VOIP to exceed traditional telephony in 2006

[Johannesburg, 31 March 2006] - The number of voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) systems sold worldwide in 2006 is set to overtake the number of traditional telephony systems, says Paul Butcher, CEO of Mitel Networks.

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SA VOIP market lags

However, analysts say 2006 is not the crossover year for VOIP sales in SA. MarketWorks business and strategy advisor Craig Terblanche says it will take at least three years before sales of VOIP telephony systems exceed traditional telephony sales in SA.

“Our local telephony environment is way behind Europe due to lack of competition, customers sweating the assets and the regulatory environment only beginning to transform recently,” he says.

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