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• 103 Million Consumer Fixed-Mobile Convergence Access Points In Service by 2013, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-08-20

  LONDON -- The fixed-mobile convergence market FMC is on the brink of very interesting times, according to analysts at ABI Research. UMA-based Wi-Fi dual-mode solutions have seen some significant penetration in both Europe and North America thanks to successful market introductions by T-Mobile in the US (T-Mobile @Home) and Orange...

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• Cable operators aiming for a slice of the small-business hosted VoIP services market, says ABI research.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)

  - 2007-03-01

  Faced with near-saturation of residential markets, cable operators are starting to go after a slice of the market in hosted VoIP services for small businesses. According to a new study from ABI Research, the global market for hosted services will exceed $34 billion in 2012, of ...

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• ABI Research Forecasts 267 Million Residential Voice over IP Subscribers Worldwide by 2012

  - 2007-01-31

  NEW YORK -- Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP telephone services, which last year counted less than 38 million subscribers worldwide, should have a subscriber base of over 267 million in 2012, according to a new study released by ABI Research.

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• ABI Research says Wi-Fi dual-use solutions will be the primary short-term enabler of FMC services.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)

  - 2006-11-01

  According to a new study from ABI Research, fixed and mobile network operators will invest more than $450 million in capital infrastructure over the next five years to provide fixed-mobile convergence. This will ameliorate traffic migration to VoIP service providers and lead to implementation of more...

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• VoIP-Friendly Wi-Fi Access Points Step Closer to Convergence (Electronic News)

  - 2006-02-06

  That holy grail of wireless/IP convergence, i.e., the seamless handoff of a dual-mode phone call from a Wi-Fi network to a cellular network, is still a rare phenomenon in most places but small steps are being taken in the form of a new class of specialized Wi-Fi access points designed...

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• ABI Research Cites Recipe for VoIP Success: Add Value to Broadband

  - 2005-08-08

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- The subscriber base of Voice over IP Internet Protocol services worldwide will remain small compared to the numbers of conventional fixed and mobile phone customers, even by 2010. But in terms of relative growth, VoIP is -- and will remain -- a dynamic market. And the...

  Tags: ABI Research, broadband, cable, NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, VOIP

• ABI Research Helps Companies Find a Path through the VoIP Jungle

  - 2005-02-24

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- Residential VoIP telephony - the use of the Internet as a vehicle for voice calls - has been attracting a lot of publicity lately. But with less fanfare, companies large and small are also adopting the technology as a way of updating their legacy PBX systems....

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• Convergence to Drive VoIP via Wi-Fi, according to ABI Research

  - 2004-11-02

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- If the goal of all wireless technologies is ubiquitous coverage using whatever form of connection makes sense from a given location, Vonage, SBC and other companies are soon to bring it a bit closer, according to Phil Solis, senior analyst, wireless connectivity at ABI Research.

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• Voice Over IP Has Left the Garage, says ABI Research

  - 2004-09-13

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- Until recently, Voice Over IP VoIP has been a marginal service, mainly useful for technophiles and early adopters.

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• TELECOMMUNICATIONS;Smart and Smarter - Keeping up with telco

  - 2004-06-02

  Unless you work in the telecommunications sector, it's always been hard to stay informed about where telecommunications is now and where it is headed. This gets harder when competition between suppliers hots up and supplier choices, albeit welcome, add to the confusion. So what's going on, and what...

  Tags: ABI Research, IP, mobile, network, NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, voice, VOIP, Wi-Fi