users by the end of 2016, as momentum behind carrier alliances and mVoIP start-ups diminishes.

Improved technology, more intuitive interfaces and increased user awareness all account for the increasing dominance of the app download model for mVoIP, finds Juniper Research.

Further findings include:

The number of mobile video calling users will exceed 130 million by 2016, spurred by the launch of mobile video calling by major players and technology improvements.
Mobile VoIP and mobile video calling services will develop significantly faster in developed markets due to a correlation between 3G and 4G roll outs and the take up of mobile VoIP and mobile video calling.
There is as yet no clear role for advertising within the mobile VoIP and mobile video calling business model, though this is beginning to come for VoIP on the desktop.

The mPublishing whitepaper is available to download from the Juniper website together with further details of the full report.

Report: Mobile VoIP Subscribers will Near 410 Million by 2015; VoLTE Still a Long Way Off

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:32:47 GMT

Infonetics Research released excerpts from its new Mobile VoIP Services and Subscribers report, which tracks native mobile voice over IP (a.k.a. voice over Long Term Evolution, or VoLTE) and over-the-top mVoIP service revenue, subscribers, and deployments by world region.

ANALYST NOTE

"The adoption of over-the-top mobile VoIP services is growing rapidly but it is not without challenges. With free applications and extremely low revenue from users, it is tricky for application providers without the deep pockets of larger companies like Google, Microsoft, and Telefónica to have a sustainable long-term business model. Despite the fact that we expect mobile VoIP subscribers to grow nearly 10-fold from 2010 to 2015, there is relatively little money to be made from it in the near term," poses Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

Co-author of the report Stéphane Téral, Infonetics Research's principal analyst for mobile infrastructure, adds: "As LTE becomes the universal mobile infrastructure, TDM voice -- which is a $500 billion-a-year business -- will migrate to VoLTE (native mobile VoIP). In the near term, though, two key challenges need to be addressed: the world needs widely available LTE handsets that support VoLTE -- and we're nowhere near that stage -- and Single Radio Voice Call Continuity needs to be finalized so that voice calls work seamlessly between LTE and legacy networks. Make no mistake: VoLTE is the future; it will just take many years to get there."

MOBILE VOIP MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

OTT providers, led by frontrunner Skype, dominate the worldwide mobile VoIP services market
Infonetics Research forecasts the number of mobile VoIP subscribers to grow from 47 million in 2010 to almost 410 million by 2015, driven by increased smartphone and mobile broadband adoption
Native mobile VoIP will launch with Verizon's VoLTE service in 2012, but will remain an extremely small portion of the total mobile VoIP market until there is full LTE coverage around the world, not likely until around 2020
In 2010, operators made on average only $13.21 per user per year from mobile VoIP services, demonstrating how little revenue there is to be made from OTT mVoIP services

Report: Infonetics Research ups its VoIP Services Forecast to $76 billion by 2015

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:19:17 GMT

Market research firm Infonetics Research today released excerpts from its latest VoIP and UC Services and Subscribers report, which tracks vendors and service revenue in the residential/SOHO and business VoIP and unified communications market.

ANALYST NOTE

"We've increased our short- and long-term forecasts for the voice over IP services market, as adoption in the residential, SOHO, and business segments continues unabated. The residential segment continues to make up the majority of VoIP services revenue, but the real growth is in the business segment, particularly SIP trunking services and hosted VoIP and unified communication services. Following a healthy 2010, the overall VoIP services market is on track to grow another 17% in 2011," expects Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

VOIP SERVICES MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Infonetics Research forecasts the combined business and residential/SOHO VoIP services market to grow to $76.1 billion in 2015
Revenue from SIP trunking services to businesses is forecast by Infonetics to grow at a phenomenal 52% compound annual growth rate from 2011 to 2015
The number of seats for hosted business VoIP and unified communications services is on track to more than double between 2011 and 2015
Due to continued demand for cloud-based services, IP Centrex and hosted unified communication service revenue grew 22% and seats grew 25% in the first half of 2011 compared to the second half of 2010
The 3 leaders of the global residential VoIP services market -- NTT, Comcast, and France Télécom -- continue to add new VoIP subscribers in their respective regions
The number of residential and small office/home office subscribers to hosted VoIP services is expected to grow from 179 million in 2011 to 262 million worldwide by 2015

Report - Mobile VoIP: Opportunities and Challenges Report 2011

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:03:45 GMT

Visiongain's latest management report "Mobile VoIP: Opportunities and Challenges Report 2011" offers in-depth analysis of all the latest developments in the nascent VOIP market. This brand new report provides forecasts of growth, market sizing and analysis for the key regional markets from 2011-2016. The report gives an insight into the strategies of various players that are shaping up the mobile VoIP ecosystem. Visiongain believes that understanding the competitive landscape and identifying voids is important for any player who wants to maximise their gains in the emerging mobile VoIP market.

Visiongain research has shown that by the end of 2011, there will be around 70 million mobile VoIP users. As increasing number of customers gain access to mobile VoIP services, the market will grow further. This report provides industry viewpoints, case studies and diverse scenario analysis for anyone interested in gaining an in-depth view of the market.

Increasing numbers of mobile operators are collaborating with VoIP service providers to offer mobile VoIP service to their customers. In February 2011, AT&T partnered with Skype to offer mobile VoIP services over its 3G network. Following the acquisition of Skype by Microsoft and entry of Google into the mobile VoIP arena, the market has witnessed major breakthroughs in terms of market consolidation and technology development.

The mobile VoIP market has witnessed growing consumer demand for low cost communication services and a shift in consumer spending from fixed to wireless services. By analysing the latest developments, we provide operators insights into the key mobile VoIP business models, revenue channels and strategies to monetise.

Mobile VoIP market is set to grow and which players will benefit from it will depend on how proactive they are in formulating emergent strategies to seize the mobile VoIP opportunities.

Market Opportunity: Free VoIP over Wireless vs. VoLTE

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:04:43 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Market Opportunity: Free VoIP over Wireless vs. VoLTE" report to their offering.

No cost and low cost VoIP is something that is not on the radar screen for many incumbent mobile networks operators, but it should be. There is downward price pressure on voice services and even basic data service. there is an increasing awareness of Internet Protocol being cheap source of transport, and hence more people becoming aware of VoIP, and therefore Over the Top VoIP alternatives.

This report evaluates the current OTT Wireless VoIP service providers, providing a comparative analysis, and analyzing their prospects relative to the incumbent wireless carriers. This report also evaluates the transition strategy for mobile network operators to partner/acquire certain OTT providers as a means of positioning the former towards "dialable" VoIP via VoLTE, and also an offering for support of outbound roaming in non-LTE areas.

The report also analyzes key Value-added Service capabilities such as presence, and one of the key presence-enabled VAS applications, Dynamic Address Book. The DAB is discussed in this report and it is our belief that it (along with other presence and location based applications) is key to incumbent carriers success in differentiating themselves from OTT competitors.

Key Findings:

No cost and low cost wireless VoIP is a catalyst for growth incumbent operators to take action
The incumbent carriers must offer their own "dialable" 4G/LTE VoIP via VoLTE
Incumbent operators are in the best position to leverage presence and other core network capabilities
There is an opportunity for certain OTT VoIP providers to be acquired by incumbent wireless carriers

Report: BT, TDC, Vodafone among top hosted business VoIP service leaders in EMEA

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:48:04 GMT

Infonetics Research released excerpts from its annual EMEA Business VoIP Services Leadership Scorecard, which analyzes and ranks the top service providers in the IP Centrex market in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

"In all parts of EMEA, including Africa and the Middle East, we continue to see strong deployments of IP Centrex services. In evaluating the top 10 IP Centrex providers across the region, little has changed in the mix of our list of leaders from 2010. All but three of the providers in our top 10 are incumbent operators, which is reflective of the EMEA landscape, where most providers compete nationally rather than regionally. Mobility continues to be a critical capability as businesses look towards flexibility and integration of services into a single mobile device. Those providers that are focused on FMC (fixed-mobile convergence) capabilities are true stand-outs, notes Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

SCORECARD HIGHLIGHTS

The top EMEA IP Centrex service providers overall are, in no particular order: BT, TDC, and Vodafone
The top 10 providers are very close to each other in ranking
There is a growing list of providers close behind the top 10 across Western and Eastern Europe and Africa, signaling continuing strength in IP Centrex across the region
In EMEA, business VoIP service deployments are coming from competitive operators, mobile operators, and incumbents
Whereas in North America only a few providers have broken the 100,000-seat mark, the top providers in EMEA are all close to or exceed 100,000 IP Centrex seats

Report: Avaya Extends Lead in PBX Market, Asia Up 29% Year-over-year

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:08:47 GMT

Infonetics Research released its second quarter 2011 (2Q11) Enterprise Unified Communication, VoIP, and TDM Equipment vendor market share report, led by VoIP and IMS analyst Diane Myers.

"The top enterprise telephony vendors remain in a tight battle to gain new customers and hold onto existing ones as enterprises migrate to IP and unified communications solutions. For the third quarter in a row, Avaya came out on top in the overall PBX market, with about a quarter of worldwide revenue in the second quarter of 2011, helped by steady shipments and healthy average selling prices. Cisco maintains its strong second position despite a slight lead in overall line shipments," notes Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

PBX AND UC MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Global PBX/KTS phone system revenue declined 2.3% sequentially in 2Q11 to $2.02 billion, but is up 3.9% from a year ago (2Q10), continuing its path of slow and steady recovery on year-over-year basis
Unified Communications revenue increased 2.3% sequentially in 2Q11 to $112.4 million on the strength of Microsoft UC solutions that continue to gain in deployments worldwide
Aastra, Mitel and ShoreTel are the only vendors posting positive PBX revenue gains in 2Q11 over 1Q11
The PBX market in Asia Pacific is proving resilient amidst the turmoil and sequential ups and downs of other regions, with four straight quarters of sequential PBX revenue growth
PBX revenue in Asia Pacific is up 29% year-over-year (2Q11 vs. 2Q10)
Meanwhile, the economic situation in North America and EMEA continues to assert pressure on the enterprise telephony segment, particularly at the lower end of the market, as businesses in both regions are slow to add employees and are generally holding off on upgrades
Pure IP PBXs, the fastest growing segment, saw line shipments grow 10.6% over 2Q10

Report: Market Opportunity: mVoIP + Social + Presence

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:03:55 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Market Opportunity: mVoIP + Social + Presence" report to their offering. There is a unique opportunity, for a period of about three years, for certain so called Over-the-Top VoIP providers to offer social networking driven services that represent a low cost/no cost alternative to incumbent network operator's services.

