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US market for VoIP advanced dramatically in 2006
Computers & Business World
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Ramon Barquin III
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania, USA
The US market for VoIP advanced dramatically in
2006, adding 3.8 million VoIP households in 2006,
reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). As a result, wholesale VoIP revenues
are growing quickly, as MSOs, Skype, and a myriad
of new entrants_most lacking network
facilities_enter the market and drive demand for
telephony features and applications, the
high-tech market research firm says.
"As retail VoIP expands, wholesale VoIP will
accelerate quickly," says Bryan Van Dussen,
In-Stat analyst. "The largest segment
remains international VoIP, but we expect the
market for local services to surge from 12% of
all revenues to 27% by 2010."
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- Consumer VoIP adoption will drive wholesale
VoIP revenues to $3.8 billion by 2010 from $1.1
billion in 2006.
- International wholesale VoIP
termination/origination revenues is experiencing
declining growth rates.
- Long-haul wholesale VoIP will experience
significant migration of TDM services throughout
the forecast period, and become a majority of the
international market by 2009. |
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