Are you an IT professional looking for more growth in your chosen career?  Are you a fresh graduate looking for a start in your corporate life?  Or maybe you just want to make a career change.  If you are any of the above, you might want to look into a career in the VOIP industry.  A recent study conducted by IBIS World reveals that the VOIP industry is going to be big this year.  Actually, the VOIP industry has already been gaining strength in the past year but based on the study, this growth is yet to become even more explosive in 2008.

So what is IBIS World anyway?  Who are they that we should believe their forecast?  Here is a description of the company – straight from the horse’s mouth:

IBISWorld’s Industry Intelligence can assist in making better business decisions about strategies and revenue generation by gaining an instant understanding of an unfamiliar or familiar industry faster & more conveniently than previously possible. IBISWorld is a powerful business tool to learn about existing clients or potential clients’ core industries of involvement & how changes to those industries can have an impact on you or your organization.

For over 35-years, IBISWorld have been providing business information to the large corporate and government sector but these days we offer dozens of membership packages to suit organizations in all shapes, sizes and budgets that enable individuals and organizations to access parts or all of our information. IBISWorld enjoys a client list of the who’s who of corporate and government America along with an exciting mix of start-up and middle market organizations.

It is nice to know that there is a company out there that has industry information on the ‘hard-to-know’ industries as much as the popular ones.

There – they’re pretty reliable when it comes to industry information.  So what exactly did they have to say about the VOIP industry?  Here is an excerpt from their recently released report:

The industry leading the way in terms of employment growth over the next few years will be Voice Over Internet Protocol providers (VoIP), according to IBISWorld, with average annualized jobs growth of around 19.4 percent through 2012.

“This is the result of significant revenue growth forecast for the same period, driving more organizations to enter the industry, which in turn will boost employment. And as an emerging telecommunications service,” said Mr. Van Horn.

“There still is a reasonable way for the sector to go as it gains greater consumer and business acceptance. The outlook is good as household broad- band penetration is still rising, facilitating greater use of digital services and helping improve the call quality of industry services.”

So there, if you want to ride the wave, I suggest you learn more about VOIP.

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