TechNavio today launched its report Global Softswitch Market 2011-2015 based on an in-depth analysis covering the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions. The report aims to aid decision makers’ understanding of the significant trends impacting this market.
Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio’s Telecom team said: ”Even though the market was contracting during the last few years, the demand for mobile softswitches has been consistent. The main benefit of mobile softswitches is their improved scalability and flexibility. They can be easily deployed to handle the increasing voice traffic. They also support video telephony. This would be highly beneficial for enterprises. Service providers across all the geographies are expected to invest in mobile softswitches as they support VoLTE, which is expected to become extremely popular in the coming years.”
According to the report, the reduced risk of vendor lock-in is the main factor that encourages service providers to opt for softswitches. The switching structure of a private branch exchange (PBX) is maintained by softswitches. Softswitches can be downloaded and used on normal computer servers. Hence, the inbuilt computer processer manages some of the switching and the rest is managed by network switches. Unlike traditional network switches, softswitches are independent of hardware components. This reduces the risk of vendor lock-in. Softswitch APIs can function on any given hardware and they use computer servers to carry out the processes.
Further, the report discusses that the main challenge faced by the market is the high cost of VoIP phones.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors. For further information on this report, please visit https://www.technavio.com/content/global-softswitch-market-2011-2015
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TechNavio Announces the Publication of its Research Report – Global Softswitch Market 2011-2015
