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Analyse Effects of the Adoption of VoIP Within the U.S. Professional Services Segment.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c66375) has announced the addition of "VoIP Adoption Within the U.S. Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  Segment" to their offering.

Although VoIP is still in the relatively early stages of adoption, U.S. businesses are beginning to gravitate grav·i·tate  
intr.v. grav·i·tat·ed, grav·i·tat·ing, grav·i·tates
1. To move in response to the force of gravity.

2. To move downward.

3.
 to preferred flavors of VoIP. The Professional Services segment adoption trends generally reflect most U.S. businesses, with larger businesses preferring IP PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch eXchange) A telephone switch that supports voice over IP (VoIP). IP PBXs convert IP phone calls into traditional circuit-switched TDM connections for the PSTN.  solutions, while smaller firms are quicker to adopt broadband-based VoIP solutions. Professional Services respondents were more inclined to consider carrier-provided services due to a more common lack of internal IT resources in this segment. However, businesses of all sizes are reluctant to rely upon VoIP exclusively for their voice communications needs.

This report examines the Professional Services segment and total U.S. business VoIP deployments, planned deployments, current and planned service providers/vendors of VoIP, and how multiple solutions are often used to meet the voice needs of businesses. IP PBX, hosted IP, broadband IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. , and voice-enabled IM are all examined and the overall distribution of these options is also examined. The distribution of IP vs. TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission.  voice lines among businesses that have adopted a VoIP solution is also explored.

Key Topics Covered Include:

- Carrier-Provided VoIP Services

- IP PBX

- Broadband IP Telephony

- Client-Based VoIP and Voice-Enabled IM

- Current and Planned VoIP Deployments

- In-House Solutions Driven by Integration, Not TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI.  

- Carrier-Provided VoIP Services

- New IP PBX Solutions Preferred

- The Role of Voice-Enabled IM

- Implications

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c66375.
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