Dell'Oro Group Reports IP Telephone Sales Top $500 Million in the Second Quarter; Cisco Leaps Forward in Overall PBX Market on Record IP Telephone Sales.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- A recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, reveals that IP Telephone market posted strong results in the second quarter of 2006, growing 42 percent year-over-year to reach over $500 million. The report shows that Cisco's strong sales of over 1 million IP telephones in the quarter -- phones that are often sold in combination with IP PBXs -- not only widened its lead in the IP PBX market, but also enabled Cisco to climb two places in the total PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). market. "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. is currently driving PBX market sales as a result of enterprises increasingly adopting Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) and retiring their traditional PBX systems," commented Steve Raab, Director of IP Telephony Research at Dell'Oro Group. "As a major proponent of IP Telephony, Cisco is gaining PBX market share in all major geographic markets around the globe -- in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. , Asia Pacific and rest of the world -- and challenging incumbent vendors, Avaya and Nortel, for market leadership," Raab added. About the Report The Dell'Oro Group IP Telephony Enterprise Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices The average sales price of goods or commodities. Especially used in the retail sector and technology distribution. , line (analog/digital and IP) and unit shipments for IP PBX-large and small, Hybrid IP/TDM PBX-large and small, traditional PBX, traditional key systems, and IP telephones. To purchase this report, please contact Margaret Miles, call +1.650.622.9400 x225 or email Margaret@DellOro.com. About Dell'Oro Group As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enables component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com. |
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