DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and Markets has added Business Monitor International's "Malaysia Consumer Electronics Report Q1 2012" report to its offering.
Malaysia's consumer electronics devices market, defined as the addressable market for computing devices, mobile handsets and AV devices, was projected at about $11.5 million in 2012. This is expected to increase to $14.4 billion by 2016, driven by rising incomes and growing affordability of key products. Demand will grow at a CAGR of about 6 percent, as Malaysian consumers regain confidence.
Malaysia Consumer Electronics Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, electronics associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Malaysia's consumer electronics industry.
BMI believes economic growth will moderate in 2012, but overall Malaysian spending on consumer electronics will remain robust in key product segments such as LED TV sets. Malaysia has also emerged as one of the fastest-growing regional smartphone markets. Vendors will continue to target products innovation to drive revenues, with growth areas including smartphones, notebooks and HDTV.
Computers
Computers accounted for about 24 percent of Malaysian consumer electronics spending in 2011. BMI forecasts Malaysian domestic market computer hardware sales (including notebooks and accessories) of $2.8 billion in 2012. Computer hardware CAGR for the 2011-2016 period is forecast at about 8 percent, with household PCs penetration in Malaysia still low, particularly in rural areas.
AV
AV devices are expected to account for about 10 percent of Malaysian consumer electronics spending over BMI's five year forecast period. Malaysia's domestic AV device market is projected at $968 million in 2012. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5 percent between 2012-2016, to a value of almost $1.2 billion in 2016. In 2010, LED backlit models in the 40- and 42-inch range were popular, fuelled by promotions from retailers.
Mobile handsets
Malaysian mobile handset sales accounted for about 67 percent of Malaysian consumer electronics spending in 2011. Malaysian market handset sales are expected to grow to 9.4 million units in 2016, as mobile subscriber penetration passes 133 percent. Growth will be slower than in the preceding five years due to slowing subscriber growth, but opportunities in Malaysia's youthful market will be driven by demand for smartphones, which in 2012 could account for two thirds of Malaysian handset sales.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Qualcomm unveils temporary renaming of Qualcomm Stadium to promote Snapdragon processors
SAN DIEGO, USA: Qualcomm Inc.unveiled plans to temporarily rename Qualcomm Stadium, "Snapdragon Stadium" – an initiative designed to drive consumer awareness and brand impact for its Snapdragon mobile processors.
With consumers becoming increasingly more tech savvy, the desire to understand how their smartphones and tablets work continues to increase. Renaming Qualcomm Stadium to Snapdragon Stadium is an important step in increasing consumer awareness of Snapdragon processors, which serve as the "heart" of mobile devices and currently power more than 300 smartphones and tablets worldwide.
The stadium renaming, a collaboration between the City of San Diego, the San Diego Chargers and the San Diego Bowl Game Association, represents a first in the area of stadium naming sponsorships and capitalizes on a ten-day span when the stadium plays host to three nationally televised football games: the San Diego Chargers Dec. 18 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens; and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, taking place on Dec. 21 and Dec. 28, respectively.
With this stadium transformation Qualcomm aims to inform consumers about how Snapdragon processors help consumers do more on their mobile devices—such as watch HD video, play console-quality games and surf the Web—while maintaining the life of their battery for longer periods of time. Qualcomm will utilize a unique opportunity to promote its Snapdragon processors and reach millions of consumers in a high-impact and cost-effective manner. The combined three games are expected to have over 30 million TV viewers and 150,000 fans in attendance.
"Mobile is the biggest technology platform in human history, having a transformative impact on billions of people around the world," said Dr. Paul Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm. "Naming Snapdragon Stadium will help us drive consumer awareness for Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile processors and how they enhance the user experience on hundreds of millions of smartphones worldwide."
The first football game in Snapdragon Stadium will take place this Sunday night, December 18, featuring the San Diego Chargers vs. the Baltimore Ravens. Snapdragon Stadium will also play host to two bowl games. The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday, December 21 will feature Louisiana Tech vs. TCU. The Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, December 28 will pit the University of California, Berkeley against the University of Texas. The NFL Sunday Night Football game will be broadcast on NBC, while both bowl games will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
"This is a first-of-its-kind effort to completely rename a stadium without changing naming rights," said Dean Spanos, chairman of the Board and president of San Diego Chargers. "We look forward to playing in Snapdragon Stadium and helping Qualcomm bring awareness to the technologies Snapdragon processors enable."
