The $190 billion US fixed-line telephony market is up for grabs with cable companies, ISPs, Internet portals and pure-play VoIP providers all lining up to take a share of what has traditionally been the Telco's bread and butter. The companies that control the broadband connections are likely to come out on top.
Attention: Telecoms, Cable and Satellite Providers, Internet Portals, ISPs, Hardware and Software Manufacturers, Financial Analysts, Investors and Government Regulators.
The Consumer VoIP report rates the competition for the ears and mouths of the home telephony market.
Internet telephony is essentially a broadband phenomenon. The greater bandwidth that comes with a high-speed Internet connection has made real-time voice communications over the Internet a reality.
As broadband moves steadily towards replacing dial-up, the opportunity for voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) telephony will inevitably grow. eMarketer forecasts that by 2010, 32.6 million US households will subscribe to a VoIP service, equating to nearly 40% of all broadband households.
Who will get the business? Who will lose it?
Key questions the "Consumer VoIP" report answers:
- How many VoIP subscribers are there in the US and worldwide?
- Which companies are competing in the market?
- What are the drivers for the sector?
- How do the Internet portals fit into the VoIP picture?
- What concerns do consumers have with VoIP?
- And many more…
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The Consumer VoIP report aggregates the latest data from leading marketing and communications researchers with eMarketer numbers, projections and analysis to provide the information you need to make smart business decisions.
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The $190 billion US fixed-line telephony market is up for grabs with cable companies, ISPs, Internet portals and pure-play VoIP providers all lining up to take a share of what has traditionally been the Telco's bread and butter. The companies that control the broadband connections are likely to come out on top.
Impetus
Residential VoIP Subscribers in the US, 2005-2010 (millions and % of broadband households)
Issues & Questions
Overview
The eMarketer View
Select US Residential VoIP Plans (Unlimited Local & Long Distance Calls*), 2005 (per month)
Snapshot of the US Voice, Video, Data and Mobile Markets, 2005
Subscriber Forecasts
Worldwide
Residential VoIP Subscribers in Select Regions Worldwide, 2005 (millions & % of broadband households)
Residential and SOHO VoIP Subscribers in Select Regions Worldwide, 2005 & 2009 (millions)
Residential VoIP Subscribers Worldwide, 2005 & 2010 (millions)
Annual VoIP Minutes of Use Worldwide, 2004-2009 (billions)
Share of VoIP Minutes in North America and Europe, by Company Type, November-December 2005 (% of total)
Worldwide Cable VoIP Subscribers, by Region, 2004-2009 (thousands)
VoIP Revenues Worldwide, 2005-2011 (billions)
US
Residential VoIP Subscribers in the US, by Provider, 2005 (thousands)
US VoIP Households, by Provider, January 2006 (thousands of subscribers and % market share)
Comparative Estimates: Residential VoIP Subscribers in the US, 2004-2010 (millions)
Residential VoIP Subscribers in the US, by Company Type, 2005-2010 (millions)
Market Share of Residential VoIP Subscribers in the US, by Company Type, 2005 & 2010 (% of total)
Share of VoIP Minutes in North America, by Company Type, August 2005 & November-December 2005 (% of total)
VoIP Subscribers as a Percent of Broadband Internet Subscribers for Select Cable MSOs in the US, 2005
Cable VoIP Subscribers in the US, 2005-2010 (millions and % of cable Internet subscribers)
Comparative Estimates: Cable VoIP Subscribers in the US, 2005-2010 (millions)
Cable VoIP Subscribers in the US, by Operator, 2005-2010 (thousands)
Residential VoIP Revenues in North America, 2004 & 2010 (millions)
Residential VoIP Revenues in the US, 2005 & 2009 (billions)
Pure-play VoIP Providers
Vonage
Skype
Skype Worldwide User Metrics, 2005 (millions)
The Wild Cards: The Internet Portals and Search Engines
Top Three Instant Messaging Services in the US, by Users, January 2006 (millions)
Consumer Surveys
US Adult Internet Users Who Have Heard of VoIP, 2004 & 2005 (% of respondents)
US Adult Internet Users' Level of Familiarity with VoIP, 2004 & 2005 (% of respondents)
Voice Quality and Service Reliability of VoIP according to US Early Adopter Households, by Select Providers, June 2005 (% respondents in each group)
Reasons that US High-Tech* Households Do Not Replace Landline Phone Service with Internet-Based Phone Service, Q2 2005 (% of respondents**)
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The $190 billion US fixed-line telephony market is up for grabs with cable companies, ISPs, Internet portals and pure-play VoIP providers all lining up to take a share of what has traditionally been the Telco's bread and butter. The companies that control the broadband connections are likely to come out on top.
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