Daily News 2006/03/10

VoIP users increased by 200%, amounting to 4,500,000

Internet phone service experienced a dramatic growth in the last year, with the number of Internet phone service subscribers in America increased by 200%, reaching 4,500,000 U.S.D, and sales income over 1,000,000,000U.S.D. According to the market research company TeleGeography, at the beginning of 2005 there were 1300,000 subscribers in America, while in the past three months, 900,000 more subscribers joined in. Cable TV is the largest Internet phone service provider, whose market share increased from 45% in the last year to 52% this year.
Vonage, the largest ITSP (Internet telephone service provider) up until now, has 1,200,000 Internet telephone service users in total, overtaking Cable TV Dept. of Times Warner, who has 1,100,000 users. However, Times Warner is the most fast growing ITSP-it will beat Vonage this year.
TeleGeography forecasts that in the coming 3 to 4 years, Internet telephone companies will absorb 3,000,000 new users each year.

Assist China's operators develop business overseas

Cisco to construct international network node in the project "CN2" for China Telecom

Cisco, the world leading provider of Internet system and solutions, announced today that its high-end routers GSR products was favored by China Telecom, and will be adopted by the latter in the project of ChinaNet Next Carrying Network (also called "CN2"）in Mid America, Europe and Asia. The product will help China Telecom in developing business overseas.

Cisco to deploy the largest IP telecom system of the world

Long-term stable cooperation relationship benefit the two leaders and their customers

Cisco will install IPC system for IBM, and both of them and their customers will be benefited much from this long-term strategic cooperation.
In the past years the two companies has established long-term cooperation relationship in many fields for the purpose of improving the quality of products and services. High-level management personnel from both sides can communicate with each other directly. John Chambers, CEO of Cisco, and Samuel J. Palmisano, CEO of IBM, both hope to enhance the cooperation and development through regular conversations.