09 Sep 2011, Pages - 25

Technavio's analysts forecast the Global Softswitch market to grow at a CAGR of 13.5 percent over the period 2010-2014. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the minimized risk of vendor lock-in. The Global Softswitch market has also been witnessing an increasing use of PC-to-PC calls. However, the difficulties faced by Softswitch vendors, such as those related to the limitations of Softswitch compared with multimedia applications, could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
 
Key vendors dominating this market space include Huawei, Nokia Siemens Network, Ericsson, and Alcatel-Lucent.

Technavio's Global Softswitch Market 2010-2014 report has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report, which covers the Americas as well as the EMEA and APAC regions, only covers the market for Softswitch and does not include the market for traditional network switches, which is a hardware unit controlling call flows in full-fledged Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). This report also does not cover IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), which is an architectural framework to deliver Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia services.

Key questions answered in this report:
What will the market size be in 2014 and at what rate will it grow?
What key trends is this market subject to?
What is driving this market?
What are the challenges to market growth?
Who are the key vendors in this market space?
What are the opportunities and threats faced by each of these key vendors?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of these key vendors?

TechNavio's research portfolio in the Networking series includes reports on the SAN Market, WLAN Market, NAS Market, Ethernet Market, Routers Market, Network Equipment Market, FTTH Market, Optical Fiber Market, Storage Software Market, Data Center Network Equipment Market, IPAM Market.