"The San Diego Bowl Game Association is excited to be on the leading edge of what could become a new trend in stadium and arena naming rights programs," said Bruce Binkowski, Executive Director, San Diego Bowl Game Association. "Both the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl are proud to provide considerable national visibility for Snapdragon processors."
"For more than 25 years, Qualcomm has served as a leader both within the mobile industry and the San Diego community, particularly with its sponsorship of Qualcomm Stadium – home of the Chargers," said San Diego Mayor, Jerry Sanders. "The Snapdragon Stadium transformation will raise awareness for Qualcomm, Snapdragon processors and the City of San Diego at a time of year where the American sports community has its attention turned towards 'America's Finest City.'"
With consumers becoming increasingly more tech savvy, the desire to understand how their smartphones and tablets work continues to increase. Renaming Qualcomm Stadium to Snapdragon Stadium is an important step in increasing consumer awareness of Snapdragon processors, which serve as the "heart" of mobile devices and currently power more than 300 smartphones and tablets worldwide.
The stadium renaming, a collaboration between the City of San Diego, the San Diego Chargers and the San Diego Bowl Game Association, represents a first in the area of stadium naming sponsorships and capitalizes on a ten-day span when the stadium plays host to three nationally televised football games: the San Diego Chargers Dec. 18 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens; and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, taking place on Dec. 21 and Dec. 28, respectively.
With this stadium transformation Qualcomm aims to inform consumers about how Snapdragon processors help consumers do more on their mobile devices—such as watch HD video, play console-quality games and surf the Web—while maintaining the life of their battery for longer periods of time. Qualcomm will utilize a unique opportunity to promote its Snapdragon processors and reach millions of consumers in a high-impact and cost-effective manner. The combined three games are expected to have over 30 million TV viewers and 150,000 fans in attendance.
"Mobile is the biggest technology platform in human history, having a transformative impact on billions of people around the world," said Dr. Paul Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm. "Naming Snapdragon Stadium will help us drive consumer awareness for Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile processors and how they enhance the user experience on hundreds of millions of smartphones worldwide."
The first football game in Snapdragon Stadium will take place this Sunday night, December 18, featuring the San Diego Chargers vs. the Baltimore Ravens. Snapdragon Stadium will also play host to two bowl games. The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday, December 21 will feature Louisiana Tech vs. TCU. The Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, December 28 will pit the University of California, Berkeley against the University of Texas. The NFL Sunday Night Football game will be broadcast on NBC, while both bowl games will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
"This is a first-of-its-kind effort to completely rename a stadium without changing naming rights," said Dean Spanos, chairman of the Board and president of San Diego Chargers. "We look forward to playing in Snapdragon Stadium and helping Qualcomm bring awareness to the technologies Snapdragon processors enable."
"The San Diego Bowl Game Association is excited to be on the leading edge of what could become a new trend in stadium and arena naming rights programs," said Bruce Binkowski, Executive Director, San Diego Bowl Game Association. "Both the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl are proud to provide considerable national visibility for Snapdragon processors."
"For more than 25 years, Qualcomm has served as a leader both within the mobile industry and the San Diego community, particularly with its sponsorship of Qualcomm Stadium – home of the Chargers," said San Diego Mayor, Jerry Sanders. "The Snapdragon Stadium transformation will raise awareness for Qualcomm, Snapdragon processors and the City of San Diego at a time of year where the American sports community has its attention turned towards 'America's Finest City.'"
Friday, December 16, 2011
Echoworx and Mformation to support encryption on mobile devices
ATLANTA & EDISON, USA: Echoworx, a leading provider of credential management and managed encryption services for complete email and data protection and Mformation, the leading global provider of mobile device management (MDM) technology, are pleased to announce a new reseller partnership; Mformation will be adding Echoworx’ mobilEncrypt ENDPOINT solutions for mobile to its mobile device management (MDM) offerings.
Michael Ginsberg, CEO for Echoworx, said: “Mobile security has become a major focus as employees embrace BYOD (bring your own device) and organizations try to secure the explosive growth of corporate information being accessed by mobile device users. With the Echoworx Platform, Mformation can now bridge the gap between MDM and encryption solutions for their customers, as the encryption application can be downloaded and activated without having to retrofit devices or go through complex setups.”
