Exit this survey >> 2005 VoIP Survey - Reference Copy Question Title * 1. Please rate how satisfied you are with your VoIP deployment. 7Extremely Satisfied Have not deployed 6 5 4Moderately satisfied 3 2 1Not at all satisfied Don't know or N/A Satisfaction Satisfaction 7Extremely Satisfied Satisfaction Have not deployed Satisfaction 6 Satisfaction 5 Satisfaction 4Moderately satisfied Satisfaction 3 Satisfaction 2 Satisfaction 1Not at all satisfied Satisfaction Don't know or N/A Question Title * 2. Approximately what percentage of your voice traffic has migrated to VoIP / IP Telephony, based on number of desktops/phones that are IP-enabled and number of call minutes? Less than 25% 25% to 50% 51% to 75% More than 75% Have not deployed Don't know or N/A Desktops/ Phones Desktops/ Phones Less than 25% Desktops/ Phones 25% to 50% Desktops/ Phones 51% to 75% Desktops/ Phones More than 75% Desktops/ Phones Have not deployed Desktops/ Phones Don't know or N/A Call Minutes Call Minutes Less than 25% Call Minutes 25% to 50% Call Minutes 51% to 75% Call Minutes More than 75% Call Minutes Have not deployed Call Minutes Don't know or N/A Question Title * 3. Have you been able to calculate and demonstrate a hard (tactical) ROI/payback for your VoIP/IP Telephony implementation? Yes No "Soft" (strategic) payback will be or has been justification enough Don't know / Haven't tried Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Which of the following best represents your company's view of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for VoIP / IP Telephony? TCO is significantly reduced TCO is slightly reduced TCO has remained the same, but we're gaining other benefits TCO has increased, but this is offset by the advantages TCO has increased, but this has not been offset by the advantages We have not studied the TCO Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. Please indicate your plans for production (not test or trial) use of each of the following systems. (Please check one answer in each row.) Currently in use Planned use before the end of 2006 Planned use after 2006 No plans to use Don't know Wireless 802.11-based IP Phones Wireless 802.11-based IP Phones Currently in use Wireless 802.11-based IP Phones Planned use before the end of 2006 Wireless 802.11-based IP Phones Planned use after 2006 Wireless 802.11-based IP Phones No plans to use Wireless 802.11-based IP Phones Don't know IP PBXes IP PBXes Currently in use IP PBXes Planned use before the end of 2006 IP PBXes Planned use after 2006 IP PBXes No plans to use IP PBXes Don't know IP Centrex IP Centrex Currently in use IP Centrex Planned use before the end of 2006 IP Centrex Planned use after 2006 IP Centrex No plans to use IP Centrex Don't know Voice-enabled Routers Voice-enabled Routers Currently in use Voice-enabled Routers Planned use before the end of 2006 Voice-enabled Routers Planned use after 2006 Voice-enabled Routers No plans to use Voice-enabled Routers Don't know IP Phones (Wired) IP Phones (Wired) Currently in use IP Phones (Wired) Planned use before the end of 2006 IP Phones (Wired) Planned use after 2006 IP Phones (Wired) No plans to use IP Phones (Wired) Don't know VoIP Quality Management and Troubleshooting Systems VoIP Quality Management and Troubleshooting Systems Currently in use VoIP Quality Management and Troubleshooting Systems Planned use before the end of 2006 VoIP Quality Management and Troubleshooting Systems Planned use after 2006 VoIP Quality Management and Troubleshooting Systems No plans to use VoIP Quality Management and Troubleshooting Systems Don't know IP-enabled Traditional PBXes IP-enabled Traditional PBXes Currently in use IP-enabled Traditional PBXes Planned use before the end of 2006 IP-enabled Traditional PBXes Planned use after 2006 IP-enabled Traditional PBXes No plans to use IP-enabled Traditional PBXes Don't know Soft Phones Soft Phones Currently in use Soft Phones Planned use before the end of 2006 Soft Phones Planned use after 2006 Soft Phones No plans to use Soft Phones Don't know Wireless 802.11-based Dual-mode IP Phones Wireless 802.11-based Dual-mode IP Phones Currently in use Wireless 802.11-based Dual-mode IP Phones Planned use before the end of 2006 Wireless 802.11-based Dual-mode IP Phones Planned use after 2006 Wireless 802.11-based Dual-mode IP Phones No plans to use Wireless 802.11-based Dual-mode IP Phones Don't know Question Title * 6. What are the most important benefits you expect to receive by deploying VoIP? (Please check all that apply.) Ongoing cost of upgrading and maintaining our traditional PBXs will drop significantly Customer service and interaction can be improved Cost of communication operations will drop significantly Cost of international calls will drop significantly Easier to deploy new integrated / multimedia applications Cost of wiring will drop significantly Deploying enhanced voice functions Cost of Moves/Adds/Changes will drop significantly Employee productivity can be increased Cost of domestic calls other than between company sites will drop significantly Ability to connect to and integrate with third-party application servers, such as Microsoft Live Communications Server (LCS) Cost of domestic calls between company sites will drop significantly Mobility and flexibility can be provided to employees Enhanced/Converged business processes Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. What do you see as the primary impediments that you will face to deploying VoIP? (Please check all that apply.) The lack of the people to plan, design, implement, and manage VoIP Concerns about E-911 issues The lack of the budget Do not think that a broad deployment of VoIP is easily managed Do not think that technologies such as QoS are ready for broad deployment The benefits of VoIP are not compelling enough to deploy additional systems at this time Concerns about Power over Ethernet (POE) standards Concerns about interoperability between vendor's equipment Systems for managing and troubleshooting VoIP quality Having an installed base that must be fully depreciated Waiting for more widespread availability/deployment of SIP Concerns about security Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Please rate how familiar you are with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). 