A new report from high-tech market research firm In-Stat/MDR projects that IP Centrex/Hosted PBX will experience growth of around 100% annually through 2008, with much of this growth coming from the entry of Tier 1 providers into the market.
A network hosted voice application, IP Centrex/Hosted PBX provides business users with voice features similar to those offered by an IP PBX. Although at first only smaller service providers sold the service in the US, more Tier 1 players are moving into the market as the demand for VoIP grows.
In-Stat/MDR's findings include:
At the end of 2003, service providers had approximately 40,000 IP Centrex/Hosted PBX seats in service in the US. Covad (GoBeam) had the largest market share at 32%;
The entrance of regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs) will greatly accelerate overall growth. Both SBC and Qwest launched their service offerings in 2004. In-Stat/MDR expects to see the other two RBOCs enter the market as well;
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