“Mobility is maturing into a business-critical part of the enterprise. Device management, security and encryption are core components of the enterprise mobility solution space,” said Todd DeLaughter, Mformation’s CEO. “Mformation and Echoworx solutions have flexible architectures, enabling them to easily integrate together. The combination of these solutions ensures that data on the mobile device is both secure and able to be managed. This is a compelling offer for enterprises as well as for organizations that serve the enterprise, such as Managed Service Providers.”
Mformation Enterprise Manager enables MSPs to provide a secure, customized mobile management environment to their enterprise customers, giving enterprise IT managers direct control of the handsets used by their employees, ranging from the latest Android and iOS devices to other smart mobile devices and computing devices. The solution works across all of the key mobile device platforms used in the enterprise, meeting a critical enterprise IT requirement. The Mformation solution helps enterprise customers to manage all phases of the mobile device and application lifecycle.
With mobilEncrypt ENDPOINT, iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry users can compose, send, download and receive secure, encrypted messages through their existing business email account. No additional components are required, since the application creates a native email experience. IT managers for their part can centrally manage the infrastructure “over-the-air” and assign user credentials, as well as revoke or suspend them if a device gets lost or stolen.
The solution is backed by a comprehensive public key infrastructure (PKI) credential management platform and globally recognized Certificate Authority. An Android version is scheduled for release this fall.
Michael Ginsberg, CEO for Echoworx, said: “Mobile security has become a major focus as employees embrace BYOD (bring your own device) and organizations try to secure the explosive growth of corporate information being accessed by mobile device users. With the Echoworx Platform, Mformation can now bridge the gap between MDM and encryption solutions for their customers, as the encryption application can be downloaded and activated without having to retrofit devices or go through complex setups.”
“Mobility is maturing into a business-critical part of the enterprise. Device management, security and encryption are core components of the enterprise mobility solution space,” said Todd DeLaughter, Mformation’s CEO. “Mformation and Echoworx solutions have flexible architectures, enabling them to easily integrate together. The combination of these solutions ensures that data on the mobile device is both secure and able to be managed. This is a compelling offer for enterprises as well as for organizations that serve the enterprise, such as Managed Service Providers.”
Mformation Enterprise Manager enables MSPs to provide a secure, customized mobile management environment to their enterprise customers, giving enterprise IT managers direct control of the handsets used by their employees, ranging from the latest Android and iOS devices to other smart mobile devices and computing devices. The solution works across all of the key mobile device platforms used in the enterprise, meeting a critical enterprise IT requirement. The Mformation solution helps enterprise customers to manage all phases of the mobile device and application lifecycle.
With mobilEncrypt ENDPOINT, iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry users can compose, send, download and receive secure, encrypted messages through their existing business email account. No additional components are required, since the application creates a native email experience. IT managers for their part can centrally manage the infrastructure “over-the-air” and assign user credentials, as well as revoke or suspend them if a device gets lost or stolen.
The solution is backed by a comprehensive public key infrastructure (PKI) credential management platform and globally recognized Certificate Authority. An Android version is scheduled for release this fall.
Chengdu, China's third telecom city
Connected World Forum 2011, CHENGDU, CHINA: Focusing solely on next-generation mobile communications technology and business trends, organized by Chengdu hi-tech zone and Chengdu Tianfu Software Park, has successfully been held in Chengdu, China, and attracted worldwide major telecommunication personnel from China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, NTT Docomo, and Korea Telecom.
Chengdu, located in West China, the capital of Sichuan province, has gained fast development in the telecommunication industry in recent years, and has gradually become the third communication city after Beijing and Shenzhen. In the north, Beijing, as the country's political and cultural center, is home to a large number of enterprises in these sectors from different parts of the world.
In the south, the coastal city, Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, has always been at the forefront of the reforms and opening up, and has two industry leaders, Huawei and ZTE. However, Chengdu has managed to become a sort of third leg of this information and communication transformation.
Chengdu has a large talent pool for research and development. In the 1950s, China's State Council decided to set the city up as a communications technology R&D base to meet national defense demands, and in 1956 established the Chengdu University of Electronic Science and Technology to educate a large pool of communications technology personnel in research and development.
As for now, Chengdu has more than 70 research institutes, 30 plus enterprise technology centers, 50 plus state-level research labs, and around 40 institutes of higher education providing IT related programs, including Chengdu University of Electronic Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu University of Information Technology, etc.
