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Wireless IP Phones the Key for VoIP Markets Reports In-Stat

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 09:00 CDT

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 said. By 2009, In-Stat forecasts that more than 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," said Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst. "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 more than 80% of businesses have an interest in the technology.

The report, "Wireless IP Phones Drive Future VoIP Markets" (#IN0501955CT), covers the evolution of business and consumer IP end points, and analyzes the impact on the future telecom industry. The report outlines the continued migration of PBX markets to enterprise IP telephony, along with the deployment of dedicated and standards-based IP telephones and soft clients, and the growth of wireless LAN and dual-network WiFi/cellular handsets. 2004 unit shipments are presented by category, along with 2005-2009 IP phone forecasts.

For more information on this report, please visit:

http://www.instat.com/catalog/bcatalogue.asp?id=18 or contact Erin McKeighan at 480-609-4551 or emckeighan@reedbusiness.com. The report price is $2,995.

About In-Stat

In-Stat (www.in-stat.com) is the leading provider of actionable research, assessments and market forecasts of semiconductors and advanced communications equipment and services. Our forecasts, analysis, and insights are derived from both a deep technology understanding and a unique research methodology, which examines each segment of the value chain for each market. Technology vendors, service providers, technology professionals and market specialists, worldwide, rely on In-Stat's tenured, experienced staff and in-depth research to support critical technology, product and success decisions.

In-Stat is a strategic segment of the $8 billion Reed Elsevier global information network, with access to an expansive worldwide electronic network, extensive technology databases and well-informed personnel. In-Stat analysts gain exceptional insight into geographic marketplaces and specific technologies within markets such as electronics, cable and wireless. As a member of Reed Business Information, In-Stat is a division of the largest business-to-business publisher in the United States.

Source: Business Wire

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