IP PBX Sales to Reach $2 Billion in 2010. IP PBX Leads Enterprise Voice Market Growth

delOro: IP PBX sales are forecasted to reach $2 billion in 2010, nearly a three-fold increase from 2005. Combined IP PBX and Hybrid IP/TDM PBX sales are projected to gain share steadily over traditional PBX and key systems.

The conversion to VoIP is the dominant factor in the enterprise voice market over the next several years. Modernizing the installed base of traditional PBX technology to IP telephony requires coordinated investment in data networking and enterprise voice equipment. During this technology transition, Hybrid IP/TDM PBXs that embody newer IP and legacy TDM technology will represent a majority of sales,Sales of IP telephones to exceed $4 billion in 2010, driven by businesses adopting IP Centrex service and upgrading PBX handsets to IP telephones. In addition, consumers of residential Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) are expected to adopt wireless LAN phones and soft phones. IP PBX Sales Publ 20060131