Japan Unified Communications Systems 2009-2013 Forecast and 2008 Analysis

This IDC study, which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J9050103, analyzes the Japan unified communications (UC) market in 2008 and provides forecasts as to the market sizes and trends between 2009 and 2013. IDC divides the Japan UC market into the UC platform, UC application, and UC professional services markets. By solution type, IDC classifies the market into the IP telephony (IPT), enterprise VoIP services, unified messaging (UM)/presence management, IP conferencing system/telepresence, and IP contact center system markets for analysis and forecasting. The Japan UC market grew in 2008, thanks to the brisk performance of the enterprise VoIP services and IP conferencing system markets.

"For the Japan UC market to maintain positive growth, user companies should promote the use of UC in their communication systems to promote business continuity and environmental conservation. Sales channels and equipment vendors should apply UC in vertical applications as well as come up with proposals to emphasize the cost-reduction effects of using video applications," says Takashi Manabe, research manager, Communications Research, IDC Japan.