AVAYA Inc, a leading global supplier of enterprise communications systems, is confident it will survive the economic turbulence triggered by the US subprime mortgage crisis, counting on a fast growing Chinese market.

"The Chinese market is very good compared with overseas markets where they are going through a tough time. Though growth is slowing slightly, China still shows a positive forecast," said John DiLullo, president of Avaya's Asia Pacific region.

Avaya will focus on mid-market domestic consumption and increasing partnerships with China's solution integration and IT industries in the 2009 fiscal year from October 1, DiLullo said.

The 2009 year will see mergers, but the company declined to give details. It also expects to see rewards in 2010 through investment in labor, sales and marketing chains.

According to a report from consulting and research firm Frost & Sullivan, Avaya leads IP telephony in China with a current market share of 30.7 percent this year, way ahead of second-place Cisco whose market share is 19.4 percent.