[February 18, 2005] Research and Markets: Demand For Wireless VOIP Applications And Services In The Business Environment Is Growing Tweet DUBLIN, Ireland --(Business Wire)-- Feb. 18, 2005 -- Wireless voice over IP (VoIP) has become a hot topic of conversation lately. Now that some companies provide cheap, if not free, wireline VoIP service, interest has spread to the opportunities for VoIP in the wireless environment. At one level, wireless VoIP can be contained just to the Local Area Network (LAN) level, where voice communication can be provided to a company over an enterprise wireless LAN, similar to a cordless phone capability. At another level, wireless VoIP can be attainable over the Wide Area Network (WAN), providing voice access through data-centric devices such as PDAs and laptops. And, of course, the ultimate utopia is linking these two technologies to provide seamless voice access over wireless LAN and WAN environments. Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c13084) has announced the addition of Demand For Wireless Voip Applications And Services In The Business Environment to their offering This report provides an overview of the wireless VoIP market, particularly as it relates to the wireless WAN. It discusses interest in various wireless VoIP-enabled applications from the perspective of the business, as well as the end-user, and it provides subscriber forecasts for cellular/WLAN service users. The contents of this report are as follows: Executive Summary Methodology Wireless Handset Survey Wireless Remote Access Survey Decision-maker/Decision Influencer Survey Introduction Wireless VoIP - Seeding the Market What is it? VoIP and Hotspots VoIP and the WWAN W-VoIP Handsets and Equipment Other Wireless VoIP Benefits and Barriers Benefits Barriers Wireless VoIP Applications in the Business Environment Decision-maker Implementation and Demand for W-VoIP Applications End-User Interest in W-VoIP Applications Forecasts Conclusion List of Tables Table 1. Division/Department Head Interest in Wireless VoIP Capabilities Table 2. Wireless Data Applications Accessed by PDAs Table 3. Wireless Data Applications Access by Notebook Computers Table 4. Applications Accessed Wirelessly by PDAs vs. Notebooks Table 5. Cellular Voice Device w/WLAN Subscribers (Subscribers in Thousands) Table 6. Cellular Voice Device w/WLAN Data Subscribers, By Segment (Subscribers in Thousands) Table 7. Cellular Voice Device w/WLAN Voice & Data Subscribers By Segment (Subscribers in Thousands) List of Figures Figure 1. Wireless VoIP Deployment Figure 2. Wireless VoIP Implementation, by Vertical Market Figure 3. Ability to Provide VoIP with Current System Figure 4. Interest in Integrated Wireless LAN/WAN VoIP System Figure 5. Wireless VoIP Applications of Interest Figure 6. Interest in Making VoIP-enabled Calls over the WLAN Figure 7. Factors That Might Encourage Voice Calling over the WLAN Figure 8. Cellular Voice Device w/WLAN Data Subscribers (Subscribers in Thousands) Figure 9. Cellular Voice Device w/WLAN Voice & Data Subscribers (Subscribers in Thousands) 25 Figure 10. Cellular Voice Device w/WLAN Data Subscribers, by Segment (Subscriber in Thousands) Figure 11. Cellular Voice Device w/WLAN Voice & Data Subscribers By Segment (Subscribers in Thousands) For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c13084 [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]