[March 25, 2014]

Infonetics: Videoconferencing and Telepresence Equipment Market Up 5%

Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 4^th quarter (4Q13) and year-end Enterprise Telepresence and Video Conferencing Equipment report, which tracks dedicated and PBX (News - Alert)-based videoconferencing and telepresence infrastructure and endpoints.

ANALYST NOTE

"Demand for video capabilities is at an all-time high, but businesses' willingness to spend isn't, causing a shift from high-end telepresence suites and multipurpose room systems to lower-cost software and videophones for personal videoconferencing," says Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics Research. "This, along with lower selling prices due to competition, is hampering a more robust recovery in the videoconferencing market."

TELEPRESENCE AND VIDEOCONFERENCING MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• Following a flat 2012, the global enterprise telepresence and videoconferencing market returned to growth in 2013, up 5% year-over-year, to $3.2 billion
• Videophones are the fastest growing segment of the hardware endpoint market: Shipments doubled again in 2013, easily passing the 1-million-unit mark
• Sales of immersive telepresence systems have fallen sharply since 2011, but appear to have reached a bottom in 2013 and even grew slightly in the second half of the year (2H13)
• Asia Pacific and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) were the key growth regions in 2013, both up 8%, while North America was down 2%
• Infonetics (News - Alert) forecasts worldwide enterprise videoconferencing and telepresence revenue to grow at a 3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2013 to 2018

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Join Infonetics analyst Matthias Machowinski Mar. 27 for The Great 802.11ac Migration: Upgrade Now, or Wait?, an event discussing the pros and cons of upgrading now vs. waiting for second-gen products. Qualified attendees receive a free access point compliments of Aerohive (News - Alert) Networks. Sign up today:

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VIDEOCONFERENCE EQUIPMENT REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics' quarterly video conferencing report provides worldwide and regional market size, vendor market share, forecasts through 2018, analysis, and trends for dedicated and PBX-based video conferencing and telepresence infrastructure and endpoints (desktop, telepresence, videophones, multipurpose rooms, software). Vendors tracked: Avaya, Cisco, Huawei, LifeSize (Logitech), Microsoft, Polycom, Radvision, Tely Labs, ZTE (News - Alert), and others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED REPORT EXCERPTS

• Infonetics' March Enterprise Voice, Video, and UC research brief: http://bit.ly/1iZAs2q
• Videoconferencing, collaboration show strongest growth among unified communications apps
• Enterprise SBC market grew 42% in 2013
• Mergers and buyouts stir enterprise telephony market; UC revenue climbs 31% in 2013
• Cloud, higher-performance devices lift enterprise router market out of multiyear rut
• 802.11ac ramping fast as wireless LAN market sets another quarterly high

Download Infonetics' 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.

• Analyst Note: 2014 VoLTE, NFV, and WebRTC Dominate VoIP Conversation (Jan.)
• Analyst Note: Broadband Scale Drives Comcast's Bid for Time Warner Cable (Feb.)
• Analyst Note: NFV Dominated MWC Conversations (Mar.)
• VoIP & UC Services & Subscribers Market Share & Forecasts (Apr.)
• North America Business VoIP Service Scorecard (May)
• Enterprise UC & Voice Equipment Market Share & Forecasts - 1Q13 (May)

INFONETICS WEBINARS

Visit https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.

• The Great 802.11ac Migration: Upgrade Now, or Wait? (Mar. 27: Attend)
• WLAN Control Goes to the Cloud (May 15: Attend)
• Virtualizing Networks with SDN NVOs and Bare Metal Switches (View on-demand)
• Using Big Data Analytics to Amplify Security Intelligence (View on-demand)
• WebRTC: Compelling Service or Competitive Threat? (View on-demand)
• Making the Enterprise WAN Cloud-Ready (Sponsor)

TO BUY REPORTS, CONTACT:

N. America (West), Asia Pacific: Larry Howard, [email protected], +1 408-583-3335

N. America (East, Midwest), L. America: Scott Coyne, [email protected], +1 408-583-3395

EMEA, India, Singapore: George Stojsavljevic, [email protected], +44 755-488-1623

Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp

ABOUT INFONETICS

Infonetics Research (News - Alert) (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics' About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV.

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