Report: SIP Trunking catching on

A new report, SIP Trunking Deployment Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey, by Infonetics shows that purchase decision-makers at medium and large companies are either already spending money on SIP Trunking or they are planning to head in that direction. Many companies have deployed VoIP within their organizations, but they are still using legacy TDM to connect to the PSTN. The report finds that as technology upgrades start up again, SIP trunking will come to replace the legacy TDM technology. Due to the economy many tech upgrades are on hold for the time being.

Polling these medium and large companies, the survey asked about their use of PBX manufacturers, trunking services, providers, and expenditures. They found that 39 percent of respondents have already deployed SIP trunking and the majority are deploying it across their companies--not just in small trials. By 2010 it will be the second most commonly deployed trunking type.

The typical respondent to the survey spends between $100 thousand and $500 thousand per year on trunking services.

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