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Covad Gets In-Stat Kudos |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Friday, 05 January 2007 |
American hosted VoIP services provider, Covad is the largest
national provider in the business segment according to industry research outfit
In-Stat.
Little surprise however, it is the fourth year in a row
In-Stat has named the SMB service provider as market leader.
But the increased competition in the US market for
hosted services makes the achievement more difficult each year. The rewards for
dominating this market are getting increasingly significant, however.
In-Stat predicts the market for hosted VoIP services will
continue to grow, with domestic revenues exceeding US$2 billion by 2010. This
represents an 80 percent compound annual growth rate over 2005.
"Covad has remained
the hosted VoIP market leader by providing businesses with the right value
proposition," said David Lemelin, In-Stat senior analyst and the author of the
report.
"Covad has adapted well to the changing dynamics of the
business marketplace. The introduction of their Clear Edge Office product is
designed to meet the needs of smaller businesses where we expect to see
increasing adoption of hosted solutions. This gives Covad a complete portfolio
of hosted VoIP services, designed to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes."
In his report, Lemelin recognises Covad for its effective
use of existing broadband distribution channels to market its voice solutions.
He also identifies Covad's Voice Optimized Access, which enables voice traffic
to be prioritized over data traffic, as a competitive differentiator.
Lemelin concludes that VoIP is now in an accelerated
adoption stage as businesses are beginning to better understand the multiple IP
voice alternatives available to them and accordingly seek out business-class
solutions.
Covad offers these small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) an
alternative to more expensive or complex solutions that were designed for much
larger businesses, as well as a long-term solution for outsourcing
communications needs to a trusted partner.
www.covad.com
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