UCaaS in Healthcare Industry Overview
The unified communications-as-a-service market is highly fragmented, with significant players like Ring Central Inc., 8X8 Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., and Comcast Corporation Vonage Holdings Inc.(Ericsson). However, with the advancement in UCaaS technologies across the healthcare sector, new players are increasing their market presence and expanding their business footprint across emerging economies. Players in the market are adopting strategies such as partnerships, mergers, innovations, and acquisitions to enhance their solutions offerings and gain sustainable competitive advantage.
- November 2022: Healius Ltd (Healius), one of Australia's leading healthcare corporations, selected RingCentral Inc. to deliver an integrated UCaaS and contact center as a service (CCaaS) solution. This technological investment is intended to improve the doctor and patient experience in Healius' pathology and diagnostic imaging practices by enhancing communications, first in the fundamental domain of speech and then adding other communication channels in the long run. The information and insights given by the RingCentral platform are also intended to increase workforce and operational efficiency.
- July 2022: Ericsson completed its acquisition of Vonage Holdings Inc. (Vonage), contributing to Ericsson's goal of using technological leadership to build its mobile network business and expand into the enterprise. Ericsson now has access to strong building blocks allowing it to offer a comprehensive range of communications solutions, including Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), UCaaS, and CCaaS.
UCaaS in Healthcare Market Leaders
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Ring Central Inc.
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8X8 Inc.
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Verizon Communications Inc.
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Comcast Corporation
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Vonage Holdings Inc. (Ericsson)
- *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
