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Apr 1
2011
2011
Hosted VoIP – VoIP Grew 21 Percent Between 2009 and 2010, FCC Says
Use of VoIP by consumers and businesses grew by 21 percent between June 2009 and June 2010, the Federal Communications Commission reports. At the same time, use of legacy voice lines decreased eight percent over the same period. Total voice lines in service decreased from about 162.7 million in 2008 to 151.2 million between 2008 and 2010. Overall,… Read more
Mar 15
2011
2011
Mobile VoIP phones 'are adding more features'
A greater number of calling features are being added to mobile VoIP phones as the technology reaches maturity, reports Research and Markets. In its newly added study, Global Mobile VoIP Solutions Market 2010-2014, the analyst explains that mobile VoIP phones have historically been used primarily for voice calling. However, more visual elements -… Read more
Mar 1
2011
2011
Report: 40 million IP telephony devices to be sold in 2015
Based on a report from In-Stat, calendar year 2015 is positioned to be a substantial one for VoIP device makers. According to the research company's latest report, IP telephony devices sold worldwide will be more than 40 million units in 2015. As VoIP sales increased last year, analysts predict the trend will continue into the near future as more… Read more
Feb 15
2011
2011
In-Stat Predicts Mobile VoIP to Exceed $6B by 2015
Voice-over-IP (VoIP), “the technology that has revolutionized voice services over the past several years and has brought calling costs down for residential and business customers alike,” is spreading from the fixed-line world to the mobile world. So say officials of research firm In-Stat (News - Alert) [www.in-stat.com], adding that usage is on… Read more
Feb 1
2011
2011
Amdocs and Ovum Release Prepaid Report
ST. LOUIS, MO (January 11, 2011) Amdocs (NYSE:DOX), provider of customer experience systems, has released the findings of a global research report that showed that 73 percent of service providers plan to expand their prepaid offerings to include services that are traditionally offered only to postpaid customers. The research, conducted by analyst… Read more
Jan 2
2011
2011
Global mobile app market to hit $35 billion in 2014, says IDC
International Data Corp. projects that the number of mobile apps downloaded worldwide will grow from 10.9 billion in 2010 to 76.9 billion in 2014. That growth will equate to $35 billion in revenue in 2014. Further, IDC said that mobile apps are moving from phones to tablets to TVs and other devices in the home. With the proliferation of mobile… Read more
Dec 16
2010
2010
Hosted VoIP Driving Gains For UC Market
The market for unified communications (UC) infrastructure is expected to hit $4.8 billion by 2015. That's the word from ABI Research, which in new data released this week also predicted growth in the integrated UC suites market, and that for VoIP, both on-premises and hosted services models will grow, as well. According to ABI, IP PBX vendors will… Read more
Nov 15
2010
2010
According to the study, 1 in 4 U.S adults make international calls, and of those who spend money to make such calls, the average spend is approximately $34 every month. With an estimated 235 million U.S. adults, this works out to roughly 58.8 million Americans shelling out nearly $1.98 billion on international calls outside of the U.S. monthly and… Read more
Oct 31
2010
2010
The global service delivery platform market generated USD3.4 billion (EUR2.7 billion) in revenue in 2009 and is forecast to generate USD6.8 billion (EUR5.4 billion) in 2014, growing at a CAGR of 14.8%, according to the latest report from global telecoms, media and IT adviser Analysys Mason, entitled Service delivery platforms: worldwide forecast… Read more
Oct 15
2010
2010
Microsoft has announced the availability in the coming weeks for its completely new next-generation mobile operating system. The Windows Phone 7 operating system differs from its rivals by organizing activities around hubs rather than individual applications to assist disorganized users. This new OS uses tiles rather than icons, letting users see… Read more
