Source: www.voip-news.com

There is a new market sizing and forecasting service that looks at the migration to all-IP network infrastructures and the rise of packet-enabled products. It’s been created by Heavy Reading (www.heavyreading.com) and Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com).

“The IP Network Transformation Quarterly Market Tracker delivers concise and complete intelligence covering one of the telecom equipment industry’s most critical landscapes – the evolution of telecom networks from circuit-switched TDM to packet-switched IP,” notes Jim Hodges, Senior Analyst at Heavy Reading and creator of the new service. “It stands alone as a one-stop source that offers unrivaled breadth and analysis of the ongoing Class 5 network transformation in an easy-to-use package.”

Here’s the detes:

Each quarter, the IP Network Transformation Quarterly Market Tracker Service provides a fully updated, comprehensive view of the actual and anticipated rate of deployment of VoIP infrastructure in fixed networks in strategic markets around the world – all in one single, convenient package. The debut version includes coverage of North America, Western Europe, Central/Eastern Europe, and Asia/Pacific; the service will include coverage of Latin America in future releases.

The IP Network Transformation Quarterly Market Tracker offers a sweeping array of information and analysis, including:

– Timely updates charting the progress of IP network transformation in
wireline telecom networks by region and by national market.
– Regional and country-specific forecasts for packet- and
circuit-switched deployments through 2013, updated quarterly to
reflect new market realities.
– Detailed IP deployment statistics and forecasts for 59 individual
network operators through 2013, updated quarterly.
– Deep market intelligence and analysis covering key customer wins and
losses in the IP transformation sector by country and specific
operator, focusing on 16 leading IP transformation vendors, including
Alcatel-Lucent, BroadSoft, Cedar Point, Cisco Systems, Comverse,
Ericsson, Huawei, Italtel, MetaSwitch, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel
Networks, Sonus Networks, Thomson, UTStarcom, Veraz Networks, and ZTE.
– Ongoing tracking of the key technologies (IMS, softswitches,
application servers, etc.) that carriers are deploying as part of
their IP transformation initiatives.

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

Waiting for Microsoft VoIP solutions, two my favorite news publishers said that people better get ready for it and the SPs, service providers are getting ready for supporting OCS systems. Tech Republic said in it’s summary of a long article;
"Microsoft OCS 2007 provides enterprise-level VoIP and integrates with Exchange 2007 for full-fledged unified communications. However, as with other enterprise services, deployment can be a complex process. Many businesses will probably find it best to engage the services of a specialist to get it up and running."
CRN said that "Channel partners are gearing up for the flood of new business opportunities expected to flow their way as Microsoft jumps into the VoIP market with its long-awaited unified communications portfolio."
TMCnet did even better, it went out and interviewed one such service provider, Nuvio;
"With the release of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 right around the corner, TMCnet got curious how the new software will affect other IP communications vendors. One such company is Nuvio, provider of the nPBX phone system for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Jason Talley, co-founder and CEO at Nuvio, shared his perspective on the OCS launch and the broader unified communications market.", a must read to even a get an idea how these people view OCS.I hope these people become Windows Experts too. I have seen how windows servers got bloated since I beta tested Windows Server 4. I have seen people trying very hard to get exchange server and portal server working together. (Just ask Cisco why they moved Call Manager to Linux platform.)By experts I mean not those carry the badge MCSE and the like. (Just last month I saw a person who just barely knew windows becoming a MCSE, just after a week at a boot camp. Even the person who passed it felt let down.) People who knows how to handle those Window servers will be really needed. Because incompetent engineer trying to bring such complex system together only will drive most of the customers in the Asterisk or Digium way!

Tech Republic Is Microsoft VoIP ready for prime time?

CRN Partners Bulking Up Ahead Of Microsoft VoIP Launch