SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 24, 2008 -
Although VoIP may be on its way to widespread adoption, research indicates that many US businesses haven’t yet taken steps to increase security for VoIP systems, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). As businesses extend their IP telephony deployments to locations beyond the LAN, securing the VoIP infrastructure will become increasingly important, the high-tech market research firm says.
“According to an In-Stat survey of US businesses, no mechanisms for securing VoIP had more than 50% penetration across all sizes of business,” says Victoria Fodale, In-Stat analyst. “Proactive measures, including periodic security audits and pre-deployment assessments had low percentages of penetration too, even among the larger organizations.”
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
Over 80% of survey respondents have deployed some type of VoIP solution in their companies.
Between 2007 and 2010, 168 million IP PBX lines will be shipped into the business premises
Usage of collaboration and conferencing products that leverage VoIP is increasing.
Recent In-Stat research, US Businesses Lag in Securing VoIP (#IN0804266CT), covers the US business market for VoIP. This research provides VoIP equipment shipment information and end-user survey data including:
<*>Traditional and IP PBX line shipment forecast, 2006–2011.
<*>IP Phone forecast by phone type, 2006–2011.
<*>Data from a survey of 299 IT professionals about their security plans for VoIP technology.
This research is part of In-Stat’s Business IP Communications service. Growth in the business IP market has tremendous potential to disrupt the traditional telephone industry on multiple levels. Service providers, equipment manufacturers and systems integrators are increasingly offering different types of business VoIP solutions. IT managers and C-level executives recognize the cost savings and flexibility that VoIP solutions can bring to their businesses, but issues remain before comprehensive adoption takes place, such as security, integration and end-user transparency. Business adoption of IP communications will also be influenced by how companies integrate other communications functionalities, such as wireless connectivity via Wi-Fi and WiMAX, IM, and video applications.
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