<p>For several years, Independents have faced a number of challenges that have created material barriers to growth. Factors such as wireless substitution, a challenging economic climate, and inter-carrier compensation/USF reform have conspired to constrain the ability for the independent community to maintain top and bottom line revenues much less grow them. Yet, against the backdrop of such challenges, independents have a clear path to reinvigorate their growth prospects through the deployment of cloud-based Hosted Unified Communications (UC) Services.</p><p>The Case for Growth through Hosted UC Services:</p><p>The telecom market for small to medium-size businesses, those with under 100 lines, is a roughly $15 billion a year market with independents serving less than 5% of that total. This means that in more than 95% of the market, the independent is the non-incumbent and can use disruptive technology to move outside their traditional service territories to gain market share, revenue and margin.</p><p>The economics surrounding Hosted UC are game changers for both the subscriber and provider. The subscribing business can save roughly 50% off of traditional telephony costs by adopting the technology, and no longer face the prospect of capital commitments for premise-based solutions that quickly become outdated. Further, Hosted UC solutions offer businesses the ability to have a dramatically expanded scope of features and functionality that can be accessed anytime, anywhere on any device over any network. With these factors in mind, it's easy to see why Hosted UC services are projected to grow at strong double digit rates over the next five years.</p><p><a href="http://www.telecomreseller.com/2013/09/17/byrds-eye-view-unified-communications-reinvigorating-your-engine-for-growth/">Keep reading...</a></p>