
Fixed-Mobile Convergence
Business Models, Operator Strategies, Key Industry Players, Market Dynamics, and Forecasts
Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) has the potential to offer benefits to both operators and consumers. The key benefits of deploying FMC networks are expected to include: * A single device for users to make and receive calls on mobile networks or via fixed-broadband networks, with the ability to make voice or data calls on either network. * Reduced voice call and other service charges by using the fixed network in place of the mobile network for calls made inside the home or office. * Higher data rates for multimedia services using WLAN or low power mobile cells when indoors. * VoIP calls over broadband access with some free calls to other VoIP users. * Free on-site calls using WLAN telephony in vertical markets such as healthcare, retail, hospitality, and logistics. * The opportunity for fixed-network operators (FNO) to slow and perhaps reverse the trend of falling voice-call revenues. * The opportunity for mobile network operators (MNO) to improve in-building coverage and to offer hotspot services. This study is ABI Research’s review of the market for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC). It includes a forecast for the potential FMC market to 2012 and an assessment of operator business cases for enterprise and consumer applications. It also provides an overview of FMC network technology and examines the features that make it attractive to operators, while evaluating vendor strategies for introducing FMC and examining some service provider approaches.
What Questions Does This Report Answer?
- Why is FMC attractive?
- How soon will this market develop and why?
- What are the main technology standards?
- How will the market develop?
Who Needs This Report?
- Equipment vendors
- Service providers
- Standards-making bodies
- Regulators
- Device and semiconductor manufacturers
- Venture Capitalists and other investors
Table of Contents
Section 1.
Executive Summary
Section 2.
Strategic Overview
Section 3.
Regulatory Situation
Section 4.
Products and Standards
Section 5.
Business Case Scenarios
Section 6.
Market Dynamics and Forecasts
Section 7.
Vendors and Service Providers
Section 8.
Company List
Section 9.
Acronyms
Scope of Study
Sources and Methodology
Notes
Tables
- FMC Development by Vendor
- FMC Activity by Network Operator
- FMC Companies Profiled
- FMC Regulatory Situation by Country
- Converged Licensing Summary
- UMA Challenges
- UMA Explained
- Business Case Scenario
- Penetration of Access Points, Household, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Penetration of Access Points, Enterprises, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Devices in Service by Region, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Consumer ARPU by Region, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Consumer Service Revenue by Region, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Enterprise ARPU by Region, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Enterprise Service Revenue by Region, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Carrier Capital Expenditures by Region, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Devices Consumer versus Enterprise, UMA versus SIP, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Subscriber ARPU, Consumer versus Enterprise, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Service Revenue, Consumer versus Enterprise, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Carrier Capital Expenditures, UMA versus SIP, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Total Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, World Markets Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Devices Consumer versus Enterprise, UMA versus SIP, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Subscriber ARPU, Consumer versus Enterprise, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Service Revenue, Consumer versus Enterprise, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Carrier Capital Expenditures, UMA versus SIP, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Total Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Devices Consumer versus Enterprise, UMA versus SIP, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Subscriber ARPU, Consumer versus Enterprise, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Service Revenue, Consumer versus Enterprise, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Carrier Capital Expenditures, UMA versus SIP, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Total Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, Eastern Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Devices Consumer versus Enterprise, UMA versus SIP, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Subscriber ARPU, Consumer versus Enterprise, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Service Revenue, Consumer versus Enterprise, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Carrier Capital Expenditures, UMA versus SIP, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Total Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, Latin America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Devices Consumer versus Enterprise, UMA versus SIP, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Subscriber ARPU, Consumer versus Enterprise, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Service Revenue, Consumer versus Enterprise, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Carrier Capital Expenditures, UMA versus SIP, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Total Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, Middle East & Africa Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Devices Consumer versus Enterprise, UMA versus SIP, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Subscriber ARPU, Consumer versus Enterprise, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Service Revenue, Consumer versus Enterprise, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Carrier Capital Expenditures, UMA versus SIP, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Total Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, North America Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Devices Consumer versus Enterprise, UMA versus SIP, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Subscriber ARPU, Consumer versus Enterprise, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Service Revenue, Consumer versus Enterprise, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- FMC Carrier Capital Expenditures, UMA versus SIP, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Total Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Consumer Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Enterprise Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, Western Europe Forecast: 2006 to 2012
Charts
- Cumulative FMC Devices in Service by Region, World Markets: 2007 to 2012
- FMC Consumer Service Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2007 to 2012
- FMC Enterprise Service Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2007 to 2012
- FMC Carrier Capital Expenditure by Region, World Markets: 2007 to 2012
- FMC Devices, Consumer versus Enterprise, World Markets: 2007 to 2012
- FMC Devices by Connection, UMA versus SIP, World Markets: 2007 to 2012
- FMC Devices in Service, Dual versus Single Use, World Markets: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, World Markets: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP Connected, World Markets: 2007 to 2012
- Penetration of Access Points, Households, by Region: 2007 to 2012
- Penetration of Access Points, Enterprises, by Region: 2007 to 2012
- VOIP Growth
- NPV
- Cumulative Cash Flow
- Cumulative FMC Devices in Service, Dual Use versus Single Use, Asia-Pacific Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Asia-Pacific Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, Asia-Pacific Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Devices in Service, Dual-Use versus Single-Use, Eastern Europe Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Eastern Europe Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, Eastern Europe Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Devices in Service, Dual-Use versus Single-Use, Latin American Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Latin American Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, Latin American Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Devices in Service, Dual-Use versus Single-Use, Middle East and Africa Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Middle East and Africa Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, Middle East & Africa Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Devices in Service, Dual-Use versus Single-Use, North America Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, North America Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, North America Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Devices in Service, Dual-Use versus Single-Use, Western Europe Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, Wi-Fi versus Cellular, Western Europe Market: 2007 to 2012
- Cumulative FMC Access Points in Service, UMA versus SIP, Western Europe Market: 2007 to 2012
Figures
- Traffic Flows between Networks
- FMC Network Using UMA
- Enterprise FMC
- UMA Architecture
- Alcatel's UMA Solution
- BT Fusion Handsets and Hub
- Enterprise Operating Expense Savings
- Enterprise Capital Expenditure
- Call Charging Confusion
- Simplified Charging Scheme
- Universal Access Gateway
- TR069 in Action
- UNC and Traffic Aggregation

