The Road to Convergence: Wi-Fi/Cellular Handsets Get a Voice: Industry Report

The Road to Convergence: Wi-Fi/Cellular Handsets Get a Voice

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: June 2006
Product Code: R97-2442

Description

Wi-Fi was at first ignored by cellular carriers for fear that Wi-Fi data use by customers would take away potential revenue that cellular carriers hoped to get from cellular data services, but Wi-Fi has spread so fast that cellular carriers can no longer ignore the technology. Instead a few cellular carriers have embraced Wi-Fi, rolling out Wi-Fi hot spot networks, and offering the technology as a compliment to cellular. Those cellular carriers that haven't embraced Wi-Fi are no doubt watching the technology very closely.

Wi-Fi has now started to show up in a device once off-limits to the technology, the cellular handset. More than 20 cellular handset models now have, or will soon be released with embedded Wi-Fi access. A few cellular carriers are even planning to offer services that support voice calls over both cellular and Wi-Fi, and some Wi-Fi/Cellular handsets are incorporating VoIP clients for services like Skype. Owners of this type of handset can even enjoy the benefits of Wi-Fi VoIP service without their cellular carrier even offering VoWLAN service.

This report looks at Wi-Fi/Cellular handsets and technology, and explores the motivation by cellular carriers to enter this market. This report contains five-year forecasts for Wi-Fi/Cellular handsets broken-out by voice/data and consumer/business. In addition, a forecast of the number of Wi-Fi voice users of these phones is included.

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Executive Summary
Methodology
The Players: Cellular Service Providers; Component Makers; Wireless LAN Hot-Spot Providers; VoIP Providers; Infrastructure Providers; Handset Makers
Handsets Models: ETEN M600; HP iPAQ hw6940; NEC N900iL; UTStarcom GF200; Samsung t709; Motorola A910; Nokia E61; Nokia E70; Nokia N80; Nokia 9300i; Nokia 6136; Nokia N91; O2 Xda Atom; Paragon Wireless; Other Cellular Handsets with Wi-Fi; Voice Internet Phone Network (VIPN)
Wi-Fi/Cellular Issues: To UMA or Not UMA?; Power Use; Which WLAN Technology?; Is Seamless Handoff Important?; Home or Office?
Companies in the Space: Alcatel; Kineto; Longboard; Vonage; Skype
Forecasts
Conclusion
List of Tables: Table 1. Total Combo Wi-Fi/Cellular Handset Forecast (In Thousands); Table 2. Mobile Wi-Fi Chipsets and their Power Use Claims; Table 3. Consumer Wi-Fi/Cellular Handset Forecast (in Thousands); Table 4. Business Wi-Fi/Cellular Handset Forecast (in Thousands); Table 5. Total Wi-Fi/Cellular Handset Forecast (in Thousands); Table 6. VoWLAN/Cellular Wi-Fi Voice Users (in Thousands)
List of Figures: Figure 1. ETEN M600 Handset; Figure 2. iPAQ hw6940 Handset; Figure 3. NEC N900iL VoWLAN/Cellular Handset; Figure 4. UTStarcom GF200; Figure 5. Samsung t709; Figure 6. Motorola A910; Figure 7. Nokia E61; Figure 8. Nokia E70 Folded; Figure 9. Nokia E70 Expanded; Figure 10. Nokia N80; Figure 11. Nokia 9300i Smartphone; Figure 12. Nokia 6136; Figure 13. Nokia N91; Figure 14. O2 Xda Atom; Figure 15. Paragon Wireless GSM/Wi-Fi Handset; Figure 16. Kineto's Unlicensed Mobile Access Network Controller (UNC); Figure 17. Longboard's OnePhone Diagram; Figure 18. Total Consumer and Business Wi-Fi/Cellular Handset Forecast (in Thousands); Figure 19. VoWLAN/Cellular Wi-Fi Voice Users (in Thousands)

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