September 15, 2005
VoIP equipment sales continue to grow
An important indicator of the impact of VoIP is the increase in the sales of VoIP-related equipment such as IP PBX. The sale of Carrier VoIP equipment has increased more than 50% in the period Apr 2005 - May 2005 as compared to the year 2004. The sale of $614 million in the second quarter was an 18% increase over the first quarter.
According to Infonetics, VoIP should achieve a 40% penetration of the market by the year 2008 and the sales revenue should be approximately $6 billion. The growth would need an increase in the number of VoIP subscribers from the current numbers to approximately 25 million subscribers in the US. The growth of the IP PBX market coincides with the decline in the sales of TDM equipment. The worldwide sales of PBX/KTS units increased to $1.6 billion for the period Apr 2005 - May 2005 and by the end of the year the global PBX/KTS sales should touch $7 billion.
For the second quarter of 2005, even though TDM units at 49% represent the maximum numbers in terms of sale, they account for only 26% of the revenue. Hybrid units and pure IP accounted for 42% and 9% of the total units sold, respectively. They accounted for 58% and 16% of the sales revenue, respectively.
The revenues from TDM sales are expected to wane to $759 million by the year 2008. By then, the sales of pure IP PBX and hybrid systems should grow four times and three times, respectively.
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