Articles tagged with: Wifi and Voip

Annual Mobile VoIP Minutes to Double Each Year, Reaching 470.6bn by 2015

The number of mobile VoIP minutes carried annually on 3G and 4G networks will rise from 15 billion minutes in 2010 to 470.6 billion by 2015, finds a new report from Juniper Research. Mobile VoIP traffic will see steady rises in all regions over the forecast period, but particularly in developed markets, due to the increasing ubiquity of 3G networks. more

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Mobile VoIP users to exceed 100 million by 2012

A new study from Juniper Research has found that Mobile VoIP services will develop significantly faster in developed markets due to the direct correlation between 3G roll outs and the take up of mobile VoIP. This is the case even though mVoIP traffic volumes may eventually be higher in developing markets due in part to the calling patterns of migrant workers, according to their report. more

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Student-Led Project Deploys Community Wireless Network Across Southampton

A UK community-based wireless network is being developed by a group of University of Southampton students, enabling residents in Portswood and Highfield and beyond to benefit from free wireless access to the Internet in their homes. more

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Mobile VoIP Application Embeds Social Networking Connectivity

VoIP provider, Nimbuzz has an application which the company says offers an all-in-one solution for free mobile VoIP calling, conference calling, instant messaging, chat and group chat, and photo and file sending across multiple IM communities, including Skype, MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo!, AIM, Jabber and ICQ, plus 23 social networks, including Facebook and Myspace. more

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Sales of Wi-Fi phones up 60%, wireless LAN equipment up 20% in 2007

Worldwide sales of wireless LAN equipment, including independent and dependent access points and WLAN switches and controllers, hit $1.9 billion in 2007, up 20% from 2006, driven by the increased rollout of enterprise wireless LANs and accelerating upgrading to 802.11n, according to Infonetics Research's latest quarterly report. more

Roaming Platform Includes Wi-Fi based VoiP Services

Fixed-Mobile developer, Accuris Networks has launched a version of its AccuROAM platform specifically designed for Wi-Fi Hotspot to GSM roaming. Accuris Network says that its solution is based on roaming principles, that is AccuROAM preserves the user cellular experience including voice, data, SMS and all supplementary services while using a Wi-Fi hotspot when roaming. more

Worldwide Telecom Industry Revenues Expected to Reach $2.7 Trillion by 2013

Global telecommunications industry services revenue will reach $1.7 trillion by the close of 2008, with continued strong growth in wireless leading the way, says a new market analysis report from The Insight Research Corporation. According to the new industry market study, overall telecommunications services revenues are expected to grow at a compounded rate of nearly 10.3 percent over the next few years, reaching $2.7 trillion by 2013. more

Related Tags: outsourcing, fixed-mobile-convergence, iptv

17% of N. American organizations adopt 3G data by 2011

According to a new study by Infonetics Research, by 2011 overall 3G data service adoption across small, medium, and large organizations in North America will reach 17%, and adoption of mobile WiMAX will reach 11%. more

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Nortel to Start Selling WiMAX Consumer Products

Nortel says that it plans to start direct sales of WiMAX-enabled devices. The Company intends to offer its service provider customers devices such as PC express cards and USB dongles for WiMAX connectivity on laptops, as well as indoor routers and outdoor gateways for WiMAX to the home or business. more

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WiFi phone sales expected to top $145 billion in 2010

Sales of mobile phones, including smartphones, dropped 13% to $35.5 billion in the first quarter of 2007 following a seasonally strong pre-Christmas quarter in 4Q06, according to Infonetics Research in its latest report. In the long term, mobile phone unit shipments are forecast to increase due to growth in developing countries, while revenue is forecast to decrease as the cost of basic units sold in developing markets continues to fall and competition in developed and saturated markets continues to increase, the report says. more