According to In-Stat, Cable Telephony Subscriber Growth Remains Robust

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(Business Wire)--
Cable telephony subscriber growth continues to be strong, with
almost 8 million new subscribers added around the world over the past
12 months, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). Growth in North
America has been particularly strong, as cable operators near the end
of their transition to voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP)-enabled
network architectures, the high-tech market research firm says.

"Current priorities for cable telephony service providers are
expanding the availability of their service and attracting business
end-users, especially small and medium-sized businesses," says Mike
Paxton, In-Stat analyst.

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

-- Worldwide cable telephony service revenues are on track to
reach $12.6 billion in 2008, up from $10.7 billion in 2007.

-- Total worldwide cable telephony subscribers are projected to
reach 37 million by the end of 2008, and rise to over 64
million by 2012.

-- In the US, questions remain about whether or not the cable
service bundle needs to have a wireless voice component. While
wireless service is an integral part of the service bundle in
countries like Canada and the United Kingdom, the collapse of
the Pivot joint venture in the US has put wireless service on
the back burner for most US cable operators.

The research, "34 Million Subscribers: Worldwide Cable Telephony
Services Continue to Expand" (#IN0804053MBS), covers the worldwide
market for cable telephony. It discusses the business case for cable
telephony services, discusses the availability of the service, and
examines specific network architectures. In addition, it updates
leading cable TV operator telephony deployment strategies and presents
the results of a US cable telephony subscriber consumer survey. It
provides forecasts for worldwide cable telephony subscribers, VoIP
cable telephony subscribers, and installed cable telephony lines
through 2012. It also forecasts cable telephony service revenues and
"Voice-over-Broadband" cable telephony subscribers over the next five
years.

For more information on this research or to purchase it online,
please visit: http://www.instat.com/catalog/Ccatalogue.asp?id=288 or
contact a sales representative: http://www.instat.com/sales.asp

The price is $2,995 (US).

About In-Stat

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division of the largest business-to-business publisher in the U.S.

In-Stat, Scottsdale
Mike Paxton, 480-483-4462
mpaxton@reedbusiness.com
Elaine Potter, 480-483-4441
epotter@reedbusiness.com

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