Nortel Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS) today announced that the company had the largest revenues in the Carrier VoIP market for the fourth quarter of 2009, according to new data from both Infonetics Research and Dell’Oro Group. Nortel CVAS also grew share in every sector of the VoIP market in 2009, according to Infonetics.
“Our recent research concluded that the Carrier VoIP equipment market was up 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 and is expected to grow modestly over the next three years,” said Diane Myers, directing analyst, service provider VoIP and IMS, for Infonetics Research. “Nortel CVAS has been a consistent leader in the Carrier VoIP market due to the company’s foundation of voice expertise and commitment to next-generation VoIP solutions.”
Infonetics says Nortel CVAS grew share in every sector of the VoIP market in 2009. The researcher also found that Nortel grew its global softswitch share by 4 points to 28 points and over 8 points share in the North American softswitch market, reaching 70 percent revenue share, during the fourth quarter of 2009. In addition, Nortel CVAS’ media gateway revenue share increased by 1.2 points compared to 2008. Infonetics also reported that Nortel CVAS grew 3 points in its global Voice Application Server revenue share to 13.7.
Dell’Oro Group ranked Nortel CVAS as the No. 1 supplier in the global Carrier VoIP and softswitch markets for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for the entire year. This marks Nortel CVAS’ eighth consecutive year holding the leadership position.
“Growing market share in every segment of the VoIP space and being named as the No. 1 provider in the global Carrier VoIP and Softswitch markets for the past eight years is a powerful customer validation for Nortel CVAS,” said Samih Elhage, president, CVAS, Nortel. “Over the past year, we generated significant momentum in VoIP solution sales and technology innovation which led to securing business with more than 40 new Carrier VoIP customers, over 10 of which are Tier 1 operators. These accomplishments, which were validated by the many product and solution awards that we achieved for our work in 2009, occurred during one of the most tumultuous times in the industry and the company’s history, and are a testament to the dedication and expertise of our employees, as well as our strong and loyal customer base of leading carriers across the globe.”
Marking another milestone was Nortel CVAS’ Adaptive Application Engine, which has reached more than 11 million lines shipped. The key drivers behind this success, the company says, are service providers’ growing demand for Fixed-Mobile Convergence, Adaptive Unified Communications and Web IP applications.
Nortel CVAS also announced today that it is a recipient of TMC's Unified Communications Magazine 2009 Product of the Year Awards.
Just last month, courts in the U.S. and Canada approved Nortel’s sale of its carrier VoIP assets to GENBAND.
