<p>DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/t8zdv4/hosted_ip) has announced the addition of the "Hosted IP Telephony and Unified Communications Including Video Conferencing and Tele-presence in South Africa" report to their offering.</p><p>Unified communications (UC) as a key component of IT services is likely to be driven by the recovery of the ICT industry after the recent economic slowdown, as well as by the on-going developments in infrastructure that have increased bandwidth availability.</p><p>At the same time, the increasing prominence of cloud computing has given enterprises the option of buying IT infrastructure on a pay-as-you-go basis. This method enables enterprises to invest in infrastructure as an operational expenditure (OPEX) model and not as a capital expenditure (CAPEX) model.</p><p>The South African hosted IP telephony and UC services market is in the initial growth stage. The early adopters are large corporate customers, including the telecommunications, financial services, and public sectors.</p><p><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140410005495/en/Research-Markets-South-Africa-Hosted-IP-Telephony">Keep reading...</a></p>