Improved Interoperability to Sustain the Growth of the Videoconferencing Infrastructure Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan

Improved Interoperability to Sustain the Growth of the Videoconferencing Infrastructure Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Nov. 8, 2012 - Continuous need to support a wide variety of end points for an increasing number of users boosts market MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The global videoconferencing infrastructure market surged to a peak in 2010, when it experienced record growth. Additionally in 2011 videoconferencing infrastructure technology developments broke new barriers to gain more robust capabilities and flexible deployment options. The market is benefitting considerably from the convergence of multiple sustainable drivers such as cost savings from travel avoidance, higher productivity, favorable environmental impact, and a growing trend to favor richer forms of communications. New research from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.conferencing.frost.com), Analysis of the Global Videoconferencing Infrastructure Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $746.6 million in 2011, growing at a strong 26.8 percent over the previous year. The revenues are expected to reach $1.92 billion in 2017, at a compound annual growth rate of 17 percent. Multipoint control units (MCUs) continue to account for the highest revenue share; however, revenue share from non-MCU products increased in the total market in 2011.