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Report Details Visiongain research indicates that in 2012 global revenues from VoIP will reach a figure of $65 billion. We believe that 2012 is a landmark year for VoIP services. With operator revenues from voice in decline; now is the time for ecosystem members to implement their VoIP strategies. The deployment of LTE and 4G networks will revolutionise VoIP services and have a transformative impact on the telecoms market. Th...
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Visiongain research indicates that in 2012 global revenues from VoIP will reach a figure of $65 billion. We believe that 2012 is a landmark year for VoIP services. With operator revenues from voice in decline; now is the time for ecosystem members to implement their VoIP strategies. The deployment of LTE and 4G networks will revolutionise VoIP services and have a transformative impact on the telecoms market.
The report contains 57 tables, charts, figures and graphs that add visual analysis in order to explain developing trends within the VoIP market. Visiongain provides forecasts for the period 2012-2017 in terms of value (US$) and subscriber numbers for the global VoIP market. In addition, 5 regional VoIP markets are forecast and analysed by Visiongain over the period 2012-2017. The report also provides profiles of several leading companies operating within the market, and includes an exclusive interview with three major VoIP companies, providing expert insight alongside Visiongain analysis.
Unique Selling Points
• Comprehensive analysis of the prospects for the VoIP market from 2012-2017.
• Analysis and forecasting informed by extensive expert consultation with industry leaders. You will be able to read full transcripts of three interviews with leading companies involved within the VoIP market.
• 57 tables, charts, figures and graphs that quantify, analyse and forecast the changing dynamics of the VoIP market between 2012-2017.
• Forecasts and analysis for the global VoIP market between 2012-2017
• Forecasts and analysis for 5 regional VoIP markets, as well as rest of the world figures and projections for the period 2012-2017.
• Top 4 VoIP client market share data
• Top 10 IM client market share data
• Fixed broadband subscriber forecasts from 2012-2017.
• Mobile broadband subscriber forecasts from 2012-2017.
• Broadband subscriber share forecasts by technology 2012-2017.
• Fixed broadband subscriber forecasts from 2012-2017.
• Analysis of the forces that influence and characterise the VoIP market.
• Profiles of several leading companies operating within the VoIP market.
Methodology
This report has been compiled by combining information obtained from a very wide and rich mixture of primary and secondary research sources, producing a broad industry overview. Visiongain sought opinions from leading figures in the VoIP market to underpin the analysis of market drivers and restraints. The study draws on a diverse range of official corporate and governmental announcements, media reports, policy documents, industry statements and expert opinion as a basis for discussing and predicting developments in the VoIP market between 2012 and 2017. Visiongain considers that this methodology results in an accurate, objective mixture of analyses and forecasts.
Why you should buy The Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Market 2012-2017: Prospects for Skype and Other Players
• You will receive a comprehensive analysis of the VoIP market from 2012-2017
• The analysis and forecasting has been informed by extensive expert consultation with industry leaders. Within the report, you will be able to read a full transcript of three interviews from leading companies involved within the VoIP market:
- Skype
- Earthlink
- RTX
• You will find 57 tables, charts, figures and graphs that quantify, analyse and forecast the VoIP market from 2012-2017.
• You will receive forecasts and analysis of the global VoIP market between 2012-2017.
• You will discover global VoIP revenue forecasts from 2012-2017.
• You will receive global VoIP subscriber forecasts from 2012-2017.
• You will be presented with revenue forecasts for the 5 major regional VoIP markets, as well as figures and projections for the period 2012-2017
- North America
- Latin America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Middle East and Africa
• You will receive top 4 VoIP client market share data
• You will be able to analyse top 10 IM client market share data
• You will find fixed broadband subscriber forecasts from 2012-2017.
• You will discover mobile broadband subscriber forecasts from 2012-2017.
• You will receive broadband subscriber share forecasts by technology 2012-2017.
• You will be presented with fixed broadband subscriber forecasts from 2012-2017.
• You will be presented with operator revenue share forecasts by service type from 2012-2017 for voice, data and messaging.
• You will be presented with operator revenue share forecasts for voice vs. VoIP revenues from 2012-2017
• You will receive a SWOT analysis that examines the VoIP market from 2012-2017
• You will gain profiles of several leading companies operating within the VoIP market
What is the structure of the report?
