3G and VoIP Adoption Encourages Higher Deployment of Service Provider UC Solutions

A New Study by The Radicati Group Shows That Mobility and Emerging IP Technologies Are Driving Sales of UC Services


PALO ALTO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 13, 2006 --The latest study by The Radicati Group, "Service Provider Unified Communications Market, 2006-2010," provides market size, four-year forecasts, technology trends, and competitive information for the Service Provider Unified Communications market.

The study looks at the market as comprising of 3 segments: Hosted UC Service Providers, which are pure-play ASP hosted solutions, Telecom UC Service Providers, which bundle UC functionality with a broad range of other services, and UC Suppliers to Service Providers, which sell UC applications and platforms to Service Providers.

The growth of the UC market continues to be driven by the increasing adoption of complementary technologies, such as 3G and VoIP, which enable the delivery of more interactive, real-time communication services, adding value and usability to UC solutions.

Over the next four years, UC Service Providers in the Hosted and Telco segments are expected to collect about $2.6 billion in worldwide revenues in 2006, growing to almost $19.7 billion in 2010. The UC Suppliers to Service Providers segment is expected to grow from $599 million in 2006, to almost $1.5 billion in 2010.

To order a copy of the study, or for additional information about our market research programs, please visit our web site at http://www.radicati.com, or call Ruchi Batra at (650) 322-8059.

About The Radicati Group, Inc.

The Radicati Group covers all aspects of e-mail security, e-mail archiving, regulatory compliance, wireless technologies, web services, identity management, instant messaging, unified communications, VoIP, and more. The company provides quantitative and qualitative information, including detailed market size, installed base and forecast information on a worldwide basis, as well as detailed country breakouts.

The Radicati Group works with corporate organizations to assist them in selecting the right products and technologies to support their business needs, as well as with vendors to define the best strategic direction for their products. We also work with investment firms on a worldwide basis to help them identify and assess investment opportunities.

The Radicati Group, Inc. is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, with a European office in London, UK and an Australian office in Melbourne.

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