Market research firm Infonetics Research released vendor market share standings and forecasts from its 3rd quarter 2012 (3Q12) Enterprise Unified Communications, VoIP, and TDM Equipment report. (Detailed market analysis will be published December 3.)

ANALYST NOTE

“This has been a tough year for the enterprise telephony market,” says Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP, UC, and IMS at Infonetics Research. “Quarterly year-over-year declines continue as businesses push out spending where existing telephony solutions still get the job done.”

Myers continues: “That said, UC applications have been a real sweet spot. The demand for tools that aid employee productivity and flexibility is fueling growth in this segment, and Microsoft’s Lync has been the primary beneficiary, enjoying over 40% sequential growth in the third quarter.”

ENTERPRISE TELEPHONY MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• In 3Q12 the global enterprise PBX market (TDM, hybrid, and pure IP PBXs) is up 2.8% from the previous quarter but down 5.6% from the year-ago 3rd quarter, due to continued softness in EMEA
• Revenue is declining at a faster rate than shipments: for the first time, the average revenue per PBX line slipped below $200
• Cisco is the PBX/KTS revenue market share leader for a 5th consecutive quarter

REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics’ quarterly enterprise UC, VoIP, and TDM report provides worldwide and regional market size, vendor market share, analysis, forecasts, and trends for the enterprise telephony market, including TDM PBX and KTS systems, hybrid and pure IP PBXs, IP PBX by system size, VoIP gateways, unified communications (communicator, unified messaging), and IP deskphones and softphones. Companies tracked include Aastra, AudioCodes, Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Cisco, HP (3Com), LG Ericsson, Microsoft, Mitel, NEC, Polycom, Samsung, ShoreTel, Siemens Enterprise, Toshiba, and others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED RESEARCH

• Infonetics’ latest Enterprise Voice, Video, and UC research brief: http://bit.ly/WSaDVL
• New Infonetics survey shows operators favor multi-vendor SBC strategy
• Cisco captures lead in enterprise SBC market
• $377 billion to be spent on VoIP and UC services over next 5 years
• Unified communications survey highlights enterprises’ shift towards mobility
• Enterprise videoconferencing bogged down by Europe, public sector
• Enterprise phone sales up in North America and Latin America in 2Q12
• Telenor, Vodafone, TDC edge ahead of BT as EMEA’s top hosted business VoIP providers

RECENT AND UPCOMING RESEARCH

Download Infonetics' research brochure, publication calendar, report highlights, tables of contents, prospectuses and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.

• Infonetics’ 2013 Market Research Lineup
• Enterprise Networking and Communication Vendor Leadership Scorecard (Nov. 5)
• Infonetics CRS Report: Huawei 2011 Revenue Reconciliation (Nov. 19)
• Q3 Wireless LAN Equipment and WiFi Phones (Dec. 3)
• LIVE WEBINAR: Extending Integrated Services to SMBs and Branch Offices (Dec. 5)
• Q3 Enterprise Telepresence and Video Conferencing Equipment (Dec. 14)
• Q3 Total Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet Switches Pivot (incl. China and Japan) (Dec. 14)
• Fundamental Telecom/Datacom Market Drivers (Dec. 14)

TO BUY REPORTS AND SURVEYS, CONTACT SALES:

N. America (West), Asia, Latin America: Larry Howard, larry@infonetics.com, +1 408-583-3335

N. America (East), Texas, Midwest: Scott Coyne, scott@infonetics.com, +1 408-583-3395

Europe, Middle East, Africa: George Stojsavljevic, george@infonetics.com, +44 755-488-1623

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.

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