Market research firm Infonetics Research today released vendor market share and forecast excerpts from its 1st quarter 2013 (1Q13) Service Provider VoIP and IMS Equipment and Subscribers report. (Full report published May 30.) ANALYST NOTE “Service provider session border controllers (SBCs) had a stellar first quarter, passing the $100-million mark to hit an all-time high for a single quarter. Operators are working on complex network migration and voice-over-LTE deployment plans, with…

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, announced today that while Carrier IP Telephony market revenues declined 19 percent overall versus the year-ago period, sales of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Core, Session Border Controller (SBC) and Voice Application Server (VAS) systems grew 10 percent. As Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) services has emerged as a…

News reports continue to share insights into the phenomenal growth of VoIP services throughout the commercial and residential markets. The benefits of this communication platform are clear and growth shows no signs of waning. In fact, according to market analysis, revenue grew to $63 billion in 2012. As the demand for big data continues to grow, migrating to a VoIP based system is even more attractive. According to this Misco blog, revenues from business VoIP services increased by 9 percent in…

Despite the sheer number of VoIP providers around the world offering similarly priced services; it seems that only a few players have managed to stake significant market claim among consumers. However, time has proven time and again that a dominant market share doesn't always stay that way as shakeups in the tech world occur often. According to a blog post from GetVoIP.com, Skype, Google (News - Alert) Talk and "paid services like Vonage" are the most talked about service providers…

The percentage of enterprises using SIP trunking will surpass the percentage using legacy T1 lines in 2015, according to a survey of close to 300 firms by Infonetics Research. Those who do not plan to deploy SIP trunking said they liked their existing voice services or that their existing service contract was not up for renewal. For most of the enterprises using SIP trunking, the PBX connection is made natively; fewer than one-third make the connection using premise-based enterprise…

CAMPBELL, California, October 4, 2012—Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its VoIP and UC Services and Subscribers Market Share and Forecast, which tracks service providers and their VoIP and unified communications (UC) services revenue and subscribers. ANALYST NOTE “The SIP trunking and hosted UC segments were marked by strong growth and dynamic supplier landscapes in the first half of 2012,” notes Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP, UC, and…

If one assumes a global requirement to invest $57 trillion in non-telecom infrastructure between 2013 and 2030, about 60 percent more than was invested in global infrastructure in the most recent 18 years, there are some rather obvious conclusions for telecom investment. Competition for capital roads, power, bridges and other infrastructure will be severe. The telecom itself will need to invest about $9.5 trillion between 2013 and 2030, McKinsey Group estimates. Given debt loads most…

Global sales of VoIP (Voice over IP) and IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) equipment rose for the first time in three years in 2012, increasing 9% year-to-year, according to Infonetics Research. A strong 4Q, particularly for IMS equipment, fueled the annual rise. Global sales of carrier voice over IP (VoIP) and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) equipment topped $800 million in 4Q12, thanks to a strong core of IMS, voice application servers, and softswitches. Other key takeaways from Infonetics’…

Leading Hi-Tech analyst house Juniper Research forecasts that there will be over 1 billion users of over the top (OTT) mobile VoIP services by 2017, reflecting a dramatic shift in how voice traffic is carried over the next five years. A 'Second Wind' for Mobile VoIP Juniper's new report found that improvements in network technology, increased competition and the move by telcos to join the OTT space will all come together to give the mobile "internet-voice" market a 'second wind'. However, as…

When put into the boxing ring, VoIP has come out as champion year upon year. We all know that the VoIP market has been progressively exploding onto the scene, but recent research now confirms for us just how much. IBISWorld last month divulged in its “VoIP in the US” report that “VoIP experienced massive growth at the start of the past five-year period,” and that “the expansion of mobile broadband networks will open up new avenues for growth.” Furthermore…