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April 2008 Hosted IP Centrex Services Continue Steady Growth in Fragmented Space Hosted IP Centrex seats in service will reach 6.5 million in the US and 14.1 million worldwide by 2012. (April 15, 2008) March 2008 Carriers’ Success Hampers Spread of NGN Those carriers that are content with the status quo are less inclined to take risks, and tend to limit their investment in NGN. (March 31, 2008) Switched Digital Video Will Give Cable Operators a Big HD Boost SDV, a new technology that distributes video more efficiently over cable TV coaxial lines, will enable cable operators to better compete with rivals. (March 26, 2008) US Businesses Lag In Securing VoIP According to a survey of US businesses, no mechanisms for securing VoIP had more than 50% penetration across all sizes of business. (March 24, 2008) Green Networking Equipment Will Have Competitive Edge The role of energy efficiency will grow considerably in importance for future equipment purchases. (March 10, 2008) February 2008 Majority Use IP Comm to Transform Business Processes 54% of US companies that have adopted IP communications have integrated it into their operations in a way that has changed business procedures and processes. (February 11, 2008) FMC and Femtocells Heading Toward Full Convergence of Services Converged services that emulate the home telecommunications experience will emerge because they will be more highly-valued by consumers than are individual services. (February 4, 2008) January 2008 Elements in Place for Growth in Video Conferencing Strong efforts from major companies like Cisco, Microsoft, and IBM to promote media-rich productivity tools are boosting the prospects for video conferencing. (January 29, 2008) US Businesses Gradually Expanding Use of VoIP As voice communications evolve, businesses are finding benefits in a variety of IP and hybrid solutions that incorporate TDM equipment and capabilities. (January 17, 2008) IP Continues Outpacing Traditional PBXs In the first half of 2007, 11.1 million IP lines were shipped worldwide, comprising over 80% of total shipments. (January 9, 2008) Increased Competition Pushes US Cable Operators to Continue Investing An impressive 90% of US cable TV systems now offer HD video service. (January 2, 2008) December 2007 Headend Vendors Benefitting From Telco TV Boom The worldwide telco TV headend market will reach US$732 million in 2011. (December 19, 2007) Wireless Advances Pose Security Challenges, Opportunities The wireless client and facility security markets combined are projected to reach $10.2 billion by 2011. (December 11, 2007) November 2007 Broadband May Become More Popular Than TV for Many in US Today’s stable and profitable subscription TV services are facing new competition from online and mobile entertainment services. (November 14, 2007) IP Phone Sales to Grow Rapidly Over Next Few Years The benefits of IP end-points (presence, etc.) will begin to resonate more strongly with end-users. (November 9, 2007) October 2007 US Consumers Have Strong Preference for Converged Voice CVS could be generating over US$8.6 billion annually in the US by 2011. (October 30, 2007) Technology Shifting In Real-Time Broadcast MPEG Encoder Market H.264 is replacing MPEG-2 as the compression technology of choice in many of the segments. (October 9, 2007) September 2007 Ethernet Switch Market to Surpass $20 Billion in 2011 From 2005 to 2006, the total market grew 19.3% in port shipments and 15.5% in revenues. (September 19, 2007) August 2007 Converged Voice Services Could be IMS Killer App CVS allows consumers to decide which type of voice services best fit their lifestyles. (August 21, 2007) July 2007 Business End-Users Still Need Convincing on Benefits of Unified Communications UM and UC promise business customers solutions that deliver voice and data to them wherever they are, over the most convenient device at their disposal. (July 17, 2007) Europe, North America, and Asia Embroiled in Complicated Mobile Video Market The opportunities appear to be huge, but the current level of fragmentation in the industry, and in the markets, may make it difficult to reach the economies of scale needed. (July 16, 2007) US Lags Global VoIP Market The countries with the largest VoIP subscriber gains in 2006 include France, Germany, and the Netherlands. (July 9, 2007) June 2007 Security Appliance Market Poised for Continued Growth The simplicity and efficiency these products bring to the market will continue to be of value to many customers. (June 5, 2007) May 2007 Online Entertainment Promises Big Opportunities for Tech Vendors The value of the annual infrastructure build-out for online entertainment services is expected to quintuple between 2007 and 2011. (May 15, 2007) Internet Content Changing Home Networking Picture for Providers Home networking-related services in the US will generate up to $1.4 billion for service providers in 2007, growing to $3.5 billion in 2011. (May 2, 2007)