Wi-Fi Hotspot Voice Service

Challenges and Opportunities for Voice over Wi-Fi Handsets

This Research Brief is part of the Wi-Fi Research Service


Wi-Fi hotspot operators and mobile operators are beginning to offer voice service; demand will soon increase due to the proliferation of Wi-Fi and dual mode phones. There are major challenges as well as major revenue opportunities for the group of vendors that constitute the Wi-Fi food chain: handset manufacturers, hotspot operators, mobile operators, and Wi-Fi equipment manufacturers.




Executive Summary

Section 1
KEY COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR VOWI-FI IN HOTSPOTS
1.1 Phone Availability
1.1.1 Wi-Fi Only
1.1.2 Dual-Mode Phones
1.2 Limitations of Current Hotspot Equipment
1.2.1 Roaming
1.2.2 Load Balancing
1.2.3 Security
1.2.4 Service Issues
1.3 Early Hotspot Offerings
1.3.1 Boingo
1.3.2 T-Mobile
1.3.3 The Cloud
1.3.4 Wayport

Section 2
A VOICE OVER WI-FI HOTSPOT FOOD CHAIN BEGINS TO DEVELOP
2.1 Customers
2.2 Hotspot Operators
2.3 Mobile Operators
2.4 WLAN Equipment Manufacturers
2.5 Phone Manufacturers
Chart
  • Dual-Mode Cellular VoWi-Fi Handset Shipments, by 802.11 Protocol, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2006 to 2011
Report Code: RB-WIFI-102

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