Dell'Oro sees IP PBX line decline in 2009

The Dell'Oro Group predicted that enterprise VoIP growth will slow and IP lines for the PBX market will decline for the first time ever in 2009, according to its Enterprise Telephony Quarterly Report. The report said Cisco, Avaya, and Nortel led in IP line shipments in the first quarter

"For 2009, we anticipate a degree of vendor volatility that will cause many customers to stay on the sidelines for a longer period of time than we would expect if downward pressure was coming only from the weakened economy," said Alan Weckel, director at Dell'Oro Group, in a statement. "Also, as customers look to alleviate budget constraints, IP line growth will slow in the short term, putting additional downward pressure on the market. In the current environment, some customers will hold on to existing analog and digital lines for a longer period of time."

Dell'Oro joins In-Stat and Infonetics in predicting downward trending results for enterprise VoIP in 2009. 

For more:
- see the Dell'Oro site for more information on the full report here [1] 

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