IP Telephony - A Consumer Application Worth Hearing

Service: Packet Telephony Report Number: IN030738IA Publication Date: June 2003 Number of Pages: 41 Report Price: $2,995 Press Release Members Only: Full text HTML , PDF Purchase This Report Online Contact a Sales Representative Summary When people think of consumer IP Telephony, they often think of sound quality equal to two cans tied together with string, or as a dot.com fad. IP Telephony, however, is far from either one of those things. While IP Telephony certainly has had its faults in the past, and gone through a boom and bust cycle, it still remains a viable consumer service. This report looks at the growing market of consumer IP Telephony services. This report also examines the technology, drivers, challenges, and players that all have a part in the consumer IP Telephony market. Also found in this report are five-year forecasts for worldwide service subscribers and service revenues.

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
• Methodology
  
• Introduction
  
• VoIP Technology
  
  • ENUM
    
  • SIP
    
  • H.323
    
  • MGCP
    
  • MEGACO/H.248
    
  • Voice Codecs
    
• IP Telephony Scenarios
  
  • Phone-to-Phone
    
  • PC-to-PC
    
  • PC-to-Phone
    
  • Device-to-Phone
    
• Categories of Consumer VoIP
  
  • Network Agnostic
    
    • Fee-Based Service
      
    • Free/Hobbyist Service
      
    • Instant Messaging/Online Gaming
      
  • Network Provider
    
    • The Lack of PacketCable Certified Equipment
      
    • Reduced CAPEX
      
    • Cable Operator IP Telephony Trials
      
• Market Drivers
  
  • Service Provider Drivers
    
  • Consumer Service Drivers
    
    • Voice Service Savings
      
    • Second Line
      
    • Enhanced Call Features
      
• Market Challenges
  
  • Awkwardness of Service
    
  • Incumbent Resistance/Tradition
    
  • Primary Line Vs. Application
    
  • Government Regulations
    
    • United States
      
    • Rest of the World
      
• Key Market Players
  
  • CallServe/PhoneServe
    
  • Deltathree/iConnect Here
    
  • Dialpad
    
  • Free World Dial-Up
    
  • Go2Call
    
  • MediaRing
    
  • Net-2-Phone
    
  • Packet8
    
  • Vonage
    
  • Yahoo Broadband
    
  • Zerocents
    
• Forecasts
  
• Conclusion
  

List of Tables

• Table 1. Differences between Voice and IP Networks
  
• Table 2. Voice Codec Features
  
• Table 3. Forecast of Worldwide Online Console Game Players, 2002-2007
  
• Table 4. Forecast of US Online PC Gamers, 2002-2007
  
• Table 5. Forecast for Worldwide Cable IP Telephony Subscribers, 2002-2007
  
• Table 6. IP Telephony Vs. Traditional Voice Service Per Minute Rates
  
• Table 7. IP Telephony Vs. Traditional Voice Service Unlimited Local/Long Distance Rates
  
• Table 8. Comparison of Monthly Fee for Enhanced Call Features Between Vonage and Qwest
  
• Table 9. Service Comparison of Select IP Telephony Providers
  
• Table 10. US IP Telephony Subscribers (in Thousands), 2002 - 2007
  
• Table 11. US IP Telephony Service Revenues (in Millions), 2002-2007
  
• Table 12. Worldwide Active Consumer IP Telephony Subscribers (in Thousands)., 2002-2007
  
• Table 13. Worldwide IP Telephony Service Revenues (in Thousands), 2002-2007

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Worldwide IP Telephony Service Revenues (in Millions), 2002-2007
  
• Figure 2. Software Phone
  
• Figure 3. Standalone Configuration for Device-to-Phone IP Telephony
  
• Figure 4. Forecast of US Broadband Households for Years 2001 and 2007
  
• Figure 5. Percent of All US IP Telephony Subscribers by Calling Scenario
  
• Figure 6. Worldwide Active Consumer IP Telephony Subscribers (in Thousands), 2002-2007

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