New research by In-Stat has identified a
growing demand for the use of multi-service business gateway (MSBG)
devices to businesses that operate small, medium and branch
offices.
The analyst says that MSBGs will be the means by which nearly
all future technology is adopted in the
SMB and branch office market segment. It defines the products
as equipment designed to integrate multiple communication voice,
data, and video functions into a single device that has been
specifically made for use in SMB and branch office
applications.
The credit crunch is providing a surprising fillip to MSBGs’
prospects says Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst. “Due to high business
failure rates, the majority of MSBG sales to SMBs will be for newly
opened offices. In contrast, enterprise branch office MSBG
installations will increasingly be equipment replacement
sales."
By 2012, In-Stat predicts that the worldwide MSBG market will
generate over US $2.7 billion annually, with US MSBG market growing
to nearly US $1.7 billion and global MSBG shipments expanding at a
33% over the same time period.