The Asia-Pacific Unified Communications & Collaboration (UCC) market is progressing well towards maturity as increasingly it is perceived as a strategic investment. Organizations' continuous need to improve overall efficiency, productivity and competitiveness will drive demand for UCC solutions. The Asia-Pacific UCC market presents a US$9.1 billion opportunity by 2020, growing steadily at a CAGR of 5.2%.
The UCC market is going through rapid transformations in technology and in the way it is delivered. This will drive momentum shift towards UC services instead of the existing on-premise deployment. The UC Services is expected to contribute up to 40% of the market in 5 years compared to current 30%.
"The way people collaborate is in the midst of an enormous shift. The convergence of synchronous and asynchronous tools will lead to all-in-one virtual workspaces that offer always-on collaboration opportunities with teams in a mobile-centric world. Users will demand a converged communication platform that offers seamless experience where focus will be on business outcome rather than technology," noted Krishna Baidya, Associate Director, ICT, Frost & Sullivan, Asia Pacific.
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