1Not at all Familiar 2 3 4Moderately Familiar 5 7Extremely Familiar 6 Don't know or N/A Familiarity Familiarity 1Not at all Familiar Familiarity 2 Familiarity 3 Familiarity 4Moderately Familiar Familiarity 5 Familiarity 7Extremely Familiar Familiarity 6 Familiarity Don't know or N/A Question Title * 9. Please rate how important Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) support is in your selection of VoIP/IP Telephony products. 1Not at all Important 2 3 4Moderately Important 5 6 7Extremely Important Don't know or N/A Importance Importance 1Not at all Important Importance 2 Importance 3 Importance 4Moderately Important Importance 5 Importance 6 Importance 7Extremely Important Importance Don't know or N/A Question Title * 10. What do you see as the primary benefits you will receive from implementing equipment that supports SIP? (Please check all that apply.) Standardization provides transparent connectivity regardless of device Better interoperability with third-party telephones Enhanced interoperability among various vendors' equipment Easier, more rapid integration of third-party software and servers Standardized security Enhanced mobility Easier to traverse/negotiate firewalls Reduced hardware costs Enhanced support for multimedia communications Easier integration with the PSTN Integrated, standardized telephony, data, and video presence management Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. Please indicate your perception of security for VoIP for each of the areas below. (Please check one answer per row.) Major problem Minor problem No Impact Somewhat secure Very secure Don't know / no opinion Security of the voice/data infrastructure Security of the voice/data infrastructure Major problem Security of the voice/data infrastructure Minor problem Security of the voice/data infrastructure No Impact Security of the voice/data infrastructure Somewhat secure Security of the voice/data infrastructure Very secure Security of the voice/data infrastructure Don't know / no opinion Security of the conversation content Security of the conversation content Major problem Security of the conversation content Minor problem Security of the conversation content No Impact Security of the conversation content Somewhat secure Security of the conversation content Very secure Security of the conversation content Don't know / no opinion SIP - as a standard - will compromise security SIP - as a standard - will compromise security Major problem SIP - as a standard - will compromise security Minor problem SIP - as a standard - will compromise security No Impact SIP - as a standard - will compromise security Somewhat secure SIP - as a standard - will compromise security Very secure SIP - as a standard - will compromise security Don't know / no opinion Question Title * 12. What is your impression of the overall security of VoIP? Much less secure than traditional telephony Slightly less secure than traditional telephony About the same level of security as traditional telephony Slightly more secure than traditional telephony Much more secure than traditional telephony Don't know / no opinion Question Title * 13. What are your major concerns about the security of VoIP? (Please check all that apply.) Voice server or IP-PBX might be a back-door to the corporate network SPam for Internet Telephony (SPIT) floods voicemail inboxes Concerned that all LAN segments have access to all conversations Viruses and denial of service attacks reduce network bandwidth, server or endpoint availability Voice server or IP-PBX might be hacked Voice conversations might be intercepted in the LAN Voice conversations might be intercepted in the WAN Identity management / authentication Voice conversations might be intercepted on the Internet Increased toll fraud Voice server or IP-PBX might be spoofed Voice server or IP-PBX might be the target of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. What technologies will you be using to secure your VoIP implementations? (Please check all that apply.) Hardware-based security using the existing infrastructure of switches, routers, etc., as a part of the overall data infrastructure Endpoint LAN-based security (802.1x, separate VLANs, etc.) Software based solutions including VPN and encryption applications Security is a concern but I have no active plans for implementing additional security measures for VoIP Other (please specify) Question Title * 15. Are you concerned about the impact that implementing VoIP would have on the performance of existing data applications on the LAN and/or WAN? (Please answer separately for the LAN and the WAN.) Don't know Not at all concerned Very concerned Slightly concerned Performance in the LAN Performance in the LAN