| Top 10 predictions for VoIP and convergence in 2009 We've got to admit that making predictions for 2009 is a little tougher than usual given today's economic challenges and uncertainty, but we're willing to give it a shot provided our readers are willing to understand our perspectives come with less optimism than we normally project. Given the disclaimer, here are our Top 10 predictions for VoIP and convergence in 2009 ... VoIP is not dead, it's just not sexy anymore We've noticed lately that some in the industry are suggesting that VoIP is dead or in serious decline and we couldn't disagree more. We offer three proof points: in the case of the enterprise VoIP is being rebranded as part of unified communications; in the consumer market cable operators are enjoying very successful VoIP growth; and in the service provider market companies like Clearwire and Verizon have disclosed plans to offer VoIP over broadband as integral parts to their ongoing voice strategy. No plans to go all-VoIP in seven years, Verizon says Verizon has denied a report filed by Bloomberg news last week claiming that the company was planning to route all of its voice calls through Internet Protocol within the next seven years. Weak Consumers Drive Weak Convergence Markets Nickasch: It's a simple game of economics, one of supply and demand. With the news of telecommunications-giant Nortel still in our minds, it's important to understand what drives the overall technology marketplace, and how large of a role the individual purchaser or consumer has in the larger economic community. What is the QoS assured forwarding model? Blogger Dennis Hartmann describes the assured forwarding model for QoS markings. Cisco to launch unified-communications-as-a-service? There is speculation in the blogosphere that Cisco is to announce a unified-communications-as-a-service product at Voicecon in March. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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