Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
    • Technology
    • User Interest
  • Background
    • The Triple Play
    • The Quadruple Play
    • T-Mobile Hotspot@Home
  • Consumer Attitudes
    • Broadband Users Survey
      • Conclusions
      • Landline Rates for Mobile Calls Made From Home (“Home Zone” Service)
      • Voice Calls over a Home Wi-Fi Network Using a Cellular Handset
      • Seamless Handoff of Calls Between Cellular and Wi-Fi
      • Preferred FMC Service Provider
      • Replacing Fixed Line with FMC
    • Early-Adopter Survey (Wireless Users)
      • Conclusion
      • Overage History
      • Other Factors
    • Non-FMC Surveys
      • Conclusions
      • Likelihood to Replace Landline
      • Handset Objections
      • Carrier Satisfaction
  • Value Proposition
    • SWOT
      • Strengths: Consumers Like It, Carriers May
      • Weaknesses: Hardware Unavailable or Disliked
      • Opportunities: High Broadband Penetration
      • Threats: Technology
  • Conclusions
    • Technology
    • Pricing/Services
    • Who’s Ready for VoWLAN/Cellular Convergence?
      • Mobile Carriers
      • Cable Companies
      • Telephone Companies
      • Consumers
    • Assessment
  • Methodology
    • North American Broadband Users Survey
    • Technology Adoption Panel
    • Consumer Mobility Survey
  • Glossary
  • Related In-Stat Reports
  • Offices

List of Tables

  • Table 1. Portion of Monthly Minutes Used While at Home
  • Table 2. Factors that would Increase Use of Mobile Phone at Home (Base: Don’t Use Mobile Phone 100% of the Time at Home)

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. 2005 vs. 2006 Overall Interest in a VoWLAN/Cellular Phone
  • Figure 2. Top-Two Interest in Fixed Mobile Convergence Applications
  • Figure 3. Consumer Interest in At-Home Pricing
  • Figure 4. Interest in “Hotspot@Home” Type Service
  • Figure 5. Interest in Cellular/Wi-Fi Handoff
  • Figure 6. Preferred Fixed-Mobile Service Operator (Base: At Least Somewhat Interested in FMC)
  • Figure 7. Likelihood to Replace Home Phone with FMC Service
  • Figure 8. 2005 vs. 2006 Overall Interest in a VoWLAN/Cellular Phone
  • Figure 9. 2005 vs. 2006 Access to Wi-Fi
  • Figure 10. Overages in the Previous 12 Months
  • Figure 11. Average Amount of Overage
  • Figure 12. Interest in Home Zone Pricing Compared With Change in Monthly Service Plan Due to Overage
  • Figure 13. 2005 vs. 2006 At-Home Usage of Mobile Phone
  • Figure 14. Factors That Would Increase Use of Mobile Phone at Home
  • Figure 15. Likelihood to Replace Landline With Mobile Phone (Base: Would Consider Replacing Landline with Mobile Phone)
  • Figure 16. Factors Preventing Replacement of Landline with Mobile Phone
  • Figure 17. Mobile Carrier Strengths and Weaknesses

Voice over WLAN,Voice over Wi-Fi