Europe Lawful Interception Market Report 2016-2022 - Germany Dominated the Europe Lawful Interception VOIP Market in 2015

A new report released today indicates that Germany tops the list of European countries that use the process of lawful interception to monitor suspicious SMS, chats, and emails

Various countries within Europe use Lawful Interception with a coordinated effort of network operators and the LEA's. The collected information is used to support needs of private organizations or individuals.

In the case of Germany, lawful interception activities are conducted on SMS, chats and emails. The US and Western Europe have rules of conduct that must be followed when there is a need for lawful interception; however, in countries such as France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal the European Union has given free hands in this matter. However, within Russia, the Federal Security Service operatives (FSB) is responsible for conducting surveillance directly by using lawful interception equipment called Systems of automated and remote legal interception (SORM). The European Union has drafted standards for real-time tracking of activities on platforms such as social media and emails (Facebook and Gmail). Rising crime rates within the European Union has led to the need for lawful interception.

The Europe Lawful Interception Market is bifurcated based on Solutions, Components, Network Technology, Communication Technology and End User. Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wireless local area network (WLAN) and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) are the major types of network technologies available for the lawful interception market.

In 2015, the Devices segment dominated the Europe lawful interception components market. Based on estimation, the segment would contribute a revenue share of 44% in 2016, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 18.3% during the forecast period. Services segment on the other hand is expected to register a highest CAGR of 25.6% during the forecast period (2016-2022).

In 2015, the Mediation Devices segment dominated the Europe lawful interception components market. Based on estimation, the segment would contribute a revenue share of 31.4% in 2016, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 19.4% during the forecast period. Handover Interface segment on the other hand is expected to register a highest CAGR of 33.7% during the forecast period (2016-2022).

Germany dominated the Europe lawful interception VOIP market in 2015. Rest of Europe on the other hand is expected to register a highest CAGR of 31.7% during the forecast period (2016-2022).

Source: BusinessWire