Executive Summary: The Executive Summary provides a holistic overview of the current market and the report's findings.
Chapter 2 is an introduction to the VoIP market providing a clear overview and definition of the market and its characteristics.
Chapter 3 provides extensive analysis of the global VoIP market with detailed forecast from 2012-2017.
Chapter 4 Regional VoIP revenue forecasts and operator strategies from 2012-2017
Chapter 5 Current market and future developments - Gain all the insight you need with a structured and up to date overview of the current and future VoIP market.
Chapter 6 profiles leading VoIP companies and business models
Chapter 7 features original interviews with industry experts Skype, Earthlink and RTX who offer an insider's perspective on the VoIP market.
Chapter 8 SWOT analysis of the VoIP market
Chapter 9 Conclusions and Recommendations
Glossary a detailed and in depth glossary.
You can order this report today
Anybody with an interest in the VoIP market should gain valuable information and insight from this new study by visiongain, which analyses a service that we believe will have a transformative effect on the telecoms industry. VoIP offers substantial business and investment opportunities and is becoming an increasingly important telecoms service in all regional markets.
This visiongain telecoms report will be valuable both to those already involved in the VoIP market and those wishing to enter the market in the future. Gain an understanding of how to tap into the potential of this market by ordering The Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Market 2012-2017: Prospects for Skype and Other Players today
