According to a newly released report by Technavio, the global Session Border Controller (SBC) market is set to grow at a CAGR of 13.6 percent over the period 2012-2016 due to increase in the adoption of SIP Trunking. The Global SBC market has also been witnessing the emergence of router-integrated session border controllers. TechNavio recognizes Acme Packet, AudioCodes, Cisco Systems, Genband, Huawei Technologies, and Sonus Networks as the key players in the Global Session Border Controller market.
Interconnection between service providers opens up new market for SBC deployment as the industry is moving toward all-IP architecture and increase in secure traffic for interconnections. Also, the demand for SBCs are driven by the growth in the uses of the SIP trunking technology, adding to the existing SBC market in fixed-line networks for residential and business VoIP service access. Further, the report stated the interoperability issues of SBC devices as one of the main challenges within the segment.
SIP Trunking Architecture , Source -AchePacket
Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio’s team said: “Standalone SBCs are plagued with jitters, and are hence prone to decline in performance. Recently, companies have begun developing router-integrated SBC to avoid jitters in networks. Integrated configurations also provide service operators with advantages of reduced cost, form-factor, and power consumption. In this approach, a router is effectively used for SBC services with additional applications. It helps service providers to reduce their equipment cost. It also controls other operating expenses such as space and power utilization.” Source - Technavio (Nov 6, 2013)
