This IDC study provides an update on the fixed-line telecom voice services market in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region. Market sizing is provided for 2007, while forecast data is provided for the 2008-2012 period. The countries covered in this study are Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, China, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.

"Most operators in the region has reconciled with the fact that voice service has reached its full potential. As voice revenues decline, SPs have been experimenting with new business models in hopes of identifying new revenue streams. It will not be surprising to see that voice will no longer be a standalone service and become a VAS that operators offer to end-users as part of a data, Internet access or applications package," says Dorothy Chan, senior research manager, Communications, IDC Asia/Pacific.