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Infonetics: Over 3/4 of N. American businesses surveyed plan to use SIP trunking by 2016(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CAMPBELL, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/30/14 -- Technology market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 2014 SIP Trunking and eSBC Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey, which details enterprises' plans for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking and enterprise session border controllers (eSBCs), including expenditures, trunking providers, and deployment models. ANALYST NOTE"Businesses continue to migrate to VoIP and unified communications on their premises, but when it comes to connecting to the PSTN, legacy technologies have not disappeared. T1 lines are still the most commonly-used trunking service today, though they will come down by 2016 as the use of SIP trunking grows," notes Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP, UC, and IMS at Infonetics Research. "SIP trunking is becoming more mainstream with North American businesses, but it's important to remember that few companies have done a 100% cutover," Myers continues. "This represents a significant opportunity long term for SIP trunking." SIP TRUNKING AND ENTERPRISE SBC SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS Half of respondent companies use SIP trunking today, increasing to 78% by 2016 as T1 use decreases but doesn't go awayTopping the list of reasons survey respondents are deploying SIP trunking are centralized trunking, improved reliability, and speed of deployment/service changesThe main barriers to deploying SIP trunking are not directly related to the service itself, but more about respondents' existing situations: many are satisfied with their existing voice services, their service contracts aren't up for renewal, or SIP trunks aren't offered at the desired locationCisco leads the list of installed PBX and UC manufacturers at respondent organizations, followed by, in alphabetical order, AT&T, Avaya, IBM, and MicrosoftSIP STUDY SYNOPSISFor its 21-page SIP trunking and enterprise SBC strategies survey, Infonetics interviewed purchase-decision makers with detailed knowledge of trunking services at 184 North American organizations with at least 101 employees. Respondents were asked about SIP trunking deployment models, drivers and barriers, capacity, interconnections, extensions, spending plans, and service providers. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: www.infonetics.com/contact.asp. RELATED REPORT EXCERPTS Latest Infonetics Enterprise Voice, Video and UC research brief: http://www.infonetics.com/2014-newsletters/Enterprise-Voice-Video-UC-October.html Enterprise session border controller (eSBC) market up 8% in 2Q14Shift to software and services in enterprise videoconferencing market tamps revenue growthPBX market struggles linger in first half of 2014; UC market up 31% from year agoCloud PBX and unified communication services a $12 billion market by 2018$1 trillion to be spent on telecom and datacom equipment and software over next 5 yearsUPCOMING ENTERPRISE VOICE, VIDEO, AND UC RESEARCHDownload Infonetics' 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at www.infonetics.com/login. SIP Trunking Services Forecast (Oct.)Enterprise Unified Communications and Voice Equipment Forecast (Nov.)Enterprise Session Border Controllers Forecast (Dec.)Enterprise Telepresence and Video Conferencing Equipment Forecast (Dec.)Analyst Research Notes: VoIP, UC, and IMS (Ongoing)INFONETICS WEBINARSVisit www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on-demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar. Making the Enterprise WAN Cloud Ready (Oct. 21: Register)Evaluating Cloud Unified Communications: What to Consider (Sponsor)Shifting to the Cloud: Managing Next-Gen WLANs (View on-demand)INFONETICS IS HIRINGInfonetics Research is hiring analysts. See our job openings here. TO INQUIRE ABOUT RESEARCH, CONTACT: N. America (West), Asia Pacific: Larry Howard [email protected] +1 408-583-3335N. America (East, Midwest), Lat. America: Scott Coyne [email protected] +1 408-583-3395Europe, Middle East, Africa, India: Iyassu Soquar [email protected] +1 408-583-3397Greater China, S.E. Asia: ???? Jeffrey Song [email protected] +86 21-3919-8505Japan ?? Takashi Kimura, TAK Analytics [email protected] +81 3-6408-5566South Korea ???? Doug Moon, MBAP [email protected] +82 2-3453-9400 ABOUT INFONETICSInfonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics' About Us slides here. Image Available: http://www.marketwire.com/library/MwGo/2014/9/30/11G022843/Images/2014-Infonetics-SIP-Trunking-eSBC-Strategies-Enter-1263186120661.jpg PRESS CONTACT: Diane Myers Principal Analyst, VoIP, UC, and IMS Infonetics Research Email contact +1 408-583-3391 Twitter: @dianemyers Source: Infonetics Research |
