Cisco IP Telephony Certs Double in 2003
9/22/2003 -- Cisco Systems announced today that the number of IT professionals holding its IP telephony-related specialty certifications "more than doubled" from December 31, 2002 to July 1, 2003.
The three titles included in this statistic -- IP Telephony Design Specialist, IP Telephony Support Specialist and IP Telephony Operations Specialist -- are part of Cisco's Qualified Specialist program. All three debuted in 2002.
The company did not release how many title holders there are total, nor did it disclose percentage growth per title.
In the press release for this announcement, Cisco said that the IP telephony industry as a whole grew 60 percent in 2002, and that analysts expect 40 percent annual growth through 2007. Cisco recently announced it has 10,000 IP telephony customers worldwide and delivered over 2 million Cisco IP phones to customers.
Cisco currently offers 13 specialty certifications along with its suite of "professional" titles, including the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE). More information about the specialty titles can be found here.  - Becky Nagel
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There are 17  user Comments for “Cisco IP Telephony Certs Double in 2003”
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| 11/13/03: krishna from india says: |
no |
| 11/18/03: Me from here says: |
What is AVVID????? |
| 11/18/03: Me again from here says: |
How many CCNA's do we have out there making more than $500 per week?? I'm just curious for what I'm looking at for next year. Next step CCNP!!!!! MS cert's are good too, but CCNA's n P's have full time jobs with backbone expansion and support. Matt in Little Rock |
| 11/24/03: Underpaid!! from Iowa says: |
I have CCNA, CCNP, IP Telephony Support Specialist, IP Telephony Operations Specialist and only make about $35,000. No, that's not a typo. Working on my CCDA and CCDP to maybe get to $36,000! haha. The job market sucks right now, and employers know that, so they don't pay more. I am open to any comments on this. 'Me from here' - AVVID stands for Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data. Basically, its Cisco's methodology of combining voice, video, and data into one infrastructure. 'Anonymous in KC' - you hiring??? :) |
| 12/4/03: Cisco-IT from Cisco-San Jose says: |
Interesting comments, but like everything else in the iT business, once the avvid stuff becomes a commodity, the money will be gone...enjoy the 90K in KC while its there. As far as outsourcing, Cisco Lan support in San Jose campus is outsourced to a contract firm... |
| 5/18/04: fred johnson from Conn says: |
You guys are boneheads. Most engineers in the field currently are dopes. Certs are great to have but skill is better. The engineers wher I work have both. Currently we do not pay less then 100k per year up to 150k for a ccie. Remember its more then certs. And Cisco may not be the right choice for everyone, ever installed that junk if so you know about echo and untested security patches. |
| 7/29/04: Rick D from NY says: |
Looking for salary survey of IP Telephony people with CCIE certification Any ideas |
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