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iSuppli: The VoIP Growth Opportunity through 2010
2006-11-03
With the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) market expected to experience a strong expansion through the remainder of the decade, this segment has become a key growth driver for telecom equipment suppliers, according to iSuppli Corp. Worldwide VoIP equipment revenue will rise to $ 11.9 billion in 2010, expanding at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 24.7 percent from $ 3.95 billion in 2005.
The VoIP market encompasses three user segments: Private Branch Exchanges (PBXs) for enterprises, infrastructure operated by service providers and residential-access equipment. At the end of 2005, the PBX segment accounted for 46 percent of VoIP equipment revenue, while infrastructure and residential gear each took a 27 percent share.
VoIP gets enterprising
Looking at the enterprise/PBX segment, VoIP equipment revenue growth is being driven by a number of factors, including:
- The need for service providers and enterprises to control capital expenditures and operating expenses.
- The introduction of new PBX features for enterprise equipment.
- The drive to networks that are completely based on IP.
"The enterprise PBX market has been undergoing a major transformation, migrating from Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)-based standalone networks to employing IP-based networks, which can be converged with enterprise data networks," said Steve Rago, principal analyst for the Networking and Optical service at iSuppli Corp. "This transition is designed to reduce operating expenses and to increase functionality.
"Because of these factors, PBX/enterprise equipment sales will rise to $ 5.6 billion in 2010, increasing at a CAGR of 25.8 percent from $ 1.8 billion in 2005. This growth will allow the PBX/enterprise segment to maintain its status as the largest VoIP equipment market, at least through 2010," Rago added.
Welcome residents
Meanwhile, the number of residential VoIP subscribers worldwide is expected to increase to 151.2 million by 2010, rising at a CAGR of 57.1 percent from 15.8 million in 2005. The residential segment is the second-largest market for VoIP gear. Equipment in this segment includes residential gateways and IP phones.
Equipment makers are vying for a piece of the residential VoIP market, hoping to capture a slice of this growth. Telecom service providers also are aggressively targeting this segment in an attempt to maintain their share of the $ 430 billion annual voice market and to offer so-called triple-play services, i.e. suites of multimedia offerings consisting of video, audio communications and broadband Internet access.
Residential VoIP product revenues are projected to grow at a CAGR of 31.1 percent, rising to more than $ 4.1 billion in 2010, up from $ 1.1 billion in 2005.
With the strong growth possibilities in this market for OEMs and their suppliers, V-o-I-P spells opportunities for equipment makers both today and tomorrow.
About the market research study
The iSuppli report, "V-o-I-P Spells Equipment Opportunities Now" (September 2006) by Steve Rago, focuses on three VoIP markets -- enterprises, PBXs, and residential and media gateways. The report addresses market opportunities, sales and subscriber growth rates, technology backbone options, regional growth trends, and strategies for overcoming threats to residential VoIP.
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