Infonetics: Carrier VoIP and IMS Market Gains 30% in 2013; Huawei, ALU, Ericsson, NSN Ride the VoLTE Wave

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Market research firm Infonetics Research released vendor market share and forecasts from its 4^th quarter (4Q13) and full year 2013 Service Provider VoIP and IMS Equipment and Subscribers report. (Full analysis by March 5.)

ANALYST NOTE

“The market for carrier VoIP and IMS shined in 2013 as mobile operators ramped for voice over LTE (VoLTE), and Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and NSN rode the wave, each putting up impressive 20%+ year-over-year growth,” reports Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP, UC, and IMS at Infonetics Research. “Though there’s still room for pure-play vendors and product specialists, the large equipment manufacturers benefit from long-standing relationships with mobile operators and broad product portfolios that extend well beyond carrier VoIP and IMS.”

4Q13 CARRIER VOIP AND IMS MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• For the full year 2013, worldwide service provider VoIP and IMS equipment revenue totaled $3.7 billion, up 30% from 2012
• Spending was particularly strong in the U.S., China, and Japan, where the mobile markets are large and operators are competitive, though all major regions posted strong growth from a year ago
• Mobile wasn’t the entire story: Fixed-line transformation projects are not dead, and there was a fair share of spending on class 5 replacement and voice over broadband (VoBB) and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking expansion
• Infonetics expects the forward spending that happened in 2013 across multiple areas in the carrier VoIP and IMS market to taper off as operators launch services and draw down significant inventory, creating lumpiness

CLIENT CONFERENCE CALL

Clients, join Diane Myers March 11 at noon ET for a live carrier VoIP and IMS market recap and outlook, or view on demand. Log in to access: http://www.infonetics.com/cgp/login.asp?id=821.

VOIP AND IMS REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics’ quarterly carrier VoIP and IMS report provides worldwide and regional market share, market size, forecasts through 2018, analysis, and trends for trunk media gateways, SBCs, media servers, softswitches, voice application servers, HSS, CSCF, BGCF, MGCF, IM/presence application servers, and subscribers. Vendors tracked: Alcatel-Lucent, BroadSoft, Ericsson, Genband, Huawei, Metaswitch, NEC, NSN, Oracle/Acme Packet, Sonus, ZTE, and others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED REPORT EXCERPTS

• Latest Infonetics Service Provider VoIP and IMS research brief: [add bit.ly]
• Exploding mobile device traffic, acquisitions heat up Diameter signaling controller market
• Voice over LTE sees largest jump in usage among operators deploying SBCs
• 2013 shaping up to be banner year for IMS; carrier VoIP/IMS gear up 52% from a year ago
• Carrier VoIP/IMS market surges 30% in 2Q13, boosted by VoLTE spending in North America
• Telenor nabs top spot in Infonetics' EMEA business VoIP scorecard for 2nd straight year

RECENT & UPCOMING RESEARCH

Download Infonetics’ 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.

• Research Note: Infonetics Research's Top 2014 Trends (Jan. 7)
• Research Note: 2014 VoLTE, NFV, and WebRTC Dominate VoIP Conversation (Jan. 9)
• Research Note: Broadband Scale Drives Comcast's Bid for Time Warner Cable (Feb. 13)
• Service Provider VoIP & IMS Equipment & Subscribers Market Share & Forecasts (Mar. 5)
• VoLTE & OTT Mobile VoIP Services & Subscribers Market Size & Forecasts (June 26)
• IMS Service Strategies and Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey (July 1)

INFONETICS WEBINARS

Visit https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.

• Adding Value to the Network with Integrated Policy and Charging (Feb. 18: Attend)
• 100G in the Metro: When and Where It Will Be Economical (Feb. 19: Attend)
• Security at the Speed of VoLTE (April 10: Learn more)
• Deploying IMS in the Cloud with NFV for Unlimited Scalability (April 16: Learn more)
• WebRTC: Compelling Service or Competitive Threat? (View on-demand)
• Diameter Signaling Control for LTE Networks (July 15: Sponsor)

TO BUY REPORTS, CONTACT:

N. America (West), Asia Pacific: Larry Howard, [e-mail], [phone]

N. America (East, Midwest), L. America: Scott Coyne, [e-mail], [phone]

EMEA, India, Singapore: George Stojsavljevic, [e-mail], [phone]

Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp

ABOUT INFONETICS

Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics’ About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV.