World VoIP Database

Worldwide IP telephony carrier market quarterly revenues have exceed $1 billion for the first time in the third quarter of this year, according to market research by California based Dell’Oro Group.

The strong market results was driven by robust softswitch sales as carriers continue to convert their networks to IP. “The increase in softswitch sales this quarter was particularly encouraging due to the strong growth of POTS and T1/E1 subscriber license shipments, which more than doubled year-over-year,” said Greg Collins, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group.

While $1 billion in quarterly IP carrier sales is a record, it suggests telcos are still reluctantly moving away from their POTs technologies. “The surge in these license shipments indicates that service providers are accelerating their slow transition away from circuit switches to IP-based solutions as they convert their legacy POTS lines to softswitches” Collins said.

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