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Video IP uptake lagging behind VoIP adoption, study finds
Less than a third of UK big businesses use IP video technology, a new study has found.
Research carried out by Data Integration in partnership with Extreme Networks found that, of the 3,000 professionals questioned, just 32.1 per cent reported to running IP video over their networks.
According to Paul Phillips, Extreme Networks' regional director for the UK and Ireland, such a low uptake is largely down to a "significant lack of understanding when it comes to the benefits of video in the enterprise"
"This could be down to the false start caused by early, and expensive, video solutions or the lack of understanding of its future benefits"; he added.
More reassuringly, however, the study also found that market penetration of voice over IP (VoIP) telephony systems currently stands at almost 60 per cent, with 90 per cent of corporate users giving the technology positive feedback.
In addition, a further 27 per cent of UK businesses are expected to adopt VoIP communications solutions within the next three years, the study also revealed.
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