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Global Broadband Industry
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
1.1 Recent Developments in the VoIP Market
1.2 Mobile VoIP to Drive VoIP Uptake
1.3 Key Technologies
1.4 VoIP Market Drivers
1.5 Monetising VoIP
1.6 Key Findings of the Report
2. Introduction to the VoIP Market
2.1 What is VoIP?
2.2 History of VoIP
2.3 Current VoIP Market
2.3.1 Net Neutrality
2.4 VoIP Configurations
2.5 Technical Limitations
2.6 Aim of the Report
2.7 Structure of the Report
2.8 Target Audience
2.9 Methodology
3. Global VoIP Market Forecasts
3.1 Global VoIP Subscriber Forecast 2012-2017
3.2 Global VoIP Market Revenue Forecast 2012-2017
3.3 Softphones
3.3.1 Global Softphone Unit Sales Forecast 2012-2017
3.3.2 Global Softphone Revenue Forecast 2012-2017
3.5 Global SMS Usage
3.5.1 Global SMS Usage Forecast 2012-2017
4. Regional VoIP Market Forecasts
4.1 North American VoIP Market
4.1.1 North American VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017
4.2 Latin American VoIP Market
4.2.1 Latin American VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017
4.3 European VoIP Market
4.3.1 BEREC and Operators Throttling VoIP Services
4.3.2 Europe VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017
4.4 Asia Pacific VoIP Market
4.4.1 Asia Pacific VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017
4.5 Middle East and Africa VoIP Market
4.5.1 Middle East and Africa VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017
4.6 Regional VoIP Revenue Forecast Summary 2012-2017
4.6.1 Regional VoIP Revenue Market Share Forecast 2012-2017
5. Current VoIP Market and Future Developments
5.1 Global Fixed Broadband Subscription by Country
5.2 Global Fixed Broadband Subscription Forecast 2012-2017
5.3 Global Mobile Broadband Subscription Forecast 2012-2017
5.4 Fixed Vs. Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Summary - Mobile VoIP vs. VoIP
5.5 Fixed Broadband by Technology Type Forecast 2012-2017
5.6 Importance of Voice Revenues
5.7 Roaming regulations
5.8 Impact of Bill Shock and Roaming Regulations on VoIP Usage
5.9 VoIP as a Bypass Service
5.10 Data Roaming
5.11 Caps on Voice Calls and Other Services
5.12 Voice Vs. Data - How will Operator Revenues Fair?
5.13 Voice Revenues in Terminal Decline?
5.14 LTE and VoIP - VoLTE
5.15 The Market Opportunity for OTT Players
5.16 VoLGA or VoLTE
5.17 VoLGA Forum
5.18 LTE for HD Voice Calls
5.19 VoLTE and Wi-Fi for LTE Femtocells
6. Leading Companies in the VoIP Ecosystem
6.1 AOL
6.2 Comcast
6.3 Earthlink
6.4 France Telecom
6.5 Nortel
6.6 RTX
6.7 Sipcom
6.8 Skype
6.8.1 Skype and Microsoft - the impact on Mobile VoIP
6.8.2 Monetising Skype - Where are the VoIP Profits?
6.8.3 Skype Vs The Rest
6.8.4 The VoIP Messaging Threat
6.8.5 VoIP for Video Calls
6.8.6 Operators who Embrace VoIP
6.9 Vonage
6.10 WebEx
6.11 Global VoIP Client Market Shares 2012
6.11.1 Global IM Client Market Shares 2012
7. Expert Opinion
7.1 Visiongain Interview with Skype
7.1.1 Market Drivers for VoIP
7.1.2 Market Restraints for VoIP
7.1.3 Consumer vs. Enterprise Adoption of VoIP
7.1.4 Importance of VoIP Income to Operators
7.1.5 Throttling VoIP Usage
7.2 Visiongain Interview with EarthLink
7.2.1 VoIP Market Drivers and Restraints
7.2.2 Industry Challenges for VoIP
7.2.3 Creating a Successful VoIP Strategy
7.2.4 Enterprise vs. Consumer VoIP Adoption
7.2.5 Operators and the Threat from VoIP
7.2.6 Operators Throttling VoIP
7.2.7 Regional VoIP Uptake
7.2.8 Rival Technologies
7.2.9 VoIP Market Size
7.2.10 VoLTE and VoLGA
7.3 Visiongain Interview with RTX
7.3.1 Company History
7.3.2 VoIP Market Drivers and Restraints
7.3.3 Industry Challenges
7.3.4 Regional Adoption
7.3.5 Rival Technologies
7.3.6 Business vs. Enterprise VoIP Use
7.3.7 Operators Throttling VoIP Services
8. SWOT Analysis of VoIP
8. VoIP SWOT Analysis
8.1 Strengths
8.1.1 VoIP to Lead the Way for Operator to IP Convergence
8.1.2 Penetration into the Enterprise
8.1.3 Benefit of Single-Device Subscription Offering
8.2 Weaknesses
8.2.1 Availability in Power Outages
8.2.2 Bandwidth Availability
8.2.3 Emergency Services
8.3 Opportunities
8.3.1 Lower Infrastructure Development Cost
8.3.2 Lower Operational and Maintenance Costs
8.3.3 The App Developer Opportunity
8.3.4 Potential to Increase Subscriber Numbers
8.4 Threats
8.4.1 Spam Over Internet Telephony (SPIT)
