Research and Markets : Global Forecast from 2004 to 2009 On OSS Investments and Forecast Data On Broadband and Residential VoIP Subscriber Growth

Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15068) has announced the addition of VoIP and its impact on OSS to their offering.

Dublin (PRWEB) April 6, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15068) has announced the addition of VoIP and its impact on OSS to their offering.

Residential VoIP will emerge as one of the most disruptive services in the telecom industry during this decade. We forecast that the number of VoIP subscribers worldwide will grow from 2.8 million in 2004 to 97 million in 2009. The US market is best positioned for growth in VoIP services due to the large available market, high availability of broadband access technology, and consumers willingness to accept the risk of unproven technology to cut telephony cost.

This 21 page report provides a global forecast from 2004 to 2009 on OSS investments and related forecast data on broadband and residential VoIP subscriber growth. Commercial OSS spending in the residential VoIP market is forecasted from 2004 - 2009. Data on the top 10 broadband countries is quantified. Analysis of the leading incumbent and cable operators in the United States is assessed. Detailed forecast of U.S. broadband and VoIP subscriber growth is projected out to 2009.

Features:
- Market drivers and inhibitors. How new services, products and customer segments drive VoIP spending and which OSS areas will experience the greatest growth.
- Assessments of leading vendors market positions, with mini-profiles and product listings.
- Analysis of changing market dynamics. How competitive, incumbent, and cable operators are approaching this fast growing service market.
- Regulatory and tax uncertainties
- Recommendations for vendors and service providers.
- Comprehensive table of VoIP OSS suppliers and our ratings of each.

Key questions answered
What is the size of the VoIP OSS software market and how fast is it growing?
Which countries are best positioned to exploit the service?
Who are the leading vendors?
What are the important trends and changes impacting this sector?

Content Layout Includes:
Executive summary
Market forecast
Business environment
Technical challenges
VoIP OSS growth
Regulatory and tax uncertainties
Recommendations

Illustrative Charts and Figures Featured:
Figure 1: Broadband and VoIP subscribers
Figure 2: Commercial OSS spending for VoIP
Figure 3: Top 10 broadband countries by subscribers
Figure 4: US broadband subs, VoIP penetration
Figure 5: US VoIP subscribers and revenue
Figure 6: TW annual revenue for bundled service
Figure 7: MOS voice ratings for PSTN, VoIP, GSM
Figure 8: Cable broadband and VoIP network domains
Figure 9: Self-care portal

Table 1: VoIP SWOT by types of NA CSP
Table 2: DOCSIS evolution and supported services
Table 3: US federal and state regulatory rulings
Table 4: VoIP OSS vendors
Table 5: Leading VoIP NEMs

Who should read this report?
Executives from communications service providers and software vendors who need to understand the dynamics of this fast-changing market. This report enables service provider executives to draft a short list of OSS suppliers to evaluate. Software vendors will gain an understanding of market drivers and OSS suppliers that have leading positions in this market by geographic region and application segments.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15068

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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