Abstract
In this IDC study, we present a market forecast and analysis of China unified communications (UC) revenue. The study takes into account the enterprise IP telephony equipment revenue forecast (inclusive of pure IP PBX, hybrid IP PBX, and IP phone shipments) as well as UC applications revenue forecast (inclusive of unified messaging, instant messaging, voice and Web conferencing, videoconferencing, and IP contact center revenue. Additionally, an assessment of the current competitive landscape of the China UC market is included.
"In 2007, IDC estimates that the size of the China unified communications market is approximately US$396.5 million. This figure is forecast to more than double by 2011, at which time IDC expects China UC spending to reach US$968.7 million," says Milly Xiang, research manager, Telecom Research, IDC China.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- Introduction
- Current Situation
- UC Ecosystem
- Figure: Unified Communications Ecosystem
- NEPs
- Systems Integrators
- Software Players
- Video Hardware/Applications Providers
- Others
- UC Platform Options
- Competitive Landscape
- IP Telephony Market
- Figure: China Enterprise IP Telephony Equipment Competitive Landscape, 1H07
- UC Applications Market
- Figure: China Unified Communication Applications Competitive Landscape, 1H07
- Unified Communications Portfolios and SWOT Analyses of Major Vendors
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Avaya
- Cisco
- IBM
- Microsoft
- Nortel
- SWOT Analysis
- Table: China Major Unified Communications Vendors SWOT Analysis
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: China Unified Communication Revenue, 2007-2011
- Figure: China Unified Communication Revenue, 2007-2011
- Figure: China IP Telephony Revenue Share by Segment, 2007 and 2011
- Figure: China UC Application Revenue Share by Segment, 2007 and 2011
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the China Unified Communications, 2008-2012
- Market Context
- Essential Guidance
- Advice for Buyers
- Advice for Suppliers
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Definitions
- Unified Communications
- Taxonomy for Unified Communications Market Sizing
- IP Telephony
- Unified Messaging
- Instant Messaging
- Conferencing
- Contact Center
- Synopsis

