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Executive Summary What is Mobile VoIP and Why Is It Important? Mobile VoIP Implementation Strategies Competing Voice-on-LTE Solutions Our Mobile VoIP Approach Current Mobile VoIP Offerings Mobile VoIP Start-Ups Defi Mobile Fring JAJAH Nimbuzz Vopium Yeigo VoIP Providers Skype Google Vyke Freshtel Holdings MVNO/MVNE Zer01 Communications Truphone WiMAX Providers Scartel Clearwire KT Networks Mobile Operators T-Mobile Cincinnati Bell Rogers Wireless Orange Mobile Operators and Their Allies React In the US, App Stores Stir Up Controversy Court Fights Change European Attitudes Mobile VoIP Banned in Other Parts of the World Prognosis for the Future Does Voice Have Boundaries? Is Voice “Free”? Voice or a Richer Communications Experience? Who Controls the Device? So What Does This Mean? Mobile VoIP Forecast Factors Influencing the Mobile VoIP Forecast Mobile VoIP Forecasts Through 2013 Mobile VoIP by Geography North America EMEA Asia/Pacific Rest of the World Worldwide Methodology Glossary Related Reports List of Table Table 1. WiMAX and LTE as a Percentage of Total Mobile Services Subscribers, by Region, 2007–2013 Table 2. Forecast of Users Associated With Online Mobile VoIP Offerings, by Region, 2007–2013 (Users in Thousands) Table 3. Forecast of Annual Usage Associated With Independent Mobile VoIP Services, by Region, 2007–2013 (Minutes in Billions) Table 4. Forecast of Annual Revenues Associated With Online Mobile VoIP Services, by Region, 2007–2013 (US$ in Millions)33 Table 5. Forecast of 3G Subscribers Using Mobile VoIP-Based Services, by Region, 2007–2013 Table 6. Forecast of Annual Usage Associate With 3G-Based Mobile VoIP Offerings, by Region, 2007–2013 (Minutes in Billions) Table 7. Forecast of Annual Revenues Associated With 3G-Based Mobile VoIP Offerings, by Region, 2007–2013 (US$ in Millions) Table 8. Forecast of Users Associated With WiMAX/LTE Mobile VoIP Offerings, by Region, 2007–2013 (Users in Thousands) Table 9. Forecast of Annual Mobile VoIP Usage Associated With WiMAX/LTE Deployments, by Region, 2007–2013 (Minutes in Billions) Table 10. Forecast of Annual Revenues Associated With WiMAX/LTE Deployments, by Region, 2007–2013 (US$ in Millions) Table 11. Forecast of Total Mobile VoIP Users, by Region, 2007–2013 (Users in Thousands) Table 12. Forecast of Total Mobile VoIP Annual Usage by Region, 2007–2013 (Minutes in Billions) Table 13. Forecast of Total Annual VoIP-Related Revenues, by Region, 2007–2013 (US$ in Millions) Table 14. Forecast of North American Mobile VoIP Users, 2007–2013 (Users in Thousands) Table 15. Forecast of North American Mobile VoIP Annual Usage 2007–2013 (Minutes in Billions) Table 16. Forecast of North American Annual VoIP-Related Revenues, 2007–2013 (US$ in Millions) Table 17. Forecast of EMEA Mobile VoIP Users, 2007–2013 (Users in Thousands) Table 18. Forecast of EMEA Mobile VoIP Annual Usage 2007–2013 (Minutes in Billions)3 Table 19. Forecast of EMEA Annual VoIP-Related Revenues, 2007–2013 (US$ in Millions) Table 20. Forecast of Asia/Pacific Mobile VoIP Users, 2007–2013 (Users in Thousands) Table 21. Forecast of Asia/Pacific Mobile VoIP Annual Usage 2007–2013 (Minutes in Billions) Table 22. Forecast of Asia/Pacific Annual VoIP-Related Revenues, 2007–2013 (US$ in Millions) Table 23. Forecast of ROW Mobile VoIP Users, 2007–2013 (Users in Thousands) Table 24. Forecast of ROW Mobile VoIP Annual Usage 2007–2013 (Minutes in Billions) Table 25. Forecast of ROW Annual VoIP-Related Revenues, 2007–2013 (US$ in Millions) Table 26. Forecast of Worldwide Mobile VoIP Users, 2007–2013 (Users in Thousands) Table 27. Forecast of Worldwide Mobile VoIP Annual Usage 2007–2013 (Minutes in Billions) Table 28. Forecast of Worldwide Annual VoIP-Related Revenues, 2007–2013 (US$ in Millions) List of Figures Figure 1. Forecast for Mobile VoIP Associated Revenue, 2007–2013 (US$ in Millions) Figure 2. Mobile VoIP Changes the Cost Structure of International Bypass Figure 3. Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) Uses Mobile VoIP on Wi-Fi vs. Femtocells Which Require 3G Frequencies Figure 4. The Nimbuzz User Interface Combines Buddies From Multiple Social Networking Sites Figure 5. Distribution of Skype Users Worldwide as of March 2009 Figure 6. AT&T Quarterly Wireless Voice and Data Revenues, 3Q07 to 2Q09 (US$ in Millions) Figure 7. Dual-Mode Handset Shipments as a Percentage of Total Mobile Handset Shipments, by Region, 2007–2013 Figure 8. Shipments of Dual-Mode Handsets, PMPs With Wi-Fi, and Wi-Fi Handheld Games, 2007–2013 (Units in Thousands) Figure 9. 3G Subscribers as a Percentage of Total Mobile Operator Subscribers, by Region, 2007–2013

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.” Recent research found the following: - Activities associated with early Mobile VoIP successes are likely to influence LTE operator voice plans in ways that potentially favor IMS. - While the EMEA region has more Mobile VoIP related revenue currently, Asia Pacific will be the largest regional market by 2013. - Dual-mode handsets will approach nearly 400 Million units shipped in 2013. - Revenue and users associated with Mobile VoIP will be distributed among online Mobile VoIP services, 3G-Based Mobile VoIP offerings, and WiMAX/LTE Mobile VoIP offerings. Recent research, Mobile VoIP—Transforming the Future of Wireless Voice, covers the worldwide market for mobile VoIP. It includes: - Analysis of VoIP’s impact on the mobile market. - Forecasts for Mobile VoIP-associated revenue by region through 2013. - Forecasts for Mobile VoIP users and annual usage by region through 2013. - Profiles of Mobile VoIP start ups: Fring, JAJAH, Nimbuzz, Vopium, Yego, and Defi Mobile. - Profiles of VoIP providers: Skype, Google, Vyke, and Freshtel Holdings; and MVNO/MVNES: Zer01 Communications, Truphone. - Profiles of WiMAX providers: Scartel, Clearwire, and KT Networks, and of mobile carriers: T-Mobile, Cincinnati Bell, Rogers Wireless, and Orange. 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