Share of Wallet: US SOHO and Small Business Data and IP Spending

Due to the relatively simple tech needs and the preponderance of single location firms among sub-100-employee firms, In-Stat expects minimal spending on legacy Layer 1 (i.e., Leased Line) and/or Layer 2 (i.e., Frame Relay, ATM) wireline data services, as well as leading wireline data services like IP/VPNs through 2011. The vast majority of wireline data services spending in this market will come simply from Internet access services.

This report forecasts growth of wireline data services in the US SOHO and small business market through 2011. The forecast is broken down into the SOHO segment (1 to 4 employee-firms) and four small business sub-segments that In-Stat covers:

• 5- to 9-employee firms
• 10- to 19-employee firms
• 20- to 49-employee firms
• 50- to 99-employee firms

List of Tables

Table 1. US SOHO and Small Business Wireline Data Services Spending (US$ in Millions), 2006-2011

Table 2. Internet Services Spending (US$ in Millions)—SOHO and Small Business, 2006-2011

Table 3. Legacy Services Spending (US$ in Millions)—Small Business, 2006-2011

Table 4. 90% of Small Business Network-Based IP/VPN Spending in 20+-Employee Firms

List of Figures

Figure 1. US SOHO and Small Business Wireline Data Services Spending (US$ in Billions), 2006-2011

Figure 2. Currently Use Layer 1/Layer 2 Services

Figure 3. Small Business Migration from Legacy Services to IP VPN

Figure 4. SOHO and Small Business Technology Deployment Strategies