An improved housing market and aggressive pricing bundles by service
providers will help stabilize an IP telephony market that has suffered
through two years of deep declines, according to market research firm
Dell’Oro Group.
In a report Feb. 10, Dell’Oro analysts said they
expect that the number of subscribers to VOIP (voice over IP) services
will grow in 2010.
At the same time, the improving economic picture will
mean that network modernization projects that were put on hold during
the recession will now get a boost, they said.
However, even as shipments of VOIP equipment
increases, overall the market will probably contract slightly in 2010
due to the price declines, according to Dell’Oro.
Looking ahead, the VOIP market will see slow but
steady growth over the next four years, with increases in the low
single digits through 2014, according to Dell’Oro analyst Greg Collins.
“Future growth in broadband subscribers will likely
be boosted over the next five years by government initiatives, such as
the National Broadband Plan in the United States, which will target
greater availability and adoption of broadband services to
hard-to-service customers and customers who otherwise are unable to
afford it,” Collins said in a statement.
Growth in VOBB (voice over broadband) will closely
follow broadband deployments, though such deployments will not impact
the equipment market until 2011, Collins said.
It will be around then that regulations and spending grants will get finalized, he said.
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