APAC Businesses Adopting VoIP, 3G Platforms


A report from AMI Partners predicts long-term growth for smartphones, 3G networks and VOIP capability in the APAC region, consisting of Australia, Japan and Korea.

Small business owners in Australia, Japan and Korea are seeing continued growth of voice over IP and triple play services, strong competition among 3G mobile operators in their telecommunications sector markets and the uptake of fiber-to-the-premises services, according to a report from research firm Access Markets International Partners.

The report also noted big strides have been taken in developing digital and mobile broadcasting, while small business owners in that region have been gradually moving away from DSL services. The SMB (small to mid-size business) telecom market for Australia, Japan and Korea (known as the APAC region) was approximately $40 billion in 2008.