and even used car lots> <gg> Fortune 1000 Poised to Adopt IP Voice
October 29, 1998
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) via
NewsEdge Corporation -- IP telephony will
soon penetrate the Fortune 1000 enterprise
market according to a new study from Killen
& Associates.
The study forecasts that as much as 18% of
enterprise voice traffic will travel via
IP-based networks by the year 2002.
According to the research, users, service
providers, and equipment vendors alike were
confident that IP voice would attain a quality
standard acceptable to Fortune 1000
companies' stringent requirements.
The study includes results from a Killen
survey that focused on the insurance,
manufacturing, and retail industries.
Telecom/datacom managers and CIOs
queried expected that IP voice would
comprise 18% of all enterprise voice traffic
by the year 2002, growing to 33% in the
year 2005. Similar optimism was expressed by
the equipment and service provider
executives interviewed.
"AT&T is already conducting a voice over IP
pilot with a multinational financial institution,"
said Bob Goodwin, Sr. Vice President, Killen &
Associates. "They also have stated that IP
voice will not be accepted by enterprises
until the quality is indistinguishable from the
PSTN. This tells me they are getting close to
toll quality."
The 160-page study includes industry
forecasts for the Fortune 1000 markets for IP
voice equipment and services (1998-2002).
User survey results and vendor interview
transcripts are also included.
Killen & Associates helps telecommunications
equipment, software, and service providers
to identify, size, and seize market and
business opportunities created by technology
developments, changes in public policy, and
shifts in the competitive landscape. The
company's studies and executive video
interviews are used by planners and other
high-level executives worldwide.
For additional information visit Killen &
Associates' Web-site: killen.com.
CONTACT: Killen & Associates | Bob
Goodwin, 650/617-6130 (press contact) |
bgood@killen.com | Karl Duffy, 650/617-6130
(client contact) | karl@killen.com
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