Don't know Performance in the LAN Not at all concerned Performance in the LAN Very concerned Performance in the LAN Slightly concerned Performance in the WAN Performance in the WAN Don't know Performance in the WAN Not at all concerned Performance in the WAN Very concerned Performance in the WAN Slightly concerned Question Title * 16. Do you think that your network infrastructure is ready for VoIP? (Please check one answer in each row.) Major upgrade needed Don't know Minor upgrade needed Ready with planned upgrades Ready today WAN Infrastructure WAN Infrastructure Major upgrade needed WAN Infrastructure Don't know WAN Infrastructure Minor upgrade needed WAN Infrastructure Ready with planned upgrades WAN Infrastructure Ready today LAN Infrastructure LAN Infrastructure Major upgrade needed LAN Infrastructure Don't know LAN Infrastructure Minor upgrade needed LAN Infrastructure Ready with planned upgrades LAN Infrastructure Ready today Cable Plant Cable Plant Major upgrade needed Cable Plant Don't know Cable Plant Minor upgrade needed Cable Plant Ready with planned upgrades Cable Plant Ready today Question Title * 17. How important is each of the following applications in your VoIP deployment? (Please check one answer in each row.) Not at all important Slightly important Moderately important Very important Extremely important Don't know Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Not at all important Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Slightly important Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Moderately important Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Very important Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Extremely important Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Don't know Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Not at all important Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Slightly important Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Moderately important Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Very important Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Extremely important Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Don't know Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Not at all important Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Slightly important Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Moderately important Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Very important Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Extremely important Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Don't know Unified Messaging Unified Messaging Not at all important Unified Messaging Slightly important Unified Messaging Moderately important Unified Messaging Very important Unified Messaging Extremely important Unified Messaging Don't know Question Title * 18. What do you see as primary benefits for implementing each of the following converged applications? (Please check all that apply in each row.) Reduced staffing More productive workforce Better communication Enhanced customer service/loyalty Don't know Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Reduced staffing Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging More productive workforce Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Better communication Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Enhanced customer service/loyalty Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Don't know Unified Messaging Unified Messaging Reduced staffing Unified Messaging More productive workforce Unified Messaging Better communication Unified Messaging Enhanced customer service/loyalty Unified Messaging Don't know Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Reduced staffing Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center More productive workforce Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Better communication Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Enhanced customer service/loyalty Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Don't know Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Reduced staffing Interactive Voice Response (IVR) More productive workforce Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Better communication Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Enhanced customer service/loyalty Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Don't know Question Title * 19. What is your timeframe - if any - for implementing each of the following converged applications? (Please check one option in each row.) Already implemented/ implementing within 6 months 6-12 months More than 1 year Never / No plans Don't know Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Already implemented/ implementing within 6 months Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center 6-12 months Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center More than 1 year Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Never / No plans Web Integrated Contact Center, IP Contact Center Don't know Unified Messaging Unified Messaging Already implemented/ implementing within 6 months Unified Messaging 6-12 months Unified Messaging More than 1 year Unified Messaging Never / No plans Unified Messaging Don't know Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Already implemented/ implementing within 6 months Interactive Voice Response (IVR) 6-12 months Interactive Voice Response (IVR) More than 1 year Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Never / No plans Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Don't know Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Already implemented/ implementing within 6 months Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging 6-12 months Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging More than 1 year Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Never / No plans Desktop Video/Video Conferencing, Presence, Instant Messaging Don't know Question Title * 20. Which source(s) will you most likely use to supply converged applications? (Please check all that apply.) Existing voice hardware vendor(s) New voice hardware vendor(s) Existing data hardware vendor(s) New data hardware vendor(s) Existing software vendor(s) New third-party hardware vendor(s) specializing in converged applications New third-party software vendor(s) specializing in converged applications In-house development Other (please specify) Question Title * 21. To what extent is your VoIP deployment being driven by the traditional "data" versus the traditional "voice" part of your organization? Almost exclusively data Mostly data Slightly more data Balance between voice and data Slightly more voice Mostly voice Almost exclusively voice Don't know or N/A Primary Driver Primary Driver Almost exclusively data Primary Driver Mostly data Primary Driver Slightly more data Primary Driver Balance between voice and data Primary Driver Slightly more voice Primary Driver Mostly voice Primary Driver Almost exclusively voice Primary Driver Don't know or N/A Question Title * 22. Please rate how important it is for you to have your data networking infrastructure and your VoIP/IP Telephony infrastructure supplied by the same equipment manufacturer. 1Not at all Important 2 3 4Moderately important 5 6 7Extremely important Don't know or N/A Importance Importance 1Not at all Important Importance 2 Importance 3 Importance 4Moderately important Importance 5 Importance 6 Importance 7Extremely important Importance Don't know or N/A Question Title * 23. To what extent have you decided on your primary vendor(s) for your VoIP/IP Telephony implementation? We have made our decision We are leaning strongly toward a choice of a single vendor We are leaning strongly toward a choice of multiple vendors We are undecided and would like help in making a choice We are undecided but do not want outside help in making a choice Other (please specify) Question Title * 24. Which of the following best describes your plans for ownership and management of your VoIP/IP Telephony implementation? We definitely will purchase and operate our own equipment. We probably will purchase and operate our own equipment, but we are still evaluating other options. We probably will use a managed service of some form, but we are still considering purchasing and operating our own equipment. We are leaning heavily using a managed service so that the equipment is on-site, but a managed-service provider is responsible for operations. We are leaning heavily using a hosted off-site service, and a managed-service provider is responsible for operations. Question Title * 25. Please indicate the extent to which you have already undergone or intend to undergo a thorough reevaluation of supplier(s) for your VoIP / IP Telephony implementation. We definitely will use an incumbent voice and/or data vendor We probably will use an incumbent voice and/or data vendor We probably will conduct a full evaluation of all suppliers (RFP) We definitely will conduct a full evaluation of all suppliers (RFP) because we want to consider all options We definitely will conduct a full evaluation of all suppliers (RFP) because of government or other regulations Undecided Other Question Title * 26. Which of the following are your preferred partners for converged IP Telephony / VoIP solutions? (Please check all that apply.) Direct from System Integrator (IBM, CSC, etc.) Direct from Value Added Reseller Direct from Telecom Service Provider (Verizon, Sprint, SBC, etc) Direct from Wireless Services Provider (Cingular, T-Mobile, etc.) Direct from Networking Equipment Vendor (Nortel, Cisco, Avaya, etc.) Not sure Other (please specify) Demographic Information Question Title * 27. Which of the following best describes how your job responsibilities are split between voice networking and data networking? 100% data networking, 0% voice networking 75% data networking, 25% voice networking 50% data networking, 50% voice networking 25% data networking, 75% voice networking 0% data networking, 100% voice networking Question Title * 28. How would you rate your company relative to how rapidly it adopts new technology? We like to be among the first to implement new technologies We see ourselves as an early adopter, however we wait until we see the problems others have had We adopt new technologies when we are confident that they have become mainstream and widely accepted We are reluctant to go to new technologies and will generally do so only when necessary Question Title * 29. Number of sites in your network: Question Title * 30. Number of employees with telephony service (desktops) in your network: Question Title * 31. What are the approximate annual revenues of your company? < $10M >= $10M, but less than $100M >=100M but less than $500M >= $500M but less than $1B >= $1B but less than $5B >= $5B Don't know Question Title * 32. Company type: Enterprise Education Government Other (please specify) Question Title * 33. 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