Infonetics Research: Enterprise Videoconferencing Bogged Down in Q2 by Europe, Public Sector

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 2nd quarter (2Q12) Enterprise Telepresence and Video Conferencing Equipment report, which analyzes markets and vendors by region for dedicated and PBX-based video conferencing and telepresence infrastructure and endpoints (desktop, immersive telepresence, videophones, multi-purpose rooms, and software).

“Economic woes in Europe, declines in public sector spending, and a shift toward lower-priced video conferencing products drove sales of video conferencing and telepresence equipment lower from the year-ago quarter”

ANALYST NOTE

“Economic woes in Europe, declines in public sector spending, and a shift toward lower-priced video conferencing products drove sales of video conferencing and telepresence equipment lower from the year-ago quarter,” notes Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics Research.

Machowinski adds: “We view the current revenue slowdown as temporary rather than a fundamental decline in demand, as overall shipments of hardware endpoints are still up by double digits year-over-year, signaling on-going strong demand for videoconferencing capabilities.”

VIDEO CONFERENCING MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• For the 2nd consecutive quarter, the global enterprise video conferencing and telepresence market was down; revenue fell 6% to $644 million in 2Q12
• PBX-based systems were the only segment to grow in 2Q12, continuing on a double-digit growth trajectory driven by videophones
• Unit shipments of telepresence and desktop systems are down by more than 45% year-over-year
• While demand for enterprise videoconferencing and telepresence equipment remains strong, the growth rate is slowing
• Infonetics forecasts the overall enterprise videoconferencing and telepresence equipment market to grow to $4.7 billion worldwide by 2016
• Market leader Cisco’s 2Q12 telepresence and video conferencing revenue declined 17% sequentially and market share fell 5 points

REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics’ quarterly Enterprise Telepresence and Video Conferencing Equipment report provides worldwide and regional market size, vendor market share, analysis, and forecasts for dedicated enterprise video equipment, including infrastructure (MCUs, other) and endpoints (desktop, immersive telepresence, multi-purpose room, and software-based endpoints), and PBX-based videophones and software-based video conferencing clients. Vendors tracked include Avaya (Radvision), Cisco, Huawei, Logitech (LifeSize), Polycom, and others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics sales: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

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UPCOMING RESEARCH

Download Infonetics ENTERPRISE VOICE, VIDEO, and UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS report highlights, tables of contents and prospectuses at http://www.infonetics.com/login, or the Research Calendar at http://bit.ly/zwjcRs.

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