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Mobile VoIP? Transforming the Future of Wireless Voice(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ae76d4/mobile_voiptransf) has announced the addition of the "Mobile VoIP? Transforming the Future of Wireless Voice" report to their offering. Today, the predominate mobile VoIP offering is just another, less expensive mechanism for providing cheap international calls from mobile phones. However, the mobile industry is also beginning to use mobile VoIP as a component in new offerings. MVNOs and 3G operators without legacy networks are using mobile VoIP to more cost effectively add voice to data offerings and a few carriers are using a form of mobile VoIP, UMA, to support better indoor coverage and off-load macro networks. This report looks at mobile VoIP and its many implications. It covers -The broad spectrum of mobile VoIP industry participants including start-ups, online VoIP providers, mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) and Mobile Virtual Network Enablers (MVNE), and the mobile carriers themselves. -Mobile VoIP-based offerings of representative players across this broad spectrum. -Activities designed to impede/slow the progress of mobile VoIP and the controversy such actions are stirring up. -The paradigm shifts associated mobile VoIP that will affect mobile industry directions. -Forecasts for mobile VoIP by region, subscribers, usage, and revenues. Executive Summary: Mobile VoIP Could Transform Mobile Landscape Mobile VoIP is moving beyond its initial function as a new mechanism to get inexpensive international calls, reports new report. While Mobile VoIP still poses a direct threat to operator voice revenue, it also represents a dynamic new capability that promises numerous applications. In-Stat projects that by 2013 Mobile VoIP applications will generate annual revenues of $32.2 billion, driven by over 278 million registered users worldwide. One new application integrates Mobile VoIP into a unified mobile interface to social networking sites. In another new development, MVNOs and 3G operators without legacy networks are using Mobile VoIP to more cost effectively add voice to data offerings. In yet another scenario, a few carriers are using a form of Mobile VoIP, UMA, to support better indoor coverage and off-load macro networks. "Applications such as Skype and Vonage have influenced users to think of voice as a data application," says Frank Dickson, In-Stat analyst. "The increasing penetration of Wi-Fi in mobile devices was the beach head that Mobile VoIP applications needed. As user habits are being shaped by rich on-line communication experiences, mobile carriers control over devices and data applications is waning. Mobile carrier attempts to slow the spread of on-line Mobile VoIP are proving challenging as well." This research is part of the Mobile Applications & Services service, which examines the consumer demand, usage models, and business models around current and future applications for mobile devices. The service also examines the changing dynamics of the mobile software stack, including the operating systems (OS), user interfaces (UI), internet browsers, and native, remote, and hybrid applications. Companies Mentioned: - Cincinnati Bell - Clearwire - Defi Mobile - Freshtel Holdings - Fring - Google - JAJAH - KT Networks - MVNO/MVNE - Nimbuzz - Orange - Rogers Wireless - Scartel - Skype - T-Mobile - Truphone - Vopium - Vyke - Yeigo - Zer01 Communications For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ae76d4/mobile_voiptransf ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |