Retail VoIP Subs Up 83%

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Retail VoIP Subs Up 83%

According to a just released study from Point Topic, the number of subscribers to retail VoIP services rose by 83% during 2005, from 10.3 million at the beginning of 2005 to over 18.7 million subscribers worldwide by the end of the year.
 
The study points out that Japan, France, and the USA continue to dominate the VoIP market in terms of subscriber numbers. But other European nations, notably Germany, the Netherlands and Norway are poised to post strong growth.
 
According to John Bosnell, Senior Analyst at Point Topic, "Although Japan has the highest number of VoIP subscribers at the moment current growth rates are slowing and there are other markets coming up," Bosnell adds. "The U.S. is very strong and France is the leader in Europe by some distance."
 
"The retail VoIP market in China has yet to develop however" continues Bosnell, "there are government restrictions and some observers think fixed line revenues are being dented which may affect the regulatory environment there.
 
For more information, visit Point Topic online.


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