8.4.2 Spoofing and Identity Theft
9. Conclusions and Recommendations
9.1 Recommendations for Operators
9.2 Importance of Continued Growth in Smartphone and Broadband Penetration
9.3 Price Competitiveness and Monetising VoIP
9.4 Impact of Roaming Tariffs
9.5 Collaboration and Partnerships Will Boost Growth
9.6 Deployment of LTE & WiMAX Networks
9.7 The Future of Mobile VoIP
9.8 Summary of Key Findings
10. Glossary
List of Tables
Table 2.1: VoIP Configurations
Table 3.2: Global VoIP Subscriber Forecast (Millions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 3.6: Global Softphone Unit Sales Forecast 2012-2017 (Millions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 3.8: Global Softphone Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$ Millions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 3.10: Global SMS Usage Forecast 2012-2017 (Trillions. AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 4.2: North American VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 4.4: Latin American VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 4.6: Europe VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 4.8: Asia Pacific VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 4.10: Middle East and Africa VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 4.12: Regional VoIP Revenue Forecast Summary 2012-2017 (US$, Billions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 5.2: OECD Fixed Broadband Subscriptions By Country Q3 2011 (Millions)
Table 5.5: Global Fixed Broadband Subscription Forecast 2012-2017 (Millions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 5.7: Global Mobile Broadband Subscription Forecast 2012-2017 (Millions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 5.9: Global Fixed vs. Mobile Broadband Subscription Forecast 2012-2017 (Millions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Table 5.13: EU Price Caps on Data Roaming Tariffs Retail and Wholesale (Euros per MB)
Table 5.14: Retail Price Caps on EU Roaming Charges 2012 (EUR, $)
Table 5.15: Wholesale Price Caps on EU Roaming Charges 2012 (EUR, $)
Table 5.19: Total Mobile Operator Revenue vs. Voice Only Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$ Trillions, Voice %, CAGR %)
Table 5.21: Traditional Mobile Operator Voice Revenues vs. VoIP Revenues Forecast 2012-2017 (US$ Billions, AGR%, CAGR %)
Table 5.22: Options to Re-engineer Voice Call Networks
Table 5.23: VoLGA Forum Members 2012
Table 5.24: LTE Roll Out Schedule 2012
Table 6.2: Skype - Key Statistics 2012
Table 6.3: Vonage Call Plans and Tariffs 2012
Table 6.6: Global Top 10 IM Client Market Share Q2 2012 (%)
List of Figures
Figure 6.1: Example of Skype 5.8 Running on Windows 7
Figure 8.1: VoIP SWOT Analysis 2012-2017
List of Charts
Chart 3.1: Global VoIP Subscriber Forecast 2012-2017 (Millions)
Chart 3.3: Global VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions)
Chart 3.4: Global VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions, AGR %, CAGR %)
Chart 3.5: Global Softphone Unit Sales Forecast 2012-2017 (Millions)
Chart 3.7: Global Softphone Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$ Millions)
Chart 3.9: Global SMS Usage Forecast 2012-2017 (Trillions)
Chart 4.1: North American VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions)
Chart 4.3: Latin American VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions)
Chart 4.5: Europe VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions)
Chart 4.7: Asia Pacific VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions)
Chart 4.9: Middle East and Africa VoIP Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$, Billions)
Chart 4.11: Regional VoIP Revenue Forecast Summary 2012-2017 (US$, Billions)
Chart 4.13: Regional VoIP Revenue Market Share Forecast 2012 (%)
Chart 4.14: Regional VoIP Revenue Market Share Forecast 2014 (%)
Chart 4.15: Regional VoIP Revenue Market Share Forecast 2017 (%)
Chart 5.1: OECD Fixed Broadband Subscriptions By Country Q3 2011 (Millions)
Chart 5.3: Top 20 Countries by Fixed Broadband Subscriptions Q3 2011 (%)
Chart 5.4: Global Fixed Broadband Subscription Forecast 2012-2017 (Millions)
Chart 5.6: Global Mobile Broadband Subscription Forecast 2012-2017 (Millions)
Chart 5.8: Global Fixed vs. Mobile Broadband Subscription Forecast 2012-2017 (Millions)
