InfoCom says Japanese VoIP channels to reach just over 38m by 2013

According to InfoCom’s latest research, Japan is one of the forerunners in the provision of VoIP services.

According to InfoCom’s latest research, Japan is one of the forerunners in the provision of VoIP services. “The development of broadband and VoIP services has been positively influenced by the ICT strategies ‘e-Japan’ and ‘u Japan’ implemented by the Japanese government”, an InfoCom’s analyst located in Manila said. “A very successful combination of government initiatives and minimal regulatory intervention together with competition helped the diffusion of VoIP services in the Japanese market.”

“With the current ICT strategy of transitioning traditional voice services to an all IP network, it is expected that in the next five years VoIP channels in Japan will continue to grow at a yearly rate of 14% (CAAGR)”, the InfoCom analyst stated. By 2013 VoIP channels are expected to reach just over 38m. The share of business VoIP channels is due to increase. As a matter of facts, often a single broadband connection (typically fibre optic) with a very high bandwidth is used to realise several VoIP channels, e.g. for the total number of employees, within a business site. As a consequence the number of VoIP channels will surpass that of broadband connections by 2013. As a ratio over households, 38.2m VoIP channels in 2013 will result in a 78% penetration. Both figures (ratio over broadband connections and ratio over households) clearly show VoIP channels becoming the standard for telephony by 2013.

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