Its the start of a new year and it seems to be the best time to look out on the new year and speculate and predict trends in the life of a market. So what trends can we expect in the VoIP industry?

Given the interest in the VoIP industry and current fractured, mostly localized VoIP companies in the industry -- will we see consolidation as smaller VoIP companies get bought out? Colorado-based business consultants Franklin Court Partners think so. If so, who will bankroll such takeovers?

The market dynamics for VoIP takeup is expected to see a lot more businesses start using VoIP than up to now when VoIP is used mostly by residential users.

Aside from corporate takeovers, security issues will probably play a prominent role in our news reporting as currently the industry faces the fact that about 70% of all VoIP calls being made are insecure and prone to attack. Security must increase dramatically if VoIP takeup is to be sustained.

2007? Wait and see.