Everyone,
There is a lot going on. The following report sort of hints at this.../Charliss
Monday June 15, 8:05 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan - IP Telephony: Which Gateway Can Lead Your
Companies To a Successful Future?
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent
announcements by Sprint and Bell Atlantic hint at the end of the
pure voice network paradigm. Service providers in the United
States, and eventually throughout the world, are furiously gearing
up for voice and data convergence on their networks. The
introduction of IP gateways in 1996 will help fuel their desire for
content bandwidth.
According to new strategic research from Frost & Sullivan (
frost.com ) World Markets For IP Telephony Equipment
And Services, the forecasted compound annual growth rate (CARG)
is 132 percent. By the end of 1997, IP telephony traffic reached 6.3
million minutes per month. Forecasts predict colossal growth for
this market in the years to come.
Since 1997, the definition of a gateway has shifted from
''stand-alone box'' to ''integrated functionality.'' In other words, what
used to be seen as a distinct network element is now a module for
existing networking equipment. In 1997, the market also saw the
introduction of commercial telephone-to-telephone services using IP
telephony gateways. A market once considered just for start-up
companies is quickly becoming a battle ground for companies such
as Ascend, Cisco, Lucent, and Nortel.
The introduction of commercial telephone-to-telephone services
using IP gateways also came in 1997. ''Successful service providers
will be those with comprehensive interconnection partnerships,''
says Frost & Sullivan's Telecommunications Industry Analyst.
''These partnerships will let them complete calls anywhere in the
world for less than their competitors.''
IDT, Delta Three and OzEmailInterline led the services market in
1997. Most of the commercial activity in 1997 was generated by next
generation telecos. Surprisingly, ISPs have been very slow to
embrace the technology.
Integrated gateways represent the fastest-growing segment of the
equipment market. They offer the flexibility required by carriers and
enterprises, while creating a less dramatic change in network
topologies than stand-alone gateways. Integrated gateways should be
an immediate market success and vendors should seek to embed
gateway functionality into existing equipment.
VocalTec, MICOM, Vienna Systems and Clarent lead the equipment
market for 1997. This situation will likely change in 1998 as new
players enter the market, but also as new forms of gateways are
introduced.
Vendors with well-developed sales channels and existing products
are taking the IP telephony market by storm, placing enormous
competition on smaller market players. World Markets For IP
Telephony Equipment And Services addresses the equipment
segment's increasingly fierce competitive environment offering
strategic recommendations for companies of all sizes. The study also
provides a look at the major market drivers and restraints for both
equipment and services.
The technologies reviewed include IP telephony gateways, IP
telephony gatekeepers, H.323, SIP, SS7, TAPI 3.0, JTAPI, TSAPI,
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), RSVP, COPS, MLPS, IOS, and
PBXs.
Market participants include: Arbinet, Array Telecom Inc., AT&T
Jens, Biztrans Technology, Inc., Call Works Inc., Clarent
Corporation, Computer Protocol Sdn Bdh, Delta Three, Inc.,
Deutsche Telekom AG [NYSE:DT - news], e-Net, Inc., eFusion
Inc., Franklin Telecommunications Corporation [OTC BB:FTEL -
news], The Global Gateway Group (G-Cubed), GLOCALNET AB,
IDT Corporation [Nasdaq:IDTC - news], IncomTel TG, Inter-Tel,
ITK Telecommunications Corporation, LATIC Communications,
Inc., Linkon Corporation [OTC BB:LKON - news], Lucent
Technologies Inc. [NYSE:LU - news], MG2 Technologies SA,
MICOM Communications Corporation, Motorola, NETcall
Technologies Ltd., NeTrue Communications, Inc., NetSpeak
Corporation [Nasdaq:NSPK - news], NetWorks Telephony
Corporation, Oki Network Technologies, OzEmail Interline Pty
Limited (OzEmail Interline), Poptel DV GmbH, RADVision Inc.,
RIMNET Corporation, Siemens Business Communication System,
Inc., Telecom Finland Ltd. (Sonera Corporation), Telecom
Multimedia Systems, Inc. (TMSI), Telecom New Zealand, Vienna
Systems Corporation, VIP Calling, Inc., VocalTec Communications
Inc., and World Interactive Network (WIN). Related Companies
include: 3Com Corporation, Absolu Technologies Inc., ACT
Networks, Inc., Access Power, Aplio Inc., ArelNet, Ascend
Communications, Inc., AT&T WorldNet Services, AudioCodes, Bay
Networks, Inc., Bellcore., Brooktrout Technology, Inc., CIDCO
Incorporated, Cisco Systems, Inc., Concentric Network
Corporation, CosmoCom, Inc., DataBeam Corporation, Dialogic,
Ericsson Inc., Excel, Inc., GRIC Communications, Hypercom
Corporation [NYSE:HYC - news], ICG Communications, Inc.,
I-Link Inc. [Nasdaq:ILNK - news], IP.Phusion, ITXC Corp., Level 3
Communications, Inc. [Nasdaq:LVLT - news], MediaTrix Telecom,
Inc., Microsoft Corporation [Nasdaq:MSFT - news], MIND CTI
Ltd., NetCentric Corporation, NetPhone, Inc., Netrix Corporation
[Nasdaq:NTRX - news], NKO, Inc., Nuera Communications, Inc.,
OnLive! Technologies., Open Port Technology, PhoNet
Communications Ltd., Portal Software, Inc., PulsePoint
Communications, Quicknet Technologies, Inc., Qwest
Communications International Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd,
Selsius Systems Inc., Sonus Networks, StarVox, Inc., Stratus
Computer, Inc., Symbol Technologies, Inc. [NYSE:SBL - news],
Telogy Networks, TouchWave, Inc., TransNexus, USA Global Link,
VegaStream Ltd., Voice & Data Systems, Voxware, Inc., and White
Pine Software, Inc. Distributors: Alliance Systems and The CTI
Authority, Inc.
Frost & Sullivan is an international marketing consulting company
that monitors the telecommunications industry for market trends,
market measurements, and strategies. This ongoing research is
utilized to update a series of research publications such as #5279-61
World Internet Protocol Faxing Markets and to support industry
participants with customized consulting needs.
SOURCE: Frost & Sullivan |
