DUBLIN, Ireland, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c17739) has announced the addition of Fixed-Mobile Substitution and VoIP: Forecasting the Battle for Mass-Market Voice to their offering.

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Fixed telephony, mobile telephony and broadband services are typically viewed as separate markets. However, providers of these services compete with each other for a share of the voice services market. This report therefore analyses the dynamics of the residential voice market as a whole, in order to properly understand the factors that are affecting this market and the performance of companies that provide voice services.

This analysis focuses on the residential market, which accounted for around 65% of voice spends in Western Europe in 2004. Forecasts of numbers of connections, spend and minutes of use are based on a detailed analysis of how households are changing their mix of types of voice connection, with various combinations of mobile, narrowband fixed and broadband access. To understand key differences between major Western European markets, and how they are likely to change over time, we consider the key drivers of fixed-mobile substitution (FMS) and Voice over IP (VoIP) in each market.

The countries covered in detail are France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK, in addition to providing estimates for Western Europe as a whole. Historical data are provided from 2002 to 2004, and forecasts to 2010.

Data series include: - connections - households - minutes - minutes per connection - minutes per household - spend - spend per connection - spend per household - spend per minute

Minutes are presented by originating network and terminating network. Also, prepaid and postpaid splits are provided for mobile-originated minutes and mobile spend, while fixed-originated minutes and spend are split by domestic, international and mobile-terminated call types.

Minutes and spend are also presented by the following household types defined by their types of voice connection:

- mobile only - POTS only - POTS and mobile - POTS, mobile and VoIP - mobile and VoIP

Forecasts are supported by a clear outline of key market drivers and the pertinent differences between the main country markets covered. All output and explanations are provided in Excel format to allow you to understand the thinking behind the forecasts, and to easily create additional graphs and analysis to suit your individual needs. Purchasers of the report can also call on our authors for additional support.

Who should read this report?

The forecasts and analysis in this report are an essential part of the toolkit for any professional who needs to evaluate strategies for delivering mass-market voice communications services over public networks, whether using POTS, broadband, or cellular technologies.

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