VOICE OVER IP
GLOBAL VoIP GROWTH
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Subscribers       24,043,303       47,346,874       81,618,331       111,209,271       133,633,938
Growth % 67 97 72 36 20
Net New Subscribers 9,682,349 23,303,571 34,271,457 29,590,940 22,424,668

Source: Infonetics Research, February 2006

VoIP's Triple-Digit Growth


Internet-based calling is set to soar in 2006. As carriers aim to reduce the cost of sending phone calls and subscribers aim for lower phone bills, the number of people subscribing to Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, services will almost double this year, to 47.3 million, according to consultancy Infonetics.

The number of residential and small business users in North America is expected to surge ninefold to 39 million by 2009. Europe's total will jump almost eightfold to 42.5 million, while the tally in Asia will leap to 49.9 million.


Posted: 4/19/06

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