According to the latest public statistics, there are 2.27 million technicians and engineers working in the city, among them, of which 220,000 people are employed in the software industry. The Chengdu labor market in the sector is very stable with low turnover rate, 8 percent, in comparison to other cities in China.
"Go West" has become the irreversible trend of IT industry
When the financial crisis hit the global IT industry in 2008, a series of transfers began to take place. Chengdu, with sound infrastructure, preferential policies, low operating costs, plenty of human resources, and good services, became one focus of this global IT industrial transfer.
As for November of 2011, there are now 207 of the Fortune Global 500 firms, including IBM, Alcatel, Siemens, GE, Cisco, Ericsson, SAP, and Accenture, operating in Chengdu. Of the world's top 20 software firms, 11 have a presence there. In October 2010, Forbes magazine put Chengdu at the top of its list of The World's Fastest-Growing Cities over the next decade.
In July of this year, Fortune magazine called Chengdu one of the best emerging business cities in the world. A senior economist from Asian Development Bank has noted that inland cities, such as Chengdu, have the conditions to attract firms from coastal metropolises who are trying to escape the high cost of land, production and traffic.
Currently, Chengdu has a large number of World-class enterprises, mainly covering three sectors in the communication industry. By November of this year, the world's major communications equipment manufacturers -- Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, Siemens, Alcatel-Lucent, and ZTE -- all had research institutes there. Among them, Huawei research institute will gather over 10 000 engineers to focus on TD-LTE's research and development in line with China's 4G standard.
In the communications chip area, Freescale, Fujitsu, MediaTek, and Marvell are all in Chengdu; meanwhile, in mobile terminals, Foxconn, Dell, Lenovo, and TCL have successively located here. At present, 50 percent of all laptop computer chips are tested in Chengdu, and 20 percent of all computers worldwide, as well as 70 percent of Apple iPads will be produced here.
To share the technology innovation of mobile communication, build the exchange platform of industry information, and discover the future market opportunity of industries, Chengdu hi-tech zone and Chengdu Tianfu Software Park have organized two of China's professional summits, Connected World Forum in December of 2010 and 2011, focusing solely on next-generation mobile communications technology and business trends. The ideas and views generated at these summits have been leading the development of next generation mobile communication industry.
Chengdu, the emerging city of mobile communication, with a large talent pool and a booming industry environment, has gradually become the third city of China's telecommunication industry.
Chengdu, located in West China, the capital of Sichuan province, has gained fast development in the telecommunication industry in recent years, and has gradually become the third communication city after Beijing and Shenzhen. In the north, Beijing, as the country's political and cultural center, is home to a large number of enterprises in these sectors from different parts of the world.
In the south, the coastal city, Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, has always been at the forefront of the reforms and opening up, and has two industry leaders, Huawei and ZTE. However, Chengdu has managed to become a sort of third leg of this information and communication transformation.
Chengdu has a large talent pool for research and development. In the 1950s, China's State Council decided to set the city up as a communications technology R&D base to meet national defense demands, and in 1956 established the Chengdu University of Electronic Science and Technology to educate a large pool of communications technology personnel in research and development.
As for now, Chengdu has more than 70 research institutes, 30 plus enterprise technology centers, 50 plus state-level research labs, and around 40 institutes of higher education providing IT related programs, including Chengdu University of Electronic Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu University of Information Technology, etc.
According to the latest public statistics, there are 2.27 million technicians and engineers working in the city, among them, of which 220,000 people are employed in the software industry. The Chengdu labor market in the sector is very stable with low turnover rate, 8 percent, in comparison to other cities in China.
"Go West" has become the irreversible trend of IT industry
When the financial crisis hit the global IT industry in 2008, a series of transfers began to take place. Chengdu, with sound infrastructure, preferential policies, low operating costs, plenty of human resources, and good services, became one focus of this global IT industrial transfer.
As for November of 2011, there are now 207 of the Fortune Global 500 firms, including IBM, Alcatel, Siemens, GE, Cisco, Ericsson, SAP, and Accenture, operating in Chengdu. Of the world's top 20 software firms, 11 have a presence there. In October 2010, Forbes magazine put Chengdu at the top of its list of The World's Fastest-Growing Cities over the next decade.
In July of this year, Fortune magazine called Chengdu one of the best emerging business cities in the world. A senior economist from Asian Development Bank has noted that inland cities, such as Chengdu, have the conditions to attract firms from coastal metropolises who are trying to escape the high cost of land, production and traffic.
