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May 1
2013
2013
VoIP Market Growth in 2013 is Assured, More Detailed Predictions a Bit Hazy
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… Read more
Apr 15
2013
2013
SIP to overtake T1 lines in the enterprise by 2015, predicts Infonetics
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… Read more
Apr 1
2013
2013
$377 billion to be spent on VoIP and UC services over next 5 years
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… Read more
Mar 15
2013
2013
Telecom Capital Investment 2013 to 2030 will be $9.5 Trillion
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… Read more
Mar 1
2013
2013
Report: Global VoIP, IMS Equipment Sales Post First Annual Gain in 3 Years
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… Read more
Feb 15
2013
2013
Mobile VoIP Users to Reach 1 Billion by 2017, or One in Seven Mobile Subscribers
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… Read more
Feb 1
2013
2013
U.S. VoIP Market Knocks it Out of the Park with Remarkable Annual Revenue
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… Read more
Jan 15
2013
2013
U.S. VoIP market generates $15 billion in annual revenue
The U.S. VoIP market has experienced a 16.7 percent annual growth rate over the last five years and generates $15 billion in annual revenue, according to IBISWorld's VoIP in the US report. A full 65 percent of VoIP users in the United States get their VoIP service through cable companies such as Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA), Cox, and Time Warner Cable… Read more
Jan 1
2013
2013
Will Data Demand Keep Growing at 60% a Year?
Forecasting the future is a tough business, at least in part because people respond to changes in incentives, which in turn reshapes their behavior in non-linear ways. Many of you who follow trends in bandwidth are familiar with a basic rule suggesting that bandwidth consumption grows about 60 percent a year, globally or in most market segments. It… Read more
Dec 15
2012
2012
Mobile Roaming Revenues to exceed $80 Billion by 2017
Mobile roaming, with growth powered especially by use of data services out of region, will grow to more than $80 billion by 2017, compared to $46 billion in 2012. Mobile data will provide most of the growth, if not the absolute greatest volume of revenue, generating about $35 billion in revenue by 2017, when data roaming revenues will represent… Read more
