By 2008, over 10% of all US broadband subscribers will be receiving voice calls over high-speed internet connections, driven by lower costs and technological advances in this market, says a new report from In-Stat/MDR.
As broadband companies continue to add thousands of new lines each month, the US broadband IP telephony market looks set to have strong growth over the next few years, growing from only 114,000 subscriptions at the end of 2003.
The Hear This: Broadband IP Telephony report also said that the US market consists mainly of consumer subscribers, with business service offerings being minimal and useful only for small offices that need just a few voice-lines.
High-speed internet use grew 42% last year in the US as 8.3 million homes and businesses signed up for broadband services, says the Federal Communications Commission, taking the total number of subscriptions to 28.2 million (see US Broadband Internet Use Rockets in 2003).
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