VoIP Industry Trends

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A look at VoIP Industry Trends and the latest news in VoIP Analysis and Statistics.


VoIP to Replace Fixed-line and Mobile Calling within 15 Years
VoIP to Replace Fixed-line and Mobile Calling within 15 Years

A new service from Messagenet offers users personalized web pages that can be clicked on to make calls or send text messages via PCs, smartphones or tablets.



Google Voice to be Discontinued Features Rolled into Google Hangouts
Google Voice to be Discontinued Features Rolled into Google Hangouts

According to a new report by 9to5Google, Google Voice is likely to follow the fate of both Google Messenger and Google Talk and have its major features rolled into Google Hangouts.



Avaya Upgrades Contact Center for 'Omni-channel' Experience
Avaya Upgrades Contact Center for 'Omni-channel' Experience

Avaya enhanced its Customer Experience Management solution - empowering businesses with a holistic view of customer life cycle experiences and enabling them to oversee and manage mobile, web and contact center events.



Alcatel Lucent Surpasses 125 million VoIP Licenses Shipped
Alcatel Lucent Surpasses 125 million VoIP Licenses Shipped

Alcatel Lucent has shipped over 125 million VoIP subscriber licenses globally with more than 88 million licenses Voice over LTE (VoLTE) subscriber licenses making up the bulk of shipments.



VoIP Market Trends for 2014
VoIP Market Trends for 2014

As the VoIP industry and markets continue to evolve, businesses and organizations that do not embrace and evolve with VoIP technologies will find themselves with major operational deficiencies and much less competitive in their core competencies.



Charter offers $61B for Time Warner Cable
Charter offers $61B for Time Warner Cable

After several repeated rebuffs by management, Charter Communications has taken an offer directly to shareholders in a bid to buy Time Warner Cable (TWC) for $61.3 billion.



Unified Communications to Grow to $61.9 Billion in 2018
Unified Communications to Grow to $61.9 Billion in 2018

According to a new report by Transparency Market Research, Unified Communications expenditures are predicted to grow from $22.8 Billion in 2011 to almost $62 Billion by 2018.



SIP Trunking 42 Percent of Toll Calling by 2018
SIP Trunking 42 Percent of Toll Calling by 2018

New research from Eastern Management is predicting that SIP trunking will account for 42 Percent of toll calling by 2018.



Comcast Plans Nationwide SIP Trunking in 2014
Comcast Plans Nationwide SIP Trunking in 2014

Comcast is currently test marketing SIP trunking within three major US markets an plans to move the VoIP-based calling service to a national level by the end of 2014.



Flowroute and Yealink Certify VoIP Interoperability
Flowroute and Yealink Certify VoIP Interoperability

Yealink and Flowroute have successfully completed interoperability testing - providing businesses and VoIP users with confidence that Yealink SIP phones are certified to work flawlessly with Flowroute’s enterprise-grade VoIP service.



Verizon & Vonage Interconnection Agreement
Verizon & Vonage Interconnection Agreement

Following the agreement it made with Comcast in early 2012, Verizon has established an interconnection agreement with Vonage - furthering the growing IP interconnection partnership program.



US to Upgrade National Phone System to VoIP
US to Upgrade National Phone System to VoIP

In what he refers to as "the Fourth Network Revolution", FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announces plans to transition the National Phone System from analog to IP based communications.



Mitel & Aastra Plan to Merge
Mitel & Aastra Plan to Merge

The Mitel / Aastra merger is the latest example of consolidation in the telecommunications industry. The resulting company will have over $1 Billion in annual revenue with a global footprint including 60 million end users.



Cisco Fully Acquires Insieme Networks
Cisco Fully Acquires Insieme Networks

Cisco Systems will fully acquire its software-defined-networking (SDN) incubator company Insieme Networks as it is looking to grow its SDN capabilities and fend off competitors such as VMware.



Unified Communications & SIP Trunking Fuel VoIP Services Growth
Unified Communications & SIP Trunking Fuel VoIP Services Growth

SIP trunking has jumped 23 percent over the second half of 2012, driven primarily by business VoIP activity in North America.



Tellabs Taken Private for $891M
Tellabs Taken Private for $891M

Struggling telecom Tellabs has agreed to be acquired by Marlin Equity Partner and be taken private for $891M. Martin Equity Partners will add Tellabs LTE-focused products to its recent NSN and Sycamore purchases.



Vonage buys VOIP provider Vocality for $130M
Vonage buys VOIP provider Vocality for $130M

VOIP provider Vocality, whose core customers are small and mid-sized businesses, has agreed to be acquired by Vonage for $105 million in cash and $25 million in stock - the deal is likely to close in the 4th quarter of 2013.



Viber Monetizing VoIP With In-App Stickers
Viber Monetizing VoIP With In-App Stickers

Viber is one of the most popular VoIP and messaging apps on the market and also the most recent player to offer in-app purchases in efforts to monetize its 200+ million users.



Channel IT Priorities 2013
Channel IT Priorities 2013

Findings of recent research show a need for managed service is gaining ground and the majority of channel players have experience delivering support in that way.



Hosted VoIP Offers Options for Business
Hosted VoIP Offers Options for Business

VoIP changed business communications forever, hosted VoIP is leading to greater cost savings, functionality and ease of use for small to mid-sized business.



Skype Turns 10 Years Old
Skype Turns 10 Years Old

Skype, in the 10 years of its existence has become a synonym for any kind of VoIP calling today.



Hosted PBX Most Common SMB VoIP Service
Hosted PBX Most Common SMB VoIP Service

A recent survey of small and medium-sized VoIP service providers takes a look into the numbers to better understand the market offerings and competitors.



Hosted VoIP is HOT
Hosted VoIP is HOT

Cloud based VoIP (also known as hosted VoIP) is approaching a 30% growth rate year over year; excellent news for the small business sector because, "lots of SMBs don’t want to bother with phone systems.”



RingCentral Files IPO
RingCentral Files IPO

RingCentral, a VoIP provider and cloud-based telephone systems company, filed a $100 million initial public offering (IPO), according to an S-1 filed on Aug 26, 2013. 8/26/13.



VoIP Services Revenue Grows to $63 Billion in 2012
VoIP Services Revenue Grows to $63 Billion in 2012

"The global VoIP services market is no longer in its early adopter stage", says Diane Myers, Infonetics head analyst for VoIP, UC and IMS.



VoIP Trends to Watch for in 2013
VoIP Trends to Watch for in 2013

A look at old technologies and the new technologies driving VoIP innovations. Unified communications are evolving to play a growing role in business telecommunications systems.


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Unified Communications Power 'Cake Boss' Growth

'Cake Boss' bakery recently upgraded their legacy PBX phone system to include unified communications and streamline sales growth pushed by rapid demand and company expansion.

VoIP to Replace Fixed-line and Mobile Calling within 15 Years

A new service from Messagenet offers users personalized web pages that can be clicked on to make calls or send text messages via PCs, smartphones or tablets.

Level 3 Grows Core North America Network Services 11 Percent

Level 3 Communications revenue within the North America core network services enterprise segment grew from $586 million in 2012's fourth quarter to $651 million in 2013's fourth quarter.

Pros and Cons of Hosted Unified Communications

Hosted Unified Communications providers help businesses streamline operations by combining multiple methods of communicating with customers and business partners but it's important to understand the pros and cons before making the move to the cloud.

VoLTE Drives VoIP and IMS Growth

VoLTE continues to be a driving force for growth with both the VoIP and IMS equipment makers who, according to a recent report, experienced a revenue increase of 37% in year-over-year sales.



  
  

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