VoIP phones 'most searched for topic'

A tenth of all searches on a new search engine were related to VoIP phones in October, statistics have shown.

It means that VoIP phones and IP telephony in general were the biggest single topic users were looking for on Conjungo, which contains a database of UK IT suppliers.

Conjungo contains 15,000-plus listings and has more than 100 technology areas.

"Considering how many potential areas of content we have on our site, ten per cent is actually a huge percentage of users interested in one area," said the company's chief executive, David Cruse.

"We believe this is an indication of the potential for rapid cost savings that VoIP technology offers combined with a need for truly independent advice for small business on how to find and implement the best solution and supplier."

Last month Point Topic released research which showed that VoIP had been a large driver of the broadband value added services market.

VoIP and related security services accounted for 56 per cent of the $25.7 billion worldwide market.