Steady VoIP Growth in All Sectors
It is time to gaze into the crystal ball and see what the future holds for VoIP. Or, if you don’t feel like visiting your local seer, we could just take a look at some articles, statistics, and a survey that show that VoIP services are growing in popularity and will soon be one of the most highly sought after technologies by consumers and businesses throughout the country.
Recently, eMarketer released a survey that takes a closer look at current and future VoIP trends. (for more in depth coverage check out VoipNuke.com) According to the survey:
“VoIP is giving traditional phone service a run for its money, and is expected to be used by 32.6 million households in 2010.”
The survey also highlights that VoIP is having and will continue to have a substantial impact on Internet providers and users saying "40% of households with high-speed Internet connection would be using VoIP by 2010.”
VoIP’s growing relationship with high-speed Internet providers is echoed in its growth with traditional cable companies. In “Cable Makes Headway with VoIP Services” for TMCnet, Robert Liu touches on the performance of a major telecom player suggesting that:
“(They serve) more than one million voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscribers for the cable industry, a fourfold increase from the previous year…”
The article suggests that similar relationships will develop between other cable companies and VoIP providers as both industries come to realize all of the mutual benefits involved.
There is no question that VoIP technology will continue to capture the imaginations of American consumers and corporations. It offers clarity, technology, and perks that most never could have imagined when digging in to dial on their old rotary phones. VoIP also offers lower costs and more freedom than traditional services, and those might be the two greatest perks of all.