According to In-Stat, Struggling Economy Will Slow the Growth of Voice over IP (VOIP) in US Business
The struggling economy will slow the growth of Voice over IP (VoIP), but deployments remain wide-ranging at mitigated levels, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). Slightly more than one in three US businesses that have deployed VoIP use it exclusively. Many more businesses use VoIP as a partial voice solution. US businesses are also beginning to embrace voice-enabled IM capabilities, particularly among younger workers.
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“IP continues to be a partial voice solution for most businesses with VoIP, particularly among larger businesses,” says David Lemelin, In-Stat analyst. “Therefore, there is significant room for growth even among businesses that have already adopted it.”
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
* 32% of Enterprise size businesses say the economic situation has slowed their VoIP deployment plans.
* Broadband IP Telephony remains the most common carrier-based business VoIP solution with revenues exceeding $1.1 billion in 2008, compared to $857 million for hosted IP Centrex service within the US.
* Adoption varies significantly by size of business, with Enterprise businesses preferring a partial deployment, while SOHO businesses are more likely to go IP-only.
* 13% of US businesses use both carrier-based and premises-based IP solutions.
The research, “2008 US Business VoIP Overview: Stick to Fundamentals” (#IN0803971CT), covers the US business market for VoIP. The report analyzes and provides detailed end-user survey data by size of business for the following:
* The key factors driving or impeding VoIP adoption
* The impact of a slowing economy
* Carrier versus premise-based solutions
* Installed Vendor Market share
* The multiple flavors of IP finding roots in the US business market
Revised line/seat and revenue forecasts through 2012 for Hosted IP Centrex and broadband IP telephony within the US are provided, along with a worldwide IP PBX line forecast.
For more information on this research or to purchase it online, please visit: http://www.instat.com/catalog/ecatalogue.asp?id=18 or contact a sales representative: http://www.instat.com/sales.asp.
The price is $3,495 (US).
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