“The growth of IP telephony is based on two main drivers” said Eric Owen, research manager for IDC’s European Telecommunications Services program. “In the first half of the forecast period, cost savings on national and international calls will be the principal accelerator. In the second half, value-added services such as conferencing and unified messaging will take over.”
IDC claim that the UK will lead other European countries in revenue from IP telephony, growing from $24 million in 2000 to an estimated $650 million in 2004 although Germany will show the greatest rate of growth, a rise of 188% from $6 million in 2000 to $407 million in 2004.