Currently, Chengdu has a large number of World-class enterprises, mainly covering three sectors in the communication industry. By November of this year, the world's major communications equipment manufacturers -- Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, Siemens, Alcatel-Lucent, and ZTE -- all had research institutes there. Among them, Huawei research institute will gather over 10 000 engineers to focus on TD-LTE's research and development in line with China's 4G standard.
In the communications chip area, Freescale, Fujitsu, MediaTek, and Marvell are all in Chengdu; meanwhile, in mobile terminals, Foxconn, Dell, Lenovo, and TCL have successively located here. At present, 50 percent of all laptop computer chips are tested in Chengdu, and 20 percent of all computers worldwide, as well as 70 percent of Apple iPads will be produced here.
To share the technology innovation of mobile communication, build the exchange platform of industry information, and discover the future market opportunity of industries, Chengdu hi-tech zone and Chengdu Tianfu Software Park have organized two of China's professional summits, Connected World Forum in December of 2010 and 2011, focusing solely on next-generation mobile communications technology and business trends. The ideas and views generated at these summits have been leading the development of next generation mobile communication industry.
Chengdu, the emerging city of mobile communication, with a large talent pool and a booming industry environment, has gradually become the third city of China's telecommunication industry.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
EXPWAY and Siano to deliver mobile devices with enhanced quality and faster time to market
PARIS, FRANCE: EXPWAY, the leading Electronic Service Guide (ESG) vendor and middleware provider for Mobile DTV and Siano, the world’s leading supplier of mobile broadcast DTV solutions, announced their partnership to deliver top-quality mobile devices.
Pairing Siano’s mobile ATSC silicon with EXPWAY’s middleware enables manufacturers to build their devices faster and to focus on brand-related issues, such as the look and feel of the device and the User Interface design. EXPWAY has ported its software on iOS, Android, Windows and Linux operating systems and this one-stop-shop approach works with all embedded devices, such as tablet computers, accessories, in-car devices and smartphones. In addition to the US, the two companies are collaborating on solutions for the mobile Pay-TV market in Japan (ISDB-Tmm).
“Device makers need complete packaged solutions to speed up their time-to-market,” said Ronen Jashek, VP Marketing of Siano. “EXPWAY and Siano have very complementary product lines. EXPWAY’s Mobile DTV middleware for mobile ATSC and for ISDB-Tmm is recognized as state of the art in the industry. EXPWAY’s server solutions are already provided to several broadcast networks in the US, which makes their client solution a natural match with Siano’s receiver solutions. Our mutual customers benefit from this partnership in that their products are guaranteed to work smoothly with mobile ATSC transmissions.”
“EXPWAY has a great opportunity with Siano reselling our software,” comments Ulla Saari, EXPWAY VP of Sales and Communications. “In fact, Siano is the only ATSC-M/H silicon vendor today that sells chips commercially, when all the other vendors in this market manufacture chips for their in-house brands only. In parallel, the major broadcast networks are lighting up their stations as we speak, so 2012 will finally be the year when commercial devices will also be available in stores. And we are ready,” adds Saari.
The solution developed by EXPWAY and Siano has already been adopted by several partners and customers, including Elgato, a leading Apple accessory provider.
Pairing Siano’s mobile ATSC silicon with EXPWAY’s middleware enables manufacturers to build their devices faster and to focus on brand-related issues, such as the look and feel of the device and the User Interface design. EXPWAY has ported its software on iOS, Android, Windows and Linux operating systems and this one-stop-shop approach works with all embedded devices, such as tablet computers, accessories, in-car devices and smartphones. In addition to the US, the two companies are collaborating on solutions for the mobile Pay-TV market in Japan (ISDB-Tmm).
“Device makers need complete packaged solutions to speed up their time-to-market,” said Ronen Jashek, VP Marketing of Siano. “EXPWAY and Siano have very complementary product lines. EXPWAY’s Mobile DTV middleware for mobile ATSC and for ISDB-Tmm is recognized as state of the art in the industry. EXPWAY’s server solutions are already provided to several broadcast networks in the US, which makes their client solution a natural match with Siano’s receiver solutions. Our mutual customers benefit from this partnership in that their products are guaranteed to work smoothly with mobile ATSC transmissions.”