Chart 5.10: Global Broadband Subscriptions Forecast Share by Technology Type 2012 (%)
Chart 5.11: Global Broadband Subscriptions Forecast Share by Technology Type 2017 (%)
Chart 5.12: Global Operator Restriction of VoIP Services 2012 (%)
Chart 5.16: Global Mobile Operator Revenue Share by Service Type Forecast 2012 (Voice, Data, Messaging, %)
Chart 5.17: Global Mobile Operator Revenue Share by Service Type Forecast 2017 (Voice, Data, Messaging, %)
Chart 5.18: Total Mobile Operator Revenue vs. Voice only Revenue Forecast 2012-2017 (US$ Trillions)
Chart 5.20: Traditional Mobile Operator Voice Revenues vs. VoIP Revenues Forecast 2012-2017 (US$ Billions)
Chart 6.4: Global Top 4 VoIP Client Market Share 2012 (%)
Chart 6.5: Global Top 10 IM Client Market Share Q2 2012 (%)
Companies Listed
3
3 (Denmark)
3 (Italia)
3 (UK)
8ta
A1 Telekom
Agri-Valley Broadband
Aircell
AIS - TOT
Al Madar
Alaska Communications
Alcatel Lucent
Algar Telecom
Andorra Telecom
Antel
AOL
Appalachian Wireless
Apple
Armentel
Arqiva
Asiaspace
AT&T Mobility
Augere
Avea
Bakrie Telecom
Base Telecom
Batelco
Bayan Telecommunications
BayRICS
Beeline
Belgacome (Proximus)
Bell Mobility
BeST (life)
Bharti Airtel
Bite
Bluegrass Cellular
Bouygues Telecom
BSNL
BTC
Business Vitals
C Spire Wireless
Cablevision
Carolina West Wireless
Carphone Warehouse
Celcom
Cell C
Cellcom
Cellular South
CenturyTel
Chariton Valley Comms
China Mobile
China Telecom
Chunghwa Telecom
Cisco Systems
Claro
Clear Mobitel
CLEAR mobyl
Clearwire
Comcast
Commnet Wireless
Convergence Technologies
Cosmote
Cox Enterprises
Cross Telephone
CSL Limited
Custer Telephone
Dedicado
Deutsche Telekom
Dialog Axiata
DiGi
Dish Network
Ditech Networks
DNA
Du
E Plus
Earthlink
Elisa
Emobile
EMT
Energy Australia Ausgrid
Entel Movil
Entel PCS
ERA/T Mobile
Etex Telephone Co-op
Etisalat
Everything Everywhere
Fite
FPT Telecom
France Telecom
Free
GENBAND
GIPS
Glo Mobile
Global Mobile
Globe
Google
H3G
HTC Corp
Huawei
Hutchinson Group
Hutchison 3
ICE
Indosat
Kcell
KDDI
Kineto Wireless
Kordia
KPN
KT
LapLink
LapLink
Lattelecom
Leap Wireless
LG Electronics, Inc
LG U+
LightSquared
LMT
M1
Magticom
Mavenir Systems
Maxis
Megafon
MetroPCS
Microsoft
Mobikom Austria
Mobily
Mobinil
Mobistar
Mobitel
Mobyland
Moldcell
Monaco Telecom
Moodle
Mosaic Telecom
Motorola
Movicel
Movistar
MTC
M-Tel
MTN
MTNL
MTS
MTS Allstream
MTS-Ukraine
NBN Co
Ncell
Nokia
Nortel
Nortel Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS)
Nortel Networks Inc.
Nortel Networks Limited (NNL)
Nortel Networks UK Limited
Northwest Cell
NTT DoCoMo
O2
O2 Secure Wireless
OAO Voentelecom
Oi
Omantel
Omnitel
Open mobile
Optus
Orange
Orange (Armenia)
P1 Networks
Panhandle Telephone Co-op
PCCW
Peoples Telephone Co-op
Personal
Piltel
Pioneer Cellular
Public Service Wireless
Qtel
Qualcomm India
Reliance
Research In Motion
Rogers Wireless
Rostelecom
RTX
S and R Communications
S&T Telephone Cooperative
Safaricom
Samsung Electronics
Sasktel
SFR
SingTel
Sipcom
SK Telecom
Sky Brazil
Skype
Smart Communications
Smartone Vodafone
Softbank
Softbank Mobile
Software Performance Assurance (SPA)
Sonaecom
Sonus Networks
SpeedConnect
Sprint
Starcomms
Starent Networks
Starhub
STC
Strata Networks
Sunrise
Swisscom
T Mobile
T Mobile (Slovensko)
T Mobile (USA)
TDC
Tecore Networks
Telcel
Tele2
Tele2 Sweden
Telecom Italia
Telecom NZ
Telefonica
Telenet
TeleNor
Telenor Magyarorszag
Telenor Sweden
TeliaSonera
Telkomsel
Telstra
Telus
T-Hrvatski Telekom
Thumb Cellular
Tikona Digital
Time Warner Cable
TMN
T-Mobile
Traveling Software
Triatel
True Move
Truphone
Tunisiana
Turkcell
U Mobile
UCell
UK Broadband
Ulticom
UME EPM
United Wireless
Unitel
US Cellular
VDC
Verizon Business
Verizon Wireless
VHA
Videotron
Viettel
Vimpelcom
VIPNet
Vitendo Systems
Viva
Viva Bahrain
Viva Cell-MTS
Vivid Wireless
Vivo
Vocaltec, Inc
Vodacom
Vodafone
Vodafone NZ
Vodafone Portugal
Vodafone Qatar
Vonage
Vox
WBS
WebEx
WiChorus
WILLCOM
Wind
Wind Mobile
WiZiQ
Woosh
XL Axiata
Xplorenet
Yahoo!
Yoigo
Yota
ZAIN
Ziggo4
ZTE
Organisations Mentioned In This Report
3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
Body of European Regulators Group for Electronic Communications (BEREC)
Brazilian Army
City of Charlotte Council
European Commission
Fraunhofer IIS
GSMA Groupe Spéciale Mobile Association
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Sao Paulo Military Police
Texas Energy Network
VoLGA Forum
