Abstract
QoS Issues Present Both a Challenge and an Opportunity to Test Equipment
Vendors
While voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) seems to be the future of voice
services, many factors could retard its adoption worldwide. Foremost among them
is the quality of service (QoS). VoIP installation involves substantial
investment and any perceived QoS issues would discourage end users. However,
addressing this challenge effectively can boost VoIP adoption by both
enterprises and telecommunication service providers. This, in turn, would mean a
higher demand for test solutions that offer QoS assurance of VoIP networks.
This Frost & Sullivan research analyzes the global market for VoIP test
equipment. The study divides the market into research and development (R&D),
manufacturing, and installation, maintenance, and monitoring (I&M) test
equipment. It provides valuable analysis of market drivers and restraints, along
with forecasts for end-user segments such as service providers and carriers,
network equipment manufacturers, and private enterprises.
Increasing Deployment by Private Enterprises Spurs Demand for Network
Monitoring and Maintenance
"Private enterprises worldwide are looking at avenues to cut costs, and
VoIP offers a great solution for enterprises, particularly for global
corporations, to achieve significant cost benefits," says the analyst of
the research service. "With VoIP, enterprises do not have to pay the
termination charges and can cut down on short distance call rates."
As deployment increases, enterprises are likely to require better monitoring
and maintenance test solutions that offer uninterrupted, consistent voice
quality, justifying their investment in VoIP. These factors support the need for
corresponding test solutions and ensure higher revenues from the enterprise
segment.
Stronger R&D Efforts and Increasing Complexity of VoIP Networks to
Further Intensify Demand for Test Equipment
VoIP networks are complex in nature and deploying VoIP in existing networks
requires end users to spruce up their networks to accommodate voice along with
data. This process often throws up issues of interoperability and conflicting
protocols, highlighting the need for test equipment in the pre-deployment stage
for conformance and interoperability testing as well as for subsequent
management and monitoring of networks.
"Still in the evaluation phase with many end users, VoIP networks are
being simulated in labs to gauge the effect of traffic (bulk calls and stress
testing) and to test equipment for conformance and interoperability," notes
the analyst. "Such R&D activities are expected to intensify in the face
of increasing deployments, encouraging the sales of newer R&D and
pre-deployment manufacturing test equipment worldwide." | 
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