More specifically, there is an opportunity for certain OTT VoIP providers to stand out from the crowd, gain market share, and attract the attention of acquiring incumbent wireless carriers. Those same mobile network operators need to recognize that a strategy to start with OTT Wireless VoIP is a bridge to "dialable" VoIP via LTE. They also need to recognize that OTT VoIP is also a longer term offering themselves, even in a ubiquitous LTE coverage environment (which will be many years in the making) as roaming partners will not necessarily have their own LTE coverage.

This report evaluates the OTT Wireless VoIP opportunity from the perspective of its place the evolving bearer (voice and data) services market, the importance of social networks in its growth, its roll as a transition to "dialable" VoIP services via VoLTE, and the future of VoIP for incumbent mobile operators. Key Findings:

Social networks is a driver for building critical mass for OTT wireless VoIP service offerings
Incumbent operators are in the best position to leverage presence and other core network capabilities
OTT wireless VoIP is a challenge that will become an opportunity for operators that take action
The combination of mVoIP, social, and presence defines a shift occurring in bearer services value

Audience:

Over-the-Top VoIP providers
Incumbent wireless network operators
VoIP infrastructure and application companies
Value-added Service application developers

Keywords: Voice over LTE, VoLTE, LTE, Long Term Evolution, Call Continuity, Call Continuity LTE, Call Continuity VoLTE, Call Continuity Server, LTE Roaming, LTE Call Continuity, LTE Handover, LTE Hand Over, LTE Value Added Services, VoLTE Presence, VoLTE Social Networking, mVoIP, Social Presence VoIP, Social VoIP, Social Networking VoIP, Social Media VoIP

Report: Small Office Spend on Broadband IP Telephony to Increase 83% from 2010-2015

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:34:37 GMT

Broadband IP telephony is used to transport voice calls over an IP network, and, if need be, to connect to the PSTN. This looks like traditional telephone service to the end-user and, in the case of cable VoIP service, is often marketed as a “digital” voice service, leaving many users unaware that they are using a VoIP service. This has been a popular form of VoIP in both the work-at-home and small business arenas, and that trend will continue according to new In-Stat research, which forecasts that the small office (1 to 4 employees) spend on broadband IP telephony will increase by 83% from 2010-2015.

Additional data includes:

Traditional TDM is set to decline to just under $14.5 billion in 2015.
Application-Based VoIP, will increase over 50% from 2010-2015.
As a segment, mid-sized business (100 to 999 employees) spending will have the greatest growth, increasing in excess of 10% between 2010-2015.
The professional services vertical market segment will spend over $3 Billion in 2013.

The In-Stat research, US Business Spending by Size of Business and Vertical, 2010–2015: Business IP/VoIP Communication Services provides comprehensive analysis and forecasts of the market for business IP communications, including unified communications, VoIP, and Fixed Mobile Convergence.

Forecasts are broken into the following size-of-business segments and sub-segments:

Home office (1 to 4 employees)
Small office (1 to 4 employees)
Small business (5 to 9 employees, 10 to 19 employees, and 20 to 99 employees)
Mid-sized business (100 to 499 employees and 500 to 999 employees)
Enterprise (1,000 to 4,999 employees, 5,000 to 9,999 employees, and 10,000 or more employees)

Forecasts are also broken down further into the following vertical markets:

Administrative and support services, waste management
Arts and entertainment
Construction
Education
Finance and insurance
Forestry, fishing, and agricultural services
Government
Healthcare and social services
Hospitality and food
Information and communication
Management of companies and enterprises
Manufacturing
Mining
Other services
Professional services
Real estate
Retail trade
Transportation
Utilities
Wholesale trade

This research is part of In-Stat’s Business IP/VoIP Spending Forecasts and Segmentation service provides comprehensive analysis and forecasts of the market for business IP communications, including unified communications, VoIP and Fixed Mobile Convergence.

North American Mobile VoIP Market to Grow 57% Annually Through 2014

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:21:56 GMT

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report "North American Mobile VoIP Market 2010-2014," to their collection of Telecommunications market reports.

The North American Mobile VoIP market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 57 percent over the period of 2010-2014. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the need to reduce the cost of communication. The North American Mobile VoIP market has also been witnessing increasing competition among vendors to offer cheaper services.

In spite of the demand for mobile VoIP in North America, increasing concerns about data security are hindering the growth of this market. However, improved network and wireless bandwidth capabilities are expected to drive market growth. Moreover, the Mobile VoIP market is witnessing the incorporation of video capabilities in mobile devices.

Key questions answered in this report:

What will the market size be in 2014 and at what rate will it grow?
What key trends is this market subject to?
What is driving this market?
What are the challenges to market growth?
Who are the key vendors in this market space?
What are the opportunities and threats faced by each of these key vendors?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of these key vendors?

Report: VOIP Providers - Market Size Information

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:34:30 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "VOIP Providers" report to their offering.

VoIP specifies the transmission and reception of audio over the Internet. A connection between caller and call recipient is established using the SIP. SIP has many functions, including negotiating the codecs used during the call, transferring calls, and terminating calls. Over the past five years it has become increasingly difficult to keep an overview of all the worldwide operating VoIP services or Broadband phone providers. New VoIP / Broadband phone VoIP services are launching almost on a weekly basis and it has become almost impossible to compare PC to Phone and Broadband Phone service providers without weeks and weeks of time consuming research. Each VoIP provider proclaims to have the best service and the cheapest local, long distance or international VoIP phone rates, but the differences are still substantial (up to 1000%), although in most cases the VoIP services are cheaper than most traditional telephone companies. Choosing the right Voice over IP service for your specific need and calling pattern, especially if you make regular international calls can save you a small fortune every month.

