In a recently published report the technology research group, In-stat, has predicted that mobile VoIP usage will increase ten-fold by 2015. Serious investment by individuals and businesses in mobile VoIP is just beginning and looks set to explode over the next four years.
Mobile VoIP is likely to increase in popularity for both business and person use. Over recent years there have been cases of mobile operators attempting to prevent VoIP. It is cheaper than regular calls (and especially mobile calls) so they have seen it as a threat to their profits. However they are beginning to, and will continue to, accept it as a reality. Once they do embrace mobile VoIP it will make it easier for people to use, and give them more choice, thus enabling them to use it as a replacement for current mobile calls. We are likely to see more mobile operators actively pursuing this technology as they begin to see it more as an opportunity rather than a foe. Compared to other forms of VoIP that have been increasing rapidly already, the mobile VoIP revolution is just beginning. Once it takes off it could have a massive impact on the telecommunications industry.
VoIP began as a low-cost, but also low-quality, alternative to telephone calls. It consists of the travel of voice signals over an internet connection instead of a phone line. The quality has increased significantly over the last decade. The price of good quality VoIP is higher, but it is still cost effective compared to using a traditional telephone. VoIP providers have been working hard to improve the technology so it is adequate for business use, which has resulted in a massive increase in the use of business VoIP as well as people using it for personal calls.
Mobile VoIP is really the next stage of the development of VoIP as an all purpose voice communications technology. If, as expected, mobile VoIP really takes off, it will begin to take over the mobile market. This will bring costs down for customers in the long run.
Other areas of VoIP are also likely to continue increasing over the next five, but because it is relatively untouched to far, mobile VoIP will increase by more. Home VoIP and business VoIP have already had a significant impact but due to the cost savings and increasing quality this trend will continue.
Mobile VoIP will likely be used more regularly for both personal and business use in the future. As there has been for non-mobile VoIP people are likely to switch due to the cost savings. And as the technology and service improves businesses are likely to do the same, because they will be able to acquire the same benefits as regular mobile phones but for less outlay. It will likely to possible for calls to be transferred from the office and for emails to be picked up. These are some of the reasons why it is being predicted that mobile VoIP will increase by 900% by 2015.
Andrew Marshall (c)
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