| 16th August 2005 - In both business and consumer markets,
widespread adoption of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) depends
on the availability of wireless VoIP handsets, reports In-Stat
(http://www.in-stat.com). Dual-mode cellular/WiFi handsets will
be the key driver to mass consumer adoption of VoIP, the high-tech
market research firm says. By 2009, In-Stat forecasts that over
66 million cellular/WiFi handsets will be in operation.
Wireless high-speed broadband access, unified messaging,
video, and dual-network cellular/WiFi services are making
the mobile triple play a consumer market reality. The key
to successfully capturing the market for these next-generation
personalized services is control of the end-point device.
A recent report by In-Stat found the following:
- Worldwide, consumer VoIP subscribers using wireless IP
phones will grow from 2% currently to 73% in 2009.
- Based on competition from mobile carriers without wireline
operations, Europe will be the largest initial market for
dual-mode smartphones.
- While mass production of dual-mode sets is not scheduled
until 2007, an In-Stat market survey found that over 80%
of businesses have an interest in the technology.
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