The VoIP protocol suite is generically broken into two categories, control plane protocols and data plane protocols. The control plane portion of the VoIP protocol is the traffic required to connect and maintain the actual user traffic. It is also responsible for maintaining overall network operation (router to router communications). The data plane (voice) portion of the VoIP protocol is the actual traffic that needs to get from one end to another.

Report: Business Mobile VoIP Usage to Approach 83 Million Lines/Seats in 2015

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:09:35 GMT

Mobile VoIP is an extension of VoIP that allows for IP-based calls to be made from a mobile handset. Voice traffic travels over the available broadband connection, whether that connection is 3G, EDGE, Wi-Fi, or GPRS. Like fixed VoIP, mobile VoIP is being adopted in both the consumer and business segments, but has only recently begun to be implemented in the business environment. Yet growth rates are strong and by the end of the forecast period in 2015, users will have grown to nearly 83 million lines/seats, according to In-Stat.

Some of the research findings include:

Business mobile VoIP users will increase tenfold over the next five years.
IP PBX users will account for the majority of business mobile VoIP usage.
Mobile operators are increasingly embracing mobile VoIP as they realize that demand for these offerings is not subsiding.
Hotspots open the potential for using VoIP over Wi-Fi as more of a mobile service rather than a residential or business service.

Recent In-Stat research, The Business of Mobile VoIP: IP Voice Communications in the Enterprise, explores the emerging market for business mobile VoIP offerings, covering:

Definition and discussion of business mobile VoIP
Elements impeding and promoting the adoption of mobile VoIP in the enterprise
Mobile VoIP solutions specific to the enterprise market and analysis of key providers
Discussion of underlying markets including IP PBX, hosted PBX, and enterprise smartphone adoption
Forecasts of worldwide business mobile VoIP users segmented by implementation type, as well as associated revenue opportunity
Companies mentioned include: 3 Mobile, Cicero, Clearwire, CounterPath, Google, Nimbuzz, Rebtel, RingCentral, ShoreTel, Skype, Telefonica, Truphone, Verizon Wireless, Vonage, and Vopium

Global Fixed Line VoIP Market Set to Generate $40 Billion a Year by 2015

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:08:23 GMT

Voice over IP now has over 120 million subscribers worldwide, according to the latest analysis from Point Topic, and its growth looks set to accelerate as predictions indicate a $40 billion annual VoIP market by 2015.

Point Topic's data revealed a global growth in VoIP of 12.6% during 2010 and shows that there is plenty of headroom left for VoIP * around the world.

"The growth of VoIP has been bumpy but shows signs of acceleration," said John Bosnell, Senior Analyst at Point Topic. "VoIP has all the hallmarks of a classic substitution commodity. This is where customers look at the service that is delivered by a new product and decide that it meets, or exceeds, the service they are currently receiving and when it is appropriately priced they will switch from one to the other."

Referring to the above, for example, consumers are switching from the standard telephone system to an end to end IP service that provides voice services at a very attractive cost and adds other possibilities.

"France has been something of a test bed for VoIP. Driven by an active supplier base that has made VoIP available to a large percentage of the population over the last decade, the providers have been rewarded with significant take-up," added Bosnell.

The result has been a rapid shift away from PSTN. In France by 2010, over 50% of telephony traffic originating on fixed networks was started on a VoIP phone.

The scale of the opportunity

The whole broadband market and all its consumers are potential customers, and there is good evidence that consumers see VoIP as a superior substitute for traditional PSTN calls.

"We expect there to be over three quarters of a billion fixed line broadband subscribers by the end of 2015, in theory all of them are targets for VoIP," said Bosnell.

Any projections about the size and value of the VoIP market should be treated with caution however, according to Point Topic. At this stage in the development of a market there are so many variables that forecasting models can easily be off by a significant margin. For example, an increasing number of subscribers are doing without a fixed line telephone service at all, relying instead on mobile.

Bosnell added: "Given a number of assumptions, relatively consistent ARPU, regulatory easement, a cautious set of projections and so on, we expect the global fixed line VoIP market to be generating at least $40 billion a year in five years' time."

The extended opportunity

Point Topic's analysis on VoIP has so far focused on fixed line services, however Internet telephony, where services like Skype are active, is a more enigmatic market.

"It is highly fragmented and generally served by companies who don't or won't report regular statistics and revenues. However Skype, the market leader, has had considerable publicity recently and does report some numbers. From these we estimate that there are more internet telephony than VoIP users, with Skype alone accounting for almost 150 million regular callers," said Bosnell.

However revenue generated is much lower. At the end of 2010 it had around 9 million paying users generating $8 a month on average. Again it is the potential size of the cake that makes for some attractive opportunities.

"If Skype continues to grow as it has been and manages to keep its ARPU at the current level then it will be generating in the region of $2 billion a year by the start of 2016. If you work hard and manage to marry your internet telephony service with a major mobile device manufacturer and solve any number of technical and regulatory issues, the market could really explode," concluded Bosnell.

North American VoIP Access and SIP Trunking Services Markets

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:39:30 GMT

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: North American VoIP Access and SIP Trunking Services Markets

This strategic analysis is part of Frost & Sullivan's continued coverage of the conferencing and collaboration marketplace. Within this analysis, Frost & Sullivan has identified industry challenges, market drivers, restraints, competitive factors, revenues, market shares and key market trends within the North American VoIP access and SIP trunking services market. With extensive primary and secondary research, this analysis provides VoIP access and SIP trunking service providers with a detailed look at the current and changing dynamics in the fast evolving VoIP access and SIP trunking services marketplace.

