Insight Research projects that the aggregate market for a key group of strategic data services will grow two to three times the rate for basic transport services over the next five years. Advanced strategic services include business broadband, IP VPNs, Ethernet, IP applications in the cloud, and hosting services. With many voice and legacy data services declining, these advanced strategic services represent the highest growth areas for telecom services targeted to U.S. businesses. The research house projects that they'll reach $30 billion by 2018.