Global Tabletop Audio Conferencing Endpoints Market

Dallas, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/10/2012 -- With increased penetration of Unified Communications and use of audio services such as Skype, the market for universal service bus (USB) audio conferencing endpoints is showing high growth. Because of the importance of the USB market, Frost & Sullivan has segmented this study into USB appliances for connection to a computer with softphone capabilities and non-USB, IP/TDM appliances that function directly with a voice network.

Market Definitions

A tabletop audio conferencing unit is defined as an integrated, portable product which, when connected to a suitable communications network, enables one or more people at a location to engage in a high-quality telephone conversation with other parties at a far-end location. Each unit includes a speaker, microphone, and an optional keypad and/or software interface for user control. Also incorporated are technologies to ensure audio quality, such as audio noise reduction, echo cancellation, and anti-clipping. Each unit can be connected to a communications network in a number of ways:

- RJ45 cable connectionto a digital IP desktop phone
- RJ45 cable connectionto in-wall phone outlet
- LANconnection via Ethernet cable
- LANconnection via wi-fi
- computer connectionvia USB cable
- x.x mm audio cable connection to a cellular device

Market Segmentation

This research service covers the tabletop conferencing audio endpoints market. This market is divided into USB and non-USB market segments. Units sold in the USB market segment have the ability to connect to a computer or other appliance via USB while the non-USB units do not. Units included in the USB segment are not required to utilize USB connections exclusively; while they must be USB-enabled, they may have additional IP, TDM, or mobile connection options.

Key Market Trends

Continuing from recent years in this market, the highest growth rates will be in developing areas of the world and those with high economic growth with developing economies. BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) have those characteristics and should lead the growth in audio conferencing service usage and, correspondingly, tabletop device implementation greenfield deployments that are rare in many other countries because hiring and overall growth has diminished.

Beyond macroeconomic drivers, the increased usage of personal conferencing products that can connect via USB, IP, circuit-switched, or even mobile have a higher growth rate than the traditional ?group? tabletop product lines.

While integration of audio conferencing into unified communications is driving the adoption of new types of tabletop units, there are two distinct usage cases for this: IP units with optimization for UC platforms such as Microsoft Lync, and USB units that maximize UC softphone capabilities. The advantage of IP is that it is always on and is not dependent on data networks outside the audio infrastructure, such as an IP PBX, while USB has a generally lower price point and is more fully integrated with the virtual desktop.

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