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Mobile VoIP - Is it really a threat to operator voice revenues?

IDATE
May 1, 2011
SKU: IDT6444905

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This study looks at the changing landscape of the mobile VoIP market; the main over the top players, the new entrants together with what they bring, and how the operators are reacting. The technical challenges are assessed, and an analysis as to the level of threat mobile VoIP brings to operator revenues is made. It concludes with a scenario for the development of this emerging market.

Key questions

Who are the new entrants in the mobile VoIP market and how does it change the competition landscape?
User experiences, current networks and upcoming LTE deployments - what are the technological challenges ?
Which major OTT and managed solutions are on the Mobile VoIP market? How are the Internet Giants positioning there?
What are the key trends for Mobile VoIP applications?
How will the mobile VoIP market evolve by 2015, in the context of more regulation& competition on the voice market?

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1. Executive Summary: 1.1. The changing competition landscape with Internet giants coming in; 1.2. Value-added of mobile VoIP is limited to international calling; 1.3. Drivers and barriers of mobile VoIP
2. Methodology
3. Technical challenges for mobile VoIP: 3.1. Introduction: the various types of mobile VoIP; 3.2. User experience; 3.3. Current networks; WiFi, 2G and 3G; 3.4. LTE networks: moving towards all-IP; 3.5. Mobile handsets
4. Player profiles and strategies: 4.1. Mobile operators; 4.2. Over-the-top players; 4.3. Internet giants
5. Key trends: 5.1. Mobile Video over IP services gaining traction; 5.2. Becoming the hub for all IP communications; 5.3. The battle between operators and VoIP providers for a better pricing proposition
6. Strategic analysis and forecasts: 6.1. Looking to the future; 6.2. Forecast
Tables: Table 1: Summary of user experience issues between managed VoIP, unmanaged VoIP (mobile) and unmanaged VoIP (WiFi); Table 2: Encoding data rates for various mobile services; Table 3: LTE fallback schemes; Table 4: Penetration of 3G handsets, 2009 and 2014; Table 5: Partnerships and acquisitions between operators and VoIP players; Table 6: National strategies of mobile operators; Table 7: Tariffing of VoIP options; Table 8: National strategies of world operators; Table 9: The VoIP strategies of mobile operators in the USA; Table 10: VoIP strategies of mobile operators in the USA in detail; Table 11: The VoIP strategies of mobile operators in France; Table 12: Details of the mobile VoIP strategies of French operators; Table 13: The VoIP strategies of mobile operators in Germany; Table 14: Details of the mobile VoIP strategies of German operators; Table 15: The VoIP strategies of mobile operators in the UK; Table 16: Details of the mobile VoIP strategies of British operators; Table 17: The VoIP strategies of mobile operators in Italy; Table 18: The VoIP strategies of mobile operators in Spain; Table 19: Details of the mobile VoIP strategies of Spanish operators; Table 20: The VoIP strategies of mobile operators in Austria; Table 21: The VoIP strategies of mobile operators in Sweden; Table 22: The VoIP strategies of mobile operators in Australia; Table 23: Details of the mobile VoIP strategies of Australian operators; Table 24: The VoIP strategies of mobile operators in Japan; Table 25: Details of the mobile VoIP strategies of Japanese operators; Table 26: Overview of the VoIP strategies of mobile operators; Table 27: Table of international call tariffs for MNOs in the USA; Table 28: How the Free rate plan has grown; Table 29: Monthly data plans for smartphones for the four national US operators
Figures: Figure 1: Comparison of price competitiveness between mobile VoIP and MNO plans; Figure 2: Breakdown of mouth-to-ear delay; Figure 3: CS fallback architecture; Figure 4: VoLGA: Voice over LTE via Generic Access; Figure 5: Voice over IMS; Figure 6: LTE deployment scenario of NTT DOCOMO; Figure 7: World mobile data and voice revenues, 2010; Table 5: Partnerships and acquisitions between operators and VoIP players; Figure 8: Relation between openness to VoIP and degree of competition; Figure 9: Trends in the market share of KDDI in Japan; Figure 10: Trends in the market share of 3 in the UK; Figure 11: The A1 over VoIP offer; Figure 12: Connectivity offered by the over-the-top players; Figure 13: Nokia N900, with pre-integrated Skype; Figure 14: Skype on KDDI; Figure 15: The fring service; Figure 16: fring uses data connectivity, not voice minutes; Figure 17: Milestones achieved by Nimbuzz; Figure 18: Tru Anywhere call-through mode; Figure 19: Tru Anywhere call-back mode; Figure 20: Usage statistics of Tango; Figure 21: Connectivity offered by the Internet giant VoIP offering; Figure 22: Features of Google Voice; Figure 23: Google Voice Mobile features; Figure 24: FaceTime from Apple; Figure 25: Yahoo! Messenger with video calling feature; Figure 26: Facebook page seen through Skype; Figure 27: Comparison of functions between video call providers; Figure 28: Google Voice in Gmail; incoming call; Figure 29: Google Voice in Gmail; making a call; Figure 30: The new Facebook Messages; Figure 31: International VoIP calling rate plan: Skype example; Figure 32: The ‘Orange Open’ offer by Orange France - at a glance; Figure 33: Comparison of price competitiveness between mobile VoIP and MNO plans; Figure 34: VoIP share of fixed telephony revenues, 2006 and 2009; Figure 35: Mobile termination rate caps (pence per minute); Figure 36: Worldwide mobile VoIP user forecast (million) and % penetration of 3G subscribers, 2010 -1015; Figure 37: Worldwide mobile VoIP volume forecast (billion minutes), 2010 -1015

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