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Research carried out by TeleGeography, an industry analyst, has revealed that the number of US consumers using IP telephony solutions has risen from 6.5 million people in mid-2006 to 11.8 million by the second quarter of 2007.
Based on current trends, the research group estimates that by 2011 approximately 23.3 million people will be wired into VoIP phones.
However, the US market is still lagging behind its European counterpart despite the success of American cable providers in the increase of IP telephony uptake. In Europe uptake of VoIP solutions has accelerated rapidly since last year, due in large part to the liberalising of access to local copper loops managed by incumbent telecoms providers such as Deutsche Telekom and BT.
TeleGeography has projected that by 2011 VoIP penetration in Europe will be twice as great as in the US. Aggressive competition and pricing and active participation by incumbent operators in the VoIP market have also yielded positive results. It is predicted that in Europe VoIP could fundamentally change the structure of the fixed-line market.
In the US, VoIP service has emerged as a mainstream service that is causing traditional service providers some disquiet.
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