14 DAY TRIAL // A recently published report from the research firm In-Stat shows that one of the technologies that should see a great boost within the following few years is VoIP, especially when it comes to US businesses. According to the report, VoIP is expected to reach around 79 percent of the businesses in the United States by 2013, which represents an impressive increase when compared to the 42 percent coverage it accounted for at the end of the last year.
At the same time, the research firm also notes that the high adoption of the technology shows that it will be deployed by companies at least in one location. The “US Business VOIP Overview: Optimization Trumps Expansion” report from In-Stat also shows that 33 percent of the businesses which already deployed the technology stated that the economic conditions slowed them down from additional deployments, while 30 percent of them said they continued with the original plans.
Other findings of the report further include: - Hosted IP Centrex has now surpassed Broadband IP Telephony as the leading revenue-generating, carrier-based business VoIP solution. - Broadband IP Telephony revenues continue to grow and will more than double by 2013, compared to 2008. This growth will be fueled by single-user applications among increasingly distributed and mobile workforces
According to the research firm, the report has been focused on the US business market for IP telephony, and it examines the area based on survey results of 1000 US business decision makers that are using VoIP at the moment. In addition, the report also includes worldwide IP PBX line shipment forecast 2007–2013, US Hosted IP Centrex seats in service and revenues forecast 2008–2013, and an analysis of VoIP market barriers and drivers. Additional details can be found on the firm's website.
“VoIP adopters have a good understanding of the cost savings associated with VoIP, and have oriented their limited budgets to optimizing efficiency and savings by replacing legacy TDM voice solutions,” says David Lemelin, In-Stat analyst. “With businesses opening up fewer new locations than we have seen in recent years, much of this current investment is occurring at headquarters locations where efficiencies and savings can be maximized.”