Report: 2010 VoIP Update - U.S. SMB Market

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:44:16 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2010 VoIP Update - U.S. SMB Market" report to their offering.

It is believed that the market for IP based voice communications, i.e. VoIP, IP PBX will eventually merge. The last several years have been dogged by a difficult recession and many SMBs put on hold technology decisions. In the end, the migration of voice and data continues, the chance to leverage data networks with voice communications continues, and the opportunity for greater market penetration of IP solutions among the SMB community remains large.

This report explores the possibilities and challenges for vendors, IP Solution providers and channel partners alike.

Key Topics Covered:

Industry Introduction

Figure 1: SB Spending on VoIP
Figure 2: MB Spending on VoIP

Survey Findings on SMB VoIP Characteristics

Figure 3: SMB VoIP Usage by Employee Size and Verticals
Figure 4: SMBs Indication of the Importance of Implementing VoIP

Channel Partners: Navigating IP within the SMBs

SMBs With and Without VOIP: Key Characteristics and Distinctions
Vertical Industry vs. VoIP Use Overview
A Word on Skype and Other VoIP Players

Ongoing Market Evolution

Future market potential for VoIP in the SMB space
Future of on-premise IP-PBXs vis--vis hosted VoIP
Outlook for Hosted VoIP Offerings from Major Telcos

IMS Market Up YoY as Move to All-IP grows; SBCs, VAS bright Spots in Carrier VoIP Market

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:37:42 GMT

Market research firm Infonetics Research released its first quarter 2011 IMS Equipment and Subscribers and Service Provider VoIP Equipment and Subscribers preliminary market share and forecast reports.

"Mobile is the big news in the IMS equipment market, with over half of all IMS equipment sold going to mobile networks in the first quarter of 2011. The impact of LTE is starting to kick in, particularly in North America, where IMS equipment is being implemented for LTE networks for subscriber registrations and mobile messaging services, and in Asia Pacific for enhanced services over 3G. We expect 2011 to be the year where LTE and network transformation projects start having an important impact on IMS. Meanwhile, the movement towards IMS and all-IP networks is having a reverse impact on legacy VoIP equipment such as softswitches and trunk media gateways," notes Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

IMS MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

The IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) equipment market was down 11.6% sequentially in 1Q11, but is up 96% over the first quarter of 2010
Although there is still lumpiness quarter to quarter in the IMS equipment segment, there is continued overall upward progression in the market due to early LTE deployments, network modernization plans, and upgrades to PacketCable 2.0
In 1Q11, Asia Pacific represents just over half of all IMS equipment revenue driven by activity in Japan, South Korea, China, and pockets of Southeast Asia
NEC, which had a strong quarter in a number of telecom equipment markets in 1Q11, led the fast-growing session control function (CSCF) server market, due to its dominance in Asia, where NTT in Japan is its largest IMS customer

SERVICE PROVIDER VOIP MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

The service provider VoIP equipment market, including trunk media gateways, SBCs, media servers, softswitches, and voice application servers, dropped 25% to $460.5 million in 1Q11 from 4Q10
The overall carrier VoIP equipment market is also down year-over-year, down 14% from the first quarter of 2010
The bright spots of the market benefiting from the move to IMS: SBCs (session border controllers), global revenue for which is up 26% year-over-year, and voice application servers, up 32%
Increasing numbers of VoIP subscribers (particularly in Brazil and Mexico), SIP trunking, and IP interconnectivity between networks will continue to be important drivers in the carrier VoIP equipment market
Vendor highlights in 1Q11: GENBAND maintained its lead in the overall carrier VoIP equipment market, followed closely by Huawei

Reportlinker Adds Mobile VoIP

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:28:57 GMT

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Mobile VoIP

This study looks at the changing landscape of the mobile VoIP market; the main over the top players, the new entrants together with what they bring, and how the operators are reacting. The technical challenges are assessed, and an analysis as to the level of threat mobile VoIP brings to operator revenues is made. It concludes with a scenario for the development of this emerging market.

Key questions

Who are the new entrants in the mobile VoIP market and how does it change the competition landscape?
User experiences, current networks and upcoming LTE deployments - what are the technological challenges ?
Which major OTT and managed solutions are on the Mobile VoIP market? How are the Internet Giants positioning there?
What are the key trends for Mobile VoIP applications?
How will the mobile VoIP market evolve by 2015, in the context of more regulation& competition on the voice market?

Data & Forecasts up to 2015 covered in the report:

- Worldwide mobile VoIP user and pentration of 3G subscribers

- Worldwide mobile VoIP volume (billion minutes)

Report: The Taiwanese Enterprise VoIP Equipment Industry, 1Q 2011

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:39:11 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Taiwanese Enterprise VoIP Equipment Industry, 1Q 2011" report to their offering.

This research report presents shipment volume and value forecast and recent quarter review of the Taiwanese enterprise VoIP equipment industry. The report includes IP phone and VoIP gateway shipment volume, shipment value and ASP, as well as shipment volume and share by maker, solution provider, production location, shipment destination, business type, and customer portfolio. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with enterprise VoIP makers. The report finds that in the fourth quarter of 2010, Taiwanese IP phone shipment volume and value saw double-digit year-on-year growth while Taiwanese enterprise VoIP gateway shipment volume and value saw year-on-year declines. Taiwanese IP phone and enterprise VoIP gateway shipment volume is expected to grow upwards steadily and record year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2011. Overall shipment value of the Taiwanese enterprise VoIP equipment industry is also projected to experience year-on-year growth in full-year 2011.

Report: Verizon and New Global Telecom Top Business VoIP Services Leaders

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:35:55 GMT

Infonetics Research releases excerpts from its annual North America Business VoIP Services Leadership Scorecard, which analyzes and ranks the top service providers in the hosted VoIP/UC and IP connectivity markets.

ANALYST NOTE

"In the past 12 to 18 months, there has been a wave of consolidation in the business VoIP space, including M&A activity by 5 of the top 10 hosted VoIP leaders that resulted in some changes to our leader list, with New Global Telecom again coming out on top, due to its expanding installed base of seats and the financial stability of its parent company, Comcast. In the IP connectivity space, Verizon Business continues to lead the pack. The top 10 providers in each category represent a broad mix of providers; however, the most critical factors for success remain financial stability, proven experience, and quality service and support," notes Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

BUSINESS VOIP SCORECARD HIGHLIGHTS

Despite continued consolidation in the business VoIP service market, there are still over 100 service providers in North America
For the third year in a row, Verizon Business is the market leader for IP connectivity •Cbeyond, Comcast, and XO are also among top the IP connectivity providers
New Global Telecom tops the hosted VoIP and UC services list for the third straight year as well •8x8, Smoothstone, and Verizon Business are also among the top hosted VoIP providers
4 providers landed in the top 10 list of hosted VoIP providers for the first time this year due to their merger and acquisition activity, providing them with the necessary scale to maintain services

Report: VoIP Callers Talk More than Twice as Long as Mobile Phone Users

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 04 May 2011 19:06:59 GMT

Openmind Networks announced results of a recent market study of mobile VoIP users. Openmind found that subscribers of its mobile VoIP and messaging solution, Portico are talking on average, over two and a half (2.5) times longer than the average mobile voice call. This trend is significant as it points to valuable revenue opportunities for mobile operators as they compete with Skype and other over-the-top service providers.

The study was carried out amongst Portico users from April 22nd through April 25th, 2011 over a busy holiday weekend. With Portico, users can make and receive calls and texts using their existing mobile number by using a personal webphone, accessed online from their mobile service provider’s portal. Users can make calls for the same cost of a local mobile call, even when abroad. The launch of the service has discouraged subscribers from using over-the-top services such as Skype and offers a more compelling user experience.

As users continue to use the Portico solution, Openmind has found that service and call duration steadily increases. In one market, the average call duration increased to over four times longer than average normal mobile phone calls in that market. Users are now motivated to remain on their mobile network when abroad and usage profiles demonstrate interesting scope for new revenues for mobile operators.

Portico is also available as a Smartphone and Tablet device Application.

If your mobile network is interested in launching web, WiFi or broadband-based voice and messaging services, accessed by Tablets, Smartphones or PC’s, please get in touch.

Report: Mobile VoIP - Is it Really a Threat to Operator Voice Revenues?

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:35:53 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mobile VoIP - Is it Really a Threat to Operator Voice Revenues?" report to their offering.

This study looks at the changing landscape of the mobile VoIP market; the main over the top players, the new entrants together with what they bring, and how the operators are reacting. The technical challenges are assessed, and an analysis as to the level of threat mobile VoIP brings to operator revenues is made. It concludes with a scenario for the development of this emerging market.

Key Questions

Who are the new entrants in the mobile VoIP market and how does it change the competition landscape?
User experiences, current networks and upcoming LTE deployments - what are the technological challenges ?
Which major OTT and managed solutions are on the Mobile VoIP market? How are the Internet Giants positioning there?
What are the key trends for Mobile VoIP applications?
How will the mobile VoIP market evolve by 2015, in the context of more regulation& competition on the voice market?

Data & Forecasts up to 2015 covered in the report:

Worldwide mobile VoIP user and penetration of 3G subscribers
Worldwide mobile VoIP volume (billion minutes)

Report: VoIP in CEE Opportunities and Forecast, 2010 - 2015

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:29:22 GMT

Research and Markets announces the addition of the "VoIP in CEE Opportunities and Forecast, 2010 - 2015" report to their offering.

The telecoms infrastructure in the Central and Eastern Europe region has undergone massive transformation over the past decade. Service providers, keen on taking advantage of the region's growing wealth and openness to the outside world, have invested significant resources in the deployment of modern telecoms networks. The transformation, coupled with increasing levels of disposable income, is resulting in the growing demand for more advanced telecoms services, including broadband.

Indeed, CEE is one of the world's fastest growing regions in terms of new broadband subscriber uptake. BMI forecasts show that fixed broadband subscriptions in the region will exceed 115mn by 2015, almost double the estimated number of connections at the end the end of 2010.

BMI notes that the rapid uptake in broadband services has opened the door of opportunity for various IP-based services. VoIP is one such opportunity. VoIP is particularly attracting a lot of attention from residential and business broadband users alike because of the significant cost savings it affords them, especially on international calls, compared to rates charged for such calls on traditional wireline and mobile networks. Indeed, the European Union's European Regulators Group has welcomed the introduction of VoIP services in the region and is committed to adopting a regulatory approach that will enable the greatest possible level of innovation and competitiveness in the market.

