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Researchers have published sales figures for voice over internet protocol (VoIP) hardware, which has shown a jump of almost 15 per cent.

Statisticians Infonetics Research revealed that the total value of all sales of VoIP equipment leapt by 14.5 per cent in the last three months of 2010 when compared to the previous three quarters. The value of the market, which includes voice application servers, session border controllers and trunk media gateways, now stands at £365 million ($592 million).

German IP telephony hardware manufacturer Gigaset has lifted the lid on its new desk-bound voice over internet protocol (VoIP) phones, which are aimed at the expanding small to medium business market.

The firm states that the two brand new desk phones and three PBX phones of the Gigaset Pro line make use of what VoIP has to offer, including reliability, interoperability and the option to scale a communications network as a business expands and employs more people.

According to an IP telephony industry commentator, streamlined IT support requirements and reduced operating costs are just two of the reasons why more businesses should be making the switch to voice over internet telephony (VoIP) business phone systems.

One of the top suppliers of IP telephony hardware, snom, is to showcase their flagship products at the forthcoming Unified Communications Expo.

The trade show will take place at the Microsoft Partner Village between 7th and 9th March. Attendees will have the chance to find out how internet based business phone systems can benefit their businesses and how snom’s products are able to capitalise on the functions that Microsoft’s Office Communication solution offers.

The latest figures about the worldwide uptake of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones shows that they are set to reach record levels by the year 2015.
The research, by marketing firm InStat, shows that more than 40 million IP phones will be in use worldwide within the next four years.

Experts in SIP trunking and IP telephony will be among the most in demand professionals this year, according to an industry expert.

Website SMEweb reports that Information Technology experts will be much sought after by small and medium sized businesses this year, as the number of students taking degrees related in some way to IT has decreased by half in the last decade.

VoIP service Skype is reported to have delayed its flotation on the stock exchange.

Reportedly the company has explained the setback, saying it is due to a need to increase its revenues.

A company spokesman said:

“We may incur net losses again and cannot assure you that we will be profitable in the future or that, if we are, we will be able to maintain profitability.”

An expert on broadband has spoken about the efforts being made to promote the advantages of having a fast internet connection.

Edd Dawson, who edits website broadband.co.uk for domestic users, thinks that more needs to be done, as the benefits of super-fast internet connectivity remain largely unknown to many people.

VoIP equipment manufacturer snom has launched its latest voice over internet protocol (VoIP) phone at the ITEXPO East 2011.

The trade show, which was held in Florida, witnessed the unveiling of the snom m9 DECT. The company, which specialises in business phone systems for small to medium sized enterprises, claims that the m9 is a fully featured mobile handset, which is designed to provide seamless, integrated VoIP functionality.

Mobile VoIP is proving to be a hot topic at this year’s ITEXPO East, currently underway in Miami, Florida.

The latest conference, ‘Taking VoIP Mobile’, included Scott Wooster, Marketing Manager at Dialogic, Trent Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Hookflash, Erik Lagerway, Commercial Communications General Manager and Vice President at Ziplocal and tech website TMC’s reporter Tom Keating among the moderators.