VoIP over Wi-Fi hunger to result in $15 billion appetite in 2012

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Demand for enterprise VoIP over Wi-Fi equipment will generate $2 billion in 2007 and will continue to grow over the next five years, helping to create a market worth $15 billion by 2012, according to Juniper Research.

The VoIP WLAN switch/mobility controller market will see the biggest growth, reaching just under $8 billion by 2012, with Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) generating $2.7 billion revenue during that time.

Meanwhile, the VoIP access point market will grow from $930 million this year to more than $5 billion in 2012, with revenues in EMEA topping $1.7 billion during that time.

Cisco is the most likely golden child during this time, with Juniper hailing it the undisputed leader in both the enterprise VoIP access point and VoIP WLAN switch/mobility controller markets.

"Cisco has a worldwide market presence and huge resources that makes it difficult for any other vendor to take market share. Other vendors such as Aruba Networks, Trapeze Networks, Proxim Wireless and Meru Networks are poised to face stiff competition, not being able to maintain a lead for more than two or three consecutive years. However, these companies are growing at a good pace and are almost on a par with each other in terms of the success in this sector," said Basharat Hamid Ashai, author of Juniper's report entitled Converged Wireless VoIP Handsets and Equipment, 2007-2012.

Single mode VoIP Wi-Fi handset shipments will rocket from $155 million worth this year to $1.5 billion five years from now.

The dominant player handset-wise is likely to be Polycom-owned Spectralink, largely down to its alliances with Alcatel, Avaya, Inter-Tel, NEC and Nortel, according to Juniper.

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