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VoWLAN Handsets Boom By 2012: Juniper |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Tuesday, 27 February 2007 |
Analysts are predicting Wi-Fi chip sales will grow
astronomically over the next four years and now Juniper Research is
predicting this growth will have a flow on effect to the VoIP market.
Juniper says that as Wi-Fi equipment revenues reach in excess of
US$82 Billion by 2012 (North America will account for US$35 Billion of
that) dual mode handsets will dominate.
That's US$82 Billion in VoIP over Wi-Fi equipment revenues. Not all
WiFi equipment, just VoWLAN handsets. Juniper says that Europe, Middle
East & Africa will account for US$23 Billion and Asia Pacific US$21
Billion.
Dual Mode Mobile Handsets (Cellular/VoIP over Wi-Fi) will dominate this
market generating almost US$68 Billion in revenues by 2012, while
Single Mode VoIP over Wi-Fi
Handsets will see only a conservative uptake primarily due to high
pricing, says the researcher. These devices certainly are pricey today, but a
meagre US$1.5 Billion in revenues by 2012 seems a low estimate.
As we said that US$82 billion is mostly handsets with VoIP enabled
Enterprise Access Points generating over US$5 Billion by 2012 and
Enterprise WLAN Switch/Mobility Controllers (supporting VoIP) to reach
almost US$8 Billion by 2012.
Report Author, Basharat Hamid Ashai, says that "the dual mode handset
market will pick up much faster in the coming years than the single
mode Wi-Fi
handset sector. The handset market is moving to a stage where no one
wants to carry two or three devices in their pocket, so the ability to
have a single device for all calls is a compelling proposition. Most
single mode VoIP overWi-Fi handset manufactures are actively either
designing or planning to ship dual mode phones".
With all those VoIP capable handsets in the hands of consumers,
Junipers other prediction - that Wireless Mesh Technologies for VoIP
will become popular - makes a lot of sense. Currently Juniper admits
these networks are in their infancy and are being used primarily for
data applications, but "this market will be ripe for wireless VoIP" is
a good bet and a "key move".
www.juniperresearch.com
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