But a new report from market research firm In-Stat – “Mobile VoIP Transforming the Future of Wireless Voice” – predicts that by 2013, mobile VoIP applications will generate annual revenues of $32.2 billion, driven by more than 278 million registered users worldwide.
The transition to mobile VoIP is expected to accelerate with the launch of new, 4G wireless networking technologies such as LTE and WiMAX. Once major wireless providers speed up their roll out of these faster, higher-capacity next generation networks, layered onto their existing networks, mobile VoIP will start to replace legacy cellular voice technologies, not just for long distance, but for all calling.
“While Mobile VoIP still poses a direct threat to operator voice revenue, it also represents a dynamic new capability that promises numerous applications,” In-Stat stated in its release.
D2 Technologies, a provider of embedded IP communications software platforms, has been making news for its “vPort” embedded Voice over IP software product, designed for original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers to quickly and cost-effectively develop robust VoIP devices for consumer, enterprise and service provider networks.
In September, the company announced it now supports a line of energy efficient processors from Cavium Networks, a provider of semiconductor products that allow processing for networking, communications, wireless, video and security applications.
With the combination of D2 Technologies‘ vPort embedded IP communications platform and Cavium’s ECONA processors, OEMs and ODMs get a cost-effective way to deliver new customer premise equipment offering voice, video and data capabilities, the companies said.