VoIP driving cable telephony subscriber growth: In-Stat

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Cheaper voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology is the key market enabler for cable telephony services and subscriber growth, according to market research firm In-Stat. The availability of VoIP, which is less expense to provision than traditional circuit-switched telephony, in North America was directly responsible for an almost two-fold increase in the number of North American subscribers in 2006, according to the In-Stat research paper, The Worldwide Market for Cable Telephony Services. In-Stat reported the number of cable telephony subscribers worldwide rose to over 22 million in 2006 from 15.8 million in 2005. The report also noted cable telephony...