Mobile Voice Services

The latest “Evolution to LTE Report” from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) includes, among other things, a (very short) list of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) launches around the world. Over two years ago I expressed my concern at the lack of long term solutions for voice over LTE. While the situation is gradually becoming clearer, there is… Read more

Despite increases in the penetration of smartphones discussed in a previous post, the outlook for mobile network operators remains challenging.  My analysis of the latest data from Vodafone shows that the combination of intense price competition and price regulation is causing mobile voice revenues as a proportion of total mobile revenues to drop significantly. In… Read more

In his wireless blog, Alastair Brydon laments the continuing lack of long term solutions for voice over LTE, as Verizon and Huawei announce products that depend on legacy networks. I notice that 2011 has begun with announcements of “breakthrough” developments that enable LTE users to make voice calls. Given that the early launches of LTE… Read more

Mobile users have been increasingly using their mobile phones instead of fixed phones to make voice calls, driven by convenience and affordability, and this trend will continue. Affordable voice bundles with generous allowances of anytime any-network minutes are now widespread in Europe and the USA. In Western Europe, fixed–mobile substitution for voice telephony has continued… Read more

Mobile network operators in developed regions should prepare for a tenfold increase in wireless network traffic by 2015, as data traffic rapidly overtakes voice, according to the new report, Wireless network traffic 2008-2015: forecasts and analysis, written by Unwired Insight. Total wireless network traffic from cellular users in developed regions is set to increase substantially,… Read more

Mobile operators are considering widespread deployment of indoor base stations – called femtocells – as early as 2008. A large-scale roll-out of femtocells carries considerable risk and many early business cases are not commercially viable, according to the report, Femtocells in the Consumer Market: business case and marketing plan, written by Unwired Insight. “Femtocells are… Read more

Fixed-mobile substitution (FMS) continues its relentless progress and shows every sign of accelerating – particularly in those countries that have experienced the most traffic migration already – according to the report, The Acceleration of Fixed-Mobile Substitution in Western Europe: facts and figures, written by Unwired Insight. “In many markets it looks as if fixed voice… Read more

Mobile operators may experience substantial decline in ARPU in developed countries, as voice prices decrease, non-voice services fail to capture consumers’ interest, and mobile phones lose their fashionable image, according to the report, The Future of the Global Wireless Industry: scenarios for 2007-12, written by Unwired Insight. “There is increasing uncertainty about the future of… Read more

Increasing service usage in the home and workplace will drive the evolution of wireless networks and services in developed markets, according to one of the scenarios highlighted in the report, The Future of the Global Wireless Industry: scenarios for 2007-12, written by Unwired Insight. Unwired Insight has defined three plausible scenarios for the evolution of… Read more