Enterprise SBC revenue to increase 49% annually through 2013

Infonetics Research predicted enterprise session border controller revenue will increase 49 percent annually for the next five years, according to a report the firm released Tuesday on the enterprise SBC market.

The report expected increased adoption of SIP trunking to drive the market growth, which the report said should bode well for leading SBC vendors Cisco and Acme Packet. The report's author also said he expected the SBC market will not suffer the same "economic malaise" in 2009 as other telecom equipment niches.

Avian Securities analyst Catharine Trebnick also changed her rating Tuesday on Acme Packet from neutral to positive, as she expected the SBC market growth to be a boon for Acme Packet's bottom line. Acme Packet recently increased its share in this market with its acquisition of competitor Covergence. 

For more:
- see the press release here
- see Trebnick's research note on Acme Packet here 

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