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title: "Infographic: The Time is Now for Cloud Communications"
description: Traditional business landline phone service is in steep decline. Business Hosted VoIP phone use is skyrocketing. Take a look at our Infographic for why.
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# [Infographic: The Time is Now for Cloud Communications](https://www.fusionconnect.com/blog/infographic-cloud-communications)

 Written by [Fusion Connect](https://www.fusionconnect.com/blog/author/fusion-connect) | March 9, 2020 10:18:00 PM Z

Have you ever wondered why businesses use hosted VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) for their communications solutions?

Whether you’re building your start-up or leading an IT department at a large corporation, business VoIP might be the best way to help scale communications and lower operational costs. The adoption of [business VoIP services](https://www.fusionconnect.com/services/communications) has grown steadily over the last 10 years, both small business VoIP and enterprise-level. This growth is projected to continue in the years ahead.

Review the infographic below to discover why 80% of enterprise companies choose VoIP phone services.

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## The Time Is Now: Cloud Communications

Let’s face it. Internet access for everything we touch is an imminent reality. This includes voice. Hosted voice solutions combine cost-effective technology with seamless integration of voice and data, ensuring that companies and clients staay connected.

### Traditional Telephony in Decline

Twenty states have passed legislation allowing AT&T to end landline service. Businesses and consumers are being served by other technologies. The end of landline telephony is nearing.

### The Rise of VoIP

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) allows voice communications to be routed via the Internet or a private, secure network, instead of traditional analog phone networks.

**VoIP Adoption is On the Rise**

- More than 36% of businesses use VoIP
- In 2020, it's projected that 204.8 billion worldwide corporate consumers will adopt VoIP
- Global VoIP revenues reach $55 billion in 2025 - 40% of this expected to be in the United States
- The total VoIP market is projected to grow at 9.1% per year through 2021
- Hybrid PBX shipments grew 15% in 2018
- At the end of 2018, Hosted PBX accounted for 18% of all new PBX sales. That's a huge jump from 4% of all PBX shipments in 2010
- Year-over-year growth in purchases of Hosted PBX was 6%

### Retention of VoIP

Businesses that deploy Hosted PBXs remain loyal to the technology. Churn (turnover of Hosted PBX licenses) is low among small businesses and nearly nonexistent among enterprises.

### The Business Advantage

Why is VoIP such an attractive solution for businesses of every size?

Ease of Use

- Upgrading is transparent and simple
- Service is easily scalable
- Minimal need for internal resources for phone system management

Cost of Savings

- VoIP integrates voices calls with a single Internet connection
- Monthly expenses can be reduced by up to 50%
- Cost of a quality line with long distance inclusion: $25  
  Compared to $50 for a landline
- Can employ existing infrastructure (computer, mobile telephones, etc.)

Flexibility and Mobility

- VoIP provides an integrated solution for all your communication devices: phones, desktop, and cellphones
- By 2021, mobile VoIP usage will expand to 3 billion users
- VoIP services can be used anywhere in the world
- Mobile VoIP can be used even where traditional copper line-based services are not available, as long as there is cell network service
- Old on-premises systems are breaking down
- Geographic expansion while leveraging existing investments. Companies opening branch offices can deploy Hosted PBXs and SIP trunks linked to an existing on-premises PBX.

Peace of Mind

- Cloud-Based: in the event of a service interruption, business can continue remotely
- Data is backed up to the cloud for easy retrieval
- $700 billion annual U.S. business revenue lost to downtime

Ready to make the switch? Visit [fusionconnect.com](https://www.fusionconnect.com/quote) today to learn how VoIP can change the way you do business.

**Source Material:**  
Eastern Management Group Study  
Global Call Control Market  
VoIP Software SMB Buyer Trends  
Global VoIP Services Market  
Global VoIP Posed to Surge  
Business Phone Systems for Dummies

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