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Mobile VoIP 2012: Mobile Operators Provide a Guarded Embrace

In-Stat
December 14, 2011
61 Pages - SKU: ZZZQ6769203

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Driven by increased smartphone penetration and a growing breadth of offerings, mobile VoIP usage is on the rise. As the addressable market increases with smartphone penetration a greater number of providers are introducing services, including a growing handful of mobile operators that are beginning to embrace mobile VoIP. This report explores the emerging market for business mobile VoIP and provides forecasts of the worldwide business mobile VoIP users segmented by implementation type as well as the associated revenue opportunity.

With this report clients can:

Determine which region will have the largest concentration of VoIP users.
Develop both short and long term marketing plans based on current and future usage forecasts.
Understand the market drivers and barriers to adoption.
Create targeted product roadmaps based on specific regional market forecasts.

Details are included for:

Definition and discussion of mobile VoIP.
Discussion of the broad spectrum of mobile VoIP industry participants including start-ups, online VoIP providers, mobile virtual network operators, mobile virtual network enablers, and the mobile operators themselves.
The breadth of mobile VoIP solutions and analysis of key providers.
Elements impeding and promoting the adoption of mobile VoIP.
Discussion of underlying markets including smartphone adoption and 3G/4G services.
Regional Forecasts of worldwide mobile VoIP subscribers, usage, and revenues.

Executive Summary
Introduction: What is Mobile VoIP?
Market Opportunities and Threats: Opportunities; Threats
Market Developments: Smartphone Shipments; Convergence with Social Networking; Mobile Operator Stance Shifting?
Mobile VoIP Technology Overview: Mobile VoIP over Different Network Types
Benefits of Mobile VoIP: Cost Savings; Simplicity; Indoor Coverage; HD Voice; Unified Communications
Mobile VoIP Usage Analysis: Who’s Calling?; How Often?; For How Long?; From Where?
The Market Players: Market Incumbents, Established New Entrants, and Recent Start-Ups; Mobile VoIP Start-Ups; VoIP Providers; MVNO/MVNE; Mobile Operators
Market Strategies: Target Audience—Profile of a Mobile VoIP User; Behaviors of Mobile VoIP Users; Impact of Mobile Operator Positioning on Usage; Pricing Wars; Churn
Distribution Channels: Players Paths to Market: Distribution Models; Consumer Behaviors: Where Do You Get Your VoIP?
Business Models: Where Is the Revenue Opportunity?: Usage-Based Revenue Models; Alternative Revenue Strategies
Forecast: Independent Operator Mobile VoIP Usage; Mobile Operator Mobile VoIP Usage; LTE Mobile VoIP Usage; Methodology; Forecast Methodology
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List of Tables: Table 1. Worldwide Smartphone Shipments, 2010-2015, (in Millions); Table 2. Comparative International Rate Plans Among Leading Mobile VoIP Providers; Table 3. Worldwide Active Mobile VoIP Users by Region, 2010-2015 (in Millions); Table 4. Worldwide Mobile VoIP Minutes of Use by Region, 2010-2015 (Minutes in Millions); Table 5. Worldwide Mobile VoIP Revenues by Region, 2010-2015 (US$ in Millions); Table 6. Worldwide Active Independent Mobile VoIP Users by Region, 2010-2015 (in Millions); Table 7. Worldwide Independent Mobile VoIP Minutes of Use by Region, 2010-2015 (Minutes in Millions); Table 8. Worldwide Independent Mobile VoIP Revenues by Region, 2010-2015 (US$ in Millions); Table 9. Worldwide Active Mobile Operator Mobile VoIP Users by Region, 2010-2015 (in Millions); Table 10. Worldwide Mobile Operator Mobile VoIP Minutes of Use by Region, 2010-2015 (Minutes in Millions); Table 11. Worldwide Mobile Operator Mobile VoIP Revenues by Region, 2010-2015 (US$ in Millions); Table 12. Worldwide Active LTE Mobile VoIP Users by Region, 2010-2015 (in Millions); Table 13. Worldwide LTE Mobile VoIP Minutes of Use by Region, 2010-2015 (Minutes in Millions); Table 14. Worldwide LTE Mobile VoIP Revenues by Region, 2010-2015 (US$ in Millions)
List of Figures: Figure 1. Total Global Mobile VoIP Users and Active Users, 2010-2015 (in Millions); Figure 2. Mobile VoIP Defined: Devices, Networks, and Recipients; Figure 3. Primary Research: Primary Reasons for Not Using Mobile VoIP; Figure 4. Handset Originating a Voice Call Using Mobile IP Interface; Figure 5. Handset Originating a Voice Call Using Mobile Circuit Interface; Figure 6. Primary Research: Incidence of Mobile VoIP Calling by Network Type; Figure 7. Primary Research: Incidence of Mobile VoIP Usage; Figure 8. Primary Research: Average Number of Mobile VoIP Calls per Month; Figure 9. Primary Research: Average Duration of Mobile VoIP Calls; Figure 10. Primary Research: Incidence of Mobile VoIP Usage: Home, Office, Hotspots; Figure 11. Primary Research: Device Ownership (Mobile VoIP Users vs. Total Respondents); Figure 12. Primary Research: Device Operating System Used (Mobile VoIP Users vs. Total Respondents); Figure 13. Primary Research: Mobile Operator (Mobile VoIP Users vs. Total Respondents); Figure 14. Primary Research: Data Plans (Mobile VoIP Users vs. Total Respondents); Figure 15. Primary Research: Incidence of Video Calling (Mobile VoIP Users vs. Total Respondents); Figure 16. Primary Research: Mobile VoIP Usage by Mobile Operator; Figure 17. Primary Research: Distribution Channels Used by TAP Survey Respondents; Figure 18. Primary Research: Incidence of Mobile VoIP Calling Types (Peer-to-Peer and Dial-Out); Figure 19. Worldwide Total Mobile VoIP Downloads/Users and Active Users, 2010-2015 (in Millions); Figure 20. Worldwide Total Independent Mobile VoIP Downloads/Users and Active Users, 2010-2015 (in Millions); Figure 21. Worldwide Total Mobile Operator Mobile VoIP Downloads/Users and Active Users, 2010-2015 (in Millions); Figure 22. Worldwide Total LTE Mobile VoIP Downloads/Users and Active Users, 2010-2015 (in Millions)

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