A large-scale migration to VoIP and other IP-related services is taking place in both the business and consumer markets. Although the adoption of VoIP phones is not so satisfactory at the current market, the growth of IP phones will speed up from 2008 onwards.
The high-tech market research firm In-Stat has outlined these points in its latest report ‘In-Depth Analysis: IP Phones Invade the Home and Office’.
The report explains:
The migration to IP phones will coincide with the adoption of next generation business and consumer applications such as presence-enabled calling features. Except for traditional business corded IP phones, wireless models will predominate.
According to In-Stat, the total IP phone annual shipments will touch 164 million units annually from 10 million units from 10 million units in 2006. It also found out only 40 percent of IP PBX seats are currently configured with IP phones. Cisco tops the business IP phone market with a 43 percent share. Avaya holds the second place with 12 percent share.
