Really, I am very much excited. I guess so also you. We are keenly waiting for the New Year. As a blogger, I wrote extensively for the VoIP technology through out the year. The year 2006 was a mixed year for this latest Voice Technology.
We saw a number of sophisticated products, rise dynamic market leaders and also landmark VoIP deals, all for the sake of better service to the end users.
At the same time, VoIP has invited serious security threats giving sleepless nights to Corporate World. It has also posed a persistent threat to the survival of traditional telecoms. Can we deny it?
What would be the state of VoIP in 2007 is the most prominent question that I was asked to answer from my readers. Fortunately, I have with me a list of predictions. Let me summarize them.
1.Andy Abramson: FCC would consider all VoIP services as phone services and Speed up E911 rules.
2.Jon Arnold: Cable companies will spread their market in consumer VoIP. However, Vonage will survive.
3.Ted Wallingford: A critical year is in store for the Pure-play VoIP service providers. They would be forced to provide additional services or leave the market.
4.Jon Arnold: Tier 1/2 vendors would go for major deals with smaller vendors to round out their portfolios.
5.Andrew Abramson: Gizmo Project to be acquired.
6.Ken Camp: Simens OpenSatage SIP Phone to find major change next year.
7.Mark Evans: Getting secure VoIP is big challenge for corporate world.
8.Oliver Starr: VoIP to find its major hub in China registering nearly 200,000 people everyday.
9.Ted Wallingford: Voice-based communications through a web trigger or hyperlink will be become a common phenomena in 2007.