“EXPWAY has a great opportunity with Siano reselling our software,” comments Ulla Saari, EXPWAY VP of Sales and Communications. “In fact, Siano is the only ATSC-M/H silicon vendor today that sells chips commercially, when all the other vendors in this market manufacture chips for their in-house brands only. In parallel, the major broadcast networks are lighting up their stations as we speak, so 2012 will finally be the year when commercial devices will also be available in stores. And we are ready,” adds Saari.
The solution developed by EXPWAY and Siano has already been adopted by several partners and customers, including Elgato, a leading Apple accessory provider.
KDDI and Total Immersion seal strategic alliance with Launch of SATCH SDK for mobile AR
TOKYO, JAPAN: After the acquisition of equity stake in Total Immersion in July 2011, KDDI is now launching SATCH SDK as the realization of this strategic partnership. In addition, KDDI is pleased to announce the release of several mobile applications using SATCH developed with major Japanese companies.
SATCH SDK will be available for free as of December 15, 2011 for 3,000 content providers feeding KDDI’s mobile application marketplace, called “au one Market”. SATCH SDK will allow them to develop state of the art mobile AR apps from a single authoring environment.
SATCH utilizes the most advanced Computer Vision features available to date, provided by Total Immersion’s AR software suite D’Fusion:
* Instant image recognition.
* Superior tracking ability (with or without a marker, including face-tracking).
* Rendering capability.
Total Immersion was the first company to provide markerless tracking solutions, opening the path to the most natural human-machine interactions. D’Fusion for SATCH benefits from 11 years of experience in developing best-in-class AR solutions, and countless innovations setting the trend in the AR ecosystem.
SATCH SDK will be available for free as of December 15, 2011 for 3,000 content providers feeding KDDI’s mobile application marketplace, called “au one Market”. SATCH SDK will allow them to develop state of the art mobile AR apps from a single authoring environment.
SATCH utilizes the most advanced Computer Vision features available to date, provided by Total Immersion’s AR software suite D’Fusion:
* Instant image recognition.
* Superior tracking ability (with or without a marker, including face-tracking).
* Rendering capability.
Total Immersion was the first company to provide markerless tracking solutions, opening the path to the most natural human-machine interactions. D’Fusion for SATCH benefits from 11 years of experience in developing best-in-class AR solutions, and countless innovations setting the trend in the AR ecosystem.
Business VoIP helps boost wireline NGN voice equipment market in 3Q11
HILLSBOROUGH, USA: Exact Ventures found the total next generation network (NGN) voice and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) core market contracted 20 percent sequentially in 3Q11 to $1.5 billion, due in part by seasonal weakness, delays in capital spending, some of which will boost 4Q11, and volatility in the IMS Core market.
Business VoIP continued to fuel the growth categories in the wireline voice core market as enterprise session border controller (E-SBC) and voice application server (VAS) sales partially offset declines in other wireline voice core product categories.
"The SBC market continues to experience strong growth and to attract investment. Metaswitch recently entered the market with its new Perimeta product line and Avaya acquired security and E-SBC vendor Sipera to bolster its Aura unified communications portfolio and specifically its SIP Trunking solutions," said Greg Collins, founder and principal analyst at research firm Exact Ventures.
"Such investment is likely to continue, as VoIP services still comprise less than one quarter of fixed lines and a negligible amount of wireless lines. As the transition to VoIP continues, so will the growth of the SBC and VAS market segments."
Despite contracting on a sequential basis, the IMS core equipment market was up year-over-year. Market growth is forecast to accelerate in 2012 as IMS continues to gradually displace NGN voice equipment and as voice-over-LTE deployments begin to boost the market.
Business VoIP continued to fuel the growth categories in the wireline voice core market as enterprise session border controller (E-SBC) and voice application server (VAS) sales partially offset declines in other wireline voice core product categories.
"The SBC market continues to experience strong growth and to attract investment. Metaswitch recently entered the market with its new Perimeta product line and Avaya acquired security and E-SBC vendor Sipera to bolster its Aura unified communications portfolio and specifically its SIP Trunking solutions," said Greg Collins, founder and principal analyst at research firm Exact Ventures.
"Such investment is likely to continue, as VoIP services still comprise less than one quarter of fixed lines and a negligible amount of wireless lines. As the transition to VoIP continues, so will the growth of the SBC and VAS market segments."
Despite contracting on a sequential basis, the IMS core equipment market was up year-over-year. Market growth is forecast to accelerate in 2012 as IMS continues to gradually displace NGN voice equipment and as voice-over-LTE deployments begin to boost the market.
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