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IHS: Businesses' Move to the Cloud Dampening Sales of Unified Communications Solutions

June 2, 2015 1:51 PM EDT

CAMPBELL, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/02/15 -- As businesses continue to hold off new phone system purchases, global enterprise PBX revenue fell 6 percent in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15) from a year ago, according to the IHS Infonetics Enterprise Unified Communications and Voice Equipment report from IHS (NYSE: IHS).

"The enterprise PBX market remains challenging, with revenue down yet again in the first quarter of 2015. Pure IP PBX was the one segment to post year-over-year growth due to strength in Asia Pacific," said Diane Myers, research director for VoIP, UC and IMS at IHS.

"Things have started to slow on the unified communications (UC) front as well, which we attribute to movement to the cloud as businesses look for ease of management and flexibility," Myers said.

ENTERPRISE TELEPHONY MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Worldwide PBX revenue (TDM, hybrid and pure IP) totaled $1.6 billion in 1Q15.

PBX line shipments were up 3 percent in 1Q15 from 1Q14.

Pure IP PBX line shipments were a strong driver, up 17 percent year-over-year following a solid 4Q14.

Hybrid IP PBXs accounted for around 60 percent of all lines shipped in 1Q15.

Sales of unified communications (UC) applications dropped 5 percent in 1Q15 from the year-ago first quarter as enterprise spending remained conservative.

In 1Q15, the top enterprise telephony vendors are Cisco and Avaya, while Microsoft continues to dominate the UC platform market.

ANALYST CONFERENCE CALL
Clients: Log in to view analyst Diane Myers' PBX market recap and outlook, live June 8 at 11:00 AM ET or on-demand: www.infonetics.com/cgp/login.asp?id=975.

ENTERPRISE TELEPHONY REPORT SYNOPSIS
The quarterly IHS Infonetics Enterprise Unified Communications and Voice Equipment market research report tracks PBX phone systems (TDM, hybrid and pure IP), voice over IP (VoIP) gateways, UC applications and IP phones. The research service provides worldwide and regional market size, vendor market share, forecasts through 2019, analysis and trends. Vendors tracked include Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Audiocodes, Avaya, Cisco, Ericsson-LG Enterprise, Microsoft, Mitel, NEC, Polycom, Samsung, ShoreTel, Toshiba, Unify, Yealink, others. To purchase the report, please visit: www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED RESEARCH

In VoIP Services Market, Business Segment Offsets Residential Slowdown:
https://www.infonetics.com/pr/2015/VoIP-UC-Services-Subs-Market-Highlights.asp

Businesses Detail Plans to Move UC to the Cloud, Name Top Vendors:
https://www.infonetics.com/pr/2015/UC-Strategies-Survey-Highlights.asp

Top Spot in Cloud Unified Communications Scorecard Goes to 8x8:
https://www.infonetics.com/pr/2015/Cloud-UC-Vendor-Scorecard-Highlights.asp

Videoconferencing Equipment Market Hits $1 Billion in the Fourth Quarter:
https://www.infonetics.com/pr/2015/4Q14-Enterprise-Telepresence-and-Video-Conferencing-Market-Highlights.asp

Enterprise PBX Market Continues Slide Despite Improving Economic Conditions:
https://www.infonetics.com/pr/2015/4Q14-Enterprise-UC-and-Voice-Equipment-Market-Highlights.asp

UPCOMING RESEARCH
Download the IHS Infonetics 2015 service brochure or log in: www.infonetics.com/login.
- Enterprise Session Border Controllers Forecast (June)
- Enterprise Telepresence and Video Conferencing Equipment Forecast (June)
- Cloud-based Video Conferencing Services Forecast (Aug.)
- SIP Trunking Service Provider North America Scorecard (Aug.)

IHS INFONETICS WEBINARS (https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events)
- Adopting Software-Defined WAN for Agility & Cost Savings (June 16: Register)
- OT Security & Critical Infrastructure Protection: Fundamentals (June 17: Register)
- SIP Security: Mitigating Threats to Central Offices & Mobile Workers (Watch now)
- WebRTC as a Complement to UC Deployments (Sponsor)
- Evaluating Cloud Unified Communications: What to Consider (Sponsor)

TO PURCHASE RESEARCH, PLEASE CONTACT:
- North America (West): Larry Howard [email protected] +1 408-583-3335
- North America:Scott Coyne [email protected] +1 408-583-3395
- Greater China: Jeffrey Song [email protected] +86 21-3919-8505
- JapanTakashi Kimura, TAK [email protected] +81 3-6408-5566

About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS (NYSE: IHS) is the leading source of insight, analytics and expertise in critical areas that shape today's business landscape. Businesses and governments in more than 150 countries around the globe rely on the comprehensive content, expert independent analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to make high-impact decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence. IHS has been in business since 1959 and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, USA, IHS is committed to sustainable, profitable growth and employs about 8,800 people in 32 countries around the world.

IHS is a registered trademark of IHS Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. © 2015 IHS Inc. All rights reserved.

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   News Media Contact:Diane MyersResearch Director, VoIP, UC and IMSIHS+1 408-583-3391Email contactTwitter: @dianemyers

Source: Infonetics Research



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