SIP trunking set for growth (29/07/2010)

Businesses are set to increasingly turn to SIP trunking for their unified communications solutions, according to a new study.

According to the latest report published by Heavy Reading IP Services Insider, there will be 24.3 million SIP trunking installations by 2013, compared to 8.5 million in 2009.

Much of this growth is expected to come from the small and medium-sized business market, giving them flexibility and extensibility.

Denise Culver, research analyst with Heavy Reading IP Services Insider and author of the report, said: "SIP trunking is a way for enterprises that once were considered too small to afford leased-line services to gain competitive edge against larger competitors, but at a much lower price point.

"Doubts about service quality remain, but it's clear that more small businesses are becoming convinced that IP-based networks will meet their needs, which will lead to significant growth in SIP trunking deployments over the next three years."

SIP trunking and other unified communications solutions, such as IP PBX, can also help to provide better customer service and increase responsiveness in organisations.

Outsourcery is the UK's leading provider of mobile-centric Unified Communications (UC) and hosted IT solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises.

The company is running a series of events to demonstrate how businesses can use Microsoft's revolutionary communications solutions to reduce costs, boost productivity and manage their customers more effectively.

To find out more about Outsourcery's upcoming events, visit www.outsourcery.co.uk/events/

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