Although most initial VoIP subscriptions were based on fixed broadband access provided by small low-cost operators as well as multi-play offerings from larger cable network and xDSL service providers, we expect wireless broadband access to play a leading role in future expansion of VoIP services in CEE. With limited expansion of fixed broadband infrastructure expected in the region due to expensive rollout costs, high population levels in rural areas and very difficult topography in some cases, BMI believes that mobile platforms now offer a genuine opportunity to service providers. This view is strongly supported by the rapid deployment of next generation wireless networks, such as WiMAX, in many countries in the region. At the same time, advanced smartphones and other mobile devices, capable of sending and receiving high-speed data communications, are beginning to offer a variety of options in the delivery of VoIP services

VoIP Services Market Nears $50 Billion Mark; Breakout Year for SIP Trunking

VoIP Monitor — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:36:44 GMT

Market research firm Infonetics Research this week released VoIP and UC Services and Subscribers, a market share and forecast report that includes two Business VoIP Service Provider Scorecards that will be published later this year, and an IP Centrex Provider Tracker highlighting deployments by provider, region, service, and platform.

ANALYST NOTE

“The VoIP service market weathered the economic turmoil of the last couple of years, and, with increasing customer adoption, reached $49.8 billion in 2010 (compared to $34.8 billion in 2008). While the residential services segment remains the largest of the market at 69% of total revenue, business VoIP services are growing at faster rates; a notable example: SIP trunking had a breakout year with 143% revenue growth in 2010,” notes Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

VOIP SERVICES MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Infonetics Research forecasts the combined business and residential/SOHO VoIP services market to grow to $74.5 billion in 2015
Managed IP PBX business VoIP service revenue is expected to more than double from 2010 to 2015
NTT of Japan retains its leadership as the world's largest residential VoIP service provider, followed by Comcast and France Télécom
The fastest growing segments of the VoIP services market are SIP trunking and hosted UC telephony
The number of residential VoIP subscribers increased 19% in 2010 to 157 million worldwide
Based on healthy demand for cloud-based services, the number of seats for IP Centrex and hosted UC services grew 20% in 2010

Report: VoIP Emergency Calling - Comprehensive View of Emerging Standards for VoIP Emergency Calling from an International Perspective

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:02:57 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "VoIP Emergency Calling: Foundations and Practice" to their offering.

This book provides a comprehensive view of the emerging standards for VoIP emergency calling from an International perspective In this book, the authors provide a treatment of the VoIP emergency calling process that is both comprehensive, looking at all aspects of emergency calling, and practical, providing technical details on how such functions can be implemented. In addition, the authors describe the standardization efforts of the Internet Engineering Task Force who are currently working to improve the situation for VoIP emergency calls. The book provides an overview of emergency calling with a particular focus on the ECRIT emergency calling architecture, and discusses considerations related to implementation, deployment, and regulation of next-generation emergency calling. It also takes a look at practical aspects of emergency calling, with a set of exercises to help the reader get familiar with the technologies involved.

Key Features:

Comprehensive view of emerging standards for VoIP emergency calling from an international perspective
Practical guides for implementing the core of the emergency calling architecture
Architectural, practical, and regulatory perspectives
Written by experts working on the development of emergency calling architectures and its implementation
Includes an accompanying website with open-source software packages

This book will be an invaluable resource for product managers and developers, equipment vendors, network operators, emergency service providers, and telecommunications regulators. Industry professionals interested in standards compliance will also find this book of interest.

Report: Global - VoIP - Overview & Insights

VoIP Monitor — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:11:43 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global - VoIP - Overview & Insights" report to their offering.

Improved technology solutions have led to a robust VoIP market in recent years and this growth continues despite the economic downturn, due primarily to the fact that VoIP offers a cheaper alternative. While security and reliability concerns still need to be resolved; consumers and business are turning to VoIP in an effort to save costs. Japan, China and the USA continue to be some of the worlds hottest markets for IP telephony. Over the last couple years, Europe has also become a prime innovator in VoIP services, whether stand-alone, bundled as a triple play offer, or through fixed-mobile convergence packages.

Mobile VoIP is also becoming a key area of focus, particularly in Europe and North America. In 2011 VoIP providers are also looking at the international long distance call segment for future growth opportunities. One of the other challenges for the VoIP market is establishing the extent to which it can and should be regulated. This report provides an introduction and overview of the worldwide VoIP market.

Report: The Worldwide IP Phone Market - Wired, DECT and Wi-Fi - Business and Consumer IP Phone Shipments to Exceed 40 Million in 2015

VoIP Monitor — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:57:09 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Worldwide IP Phone Market: Wired, DECT, and Wi-Fi" report to their offering.

IP phone sales have recovered from the deep recession in 2009 and are poised for growth. Within the business market, wired IP phones remain the standard and will continue to dominate the enterprise IP phone market throughout the forecast period. However, Wi-Fi and IP DECT phones continue to grow.

This report includes vendor market shares for 2009 vs. 2010 and forecasts through 2015 for wired, DECT, Wi-Fi, and Wi-Fi/cellular IP phones sold to consumers and businesses.

Executive Summary:

Worldwide sales of IP phones picked up momentum in 2010, as the movement toward IP telephony systems continues. Within the business market, corded IP phones remain the standard, and will continue to dominate the enterprise IP phone market throughout the forecast period. New In-Stat research forecasts IP phone shipments, for both business and consumer, will exceed 40 million units in 2015.

IP phones are enabling businesses and consumers to use their telephone system for more advanced communications, says Norm Bogen, VP Digital Entertainment. These applications are more clearly understood in the enterprise space, where IP-based communication is replacing TDM networks at a steady pace. On the consumer side, the market for Wi-Fi phones has not materialized, instead, DECT phones dominate the consumer IP phone market.

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

Cisco and Avaya are leading the market for enterprise IP phones. Among other major competitors are Aastra, Alcatel-Lucent, LG , Mitel, NEC, Polycom, ShoreTel, and Siemens.
Outside of service provider deployments and Skype, consumer adoption of VoIP has been minimal.
Business Wi-Fi/Cellular Phone Shipments grew by nearly 40% in 2010 over 2009. Among the leading handset OEMs in the dual-mode segment, HTC saw the biggest share gain.

Recent In-Stat research, The Worldwide IP Phone Market: Wired, DECT, and Wi-Fi, examines the emerging market for business and consumer IP telephones. The report includes vendor market shares and forecasts through 2015 for wired, DECT, Wi-Fi, and Wi-Fi/cellular IP phones sold to consumers and businesses. Additional data includes:

Size of the IP phone market by phone type
Demand for IP phones by consumers and businesses
IP phone trends and market outlook
Five year unit and revenue forecast for IP phones

This research is part of In-Stats Business IP Communication service which provides comprehensive analysis and forecasts of the market for business IP communications, including unified communications, VoIP and fixed mobile convergence.

Report: Global Mobile VoIP Solutions Market 2010-2014

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:37:30 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Mobile VoIP Solutions Market 2010-2014" report to their offering.

With rapid technological developments in the field of VoIP, global Mobile VoIP Solution providers are moving beyond voice based communication. As a result, some vendors have started deploying visual communication, or video based communication in their service portfolio.

Moreover, the market is also witnessing some degree of consolidation with an emerging trend of acquisitions and mergers of Mobile VoIP vendors to increase their market share, geographical presence and technological and product portfolio.

The increasing need among organizations to cut down on cost of communication is driving the adoption of this technology. However increasing end-user concerns about security of data continue to be a challenge to market growth.

TechNavios Global Mobile VoIP Solutions Market 2010 - 2014 report has been prepared based on an in-depth study of the market along with inputs from industry experts. The report contains market and vendor landscape supported by drivers, restraints and trends.

Report: Enterprise VoIP Equipment Market 2010-2014

VoIP Monitor — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:22:30 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Enterprise VoIP Equipment Market 2010-2014" report to their offering.

Decrease in long distance call costs and improved communication access have been encouraging growth of the enterprise VoIP Equipment market. This improved flexibility has been instrumental in integration of different business processes leading to increased enterprise efficiency.

The enterprise VoIP equipment market is also witnessing consolidation with an emerging trend of acquisitions and mergers of enterprise VoIP Equipment vendors to increase their market share, geographical presence and technological and product portfolio. The overall enterprise VoIP equipment market is expected to grow.

The easy integration with the communication network has been driving the adoption of this technology. However the threat of other technologies substituting enterprise VoIP continues to be a challenge to market growth.

TechNavios Enterprise VoIP Equipment Market 2010-2014 report has been prepared based on an in-depth study of the market along with inputs from industry experts. The report contains market and vendor landscape supported by drivers, restraints and trends.

This report discusses the enterprise VoIP equipment market at a global level. The report also profiles leading vendors in this market.

Report: North American VoIP Solutions Market 2010-2014 Profiles the Top Four Vendors inside this Market to Date

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:25:48 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "North American VoIP Solutions Market 2010-2014" report to their offering.

The North American VoIP solutions market is a highly fragmented market with few large players and many small players. The most common enterprise VoIP solution continues to be IP PBX systems. Overall, the demand for VoIP solutions in North America market is high. Factors like cost reduction and flexibility are responsible for a greater acceptance of the device by the end users. The solutions market is expected to grow.

Need for reduction in operation costs is encouraging organizations to implement VoIP solutions thereby driving the market. However quality and congestion issues continue to pose challenges to market growth.

TechNavios North American VoIP Solutions Market 2010-2014 report has been prepared based on an in-depth study of the market along with inputs from various experts. The report contains market and vendor landscape supported by drivers, restraints and trends. The report covers the VoIP solutions market in North America only. The top four vendors in this market have also been profiled in the report.

Report: 42% Jump in SBCs Boosts 2010 Carrier VoIP Market

VoIP Monitor — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:35:35 GMT

Infonetics Research released its fourth quarter 2010 (4Q10) Service Provider VoIP Equipment and Subscribers> market share and forecast report.

ANALYST NOTE

"The shift to IP continues, as reflected in the continued rise of SBCs and the decline in trunk media gateways in 2010. SBCs ended 2010 with a phenomenal revenue increase of 42% over 2009 due to increases in IP interconnectivity in fixed and mobile networks, growth in the number of VoIP subscribers, and SIP trunking," notes Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

SERVICE PROVIDER VOIP MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

The service provider VoIP equipment market, including trunk media gateways, SBCs, media servers, softswitches, and voice application servers, jumped 14.5% to $592 million in 4Q10 over 3Q10
Despite the strong rally in the fourth quarter, which is typical for the carrier VoIP market, it was not enough to lift the full year 2010 into positive territory: worldwide revenue dropped 6.7% to $2.21 billion
Asia Pacific is the only region to post year-over-year revenue growth in 2010 for service provider VoIP equipment, up 24% over the previous year
GENBAND continues to lead the overall carrier VoIP equipment market, increasing its worldwide revenue lead to 23% in 4Q10