Market researches - 10/02/07

A few set of market information released this week:

• According to ABI Research, VOIP would attract 267m subscribers by 2012, vs 38m in 2006.

• In EU, mobile operators say that roaming charges have declined 25% to €0.62 a minute.

• Alcatel-Lucent claims a leadership position in the booming mobile TV and radio market with more than 80 mobile TV and video services in operation worldwide.

• Huawei claims it serves 31 of the world's top 50 operators. Huawei has already won 78 3G contracts, including 47 UMTS-based projects, of which 16 are in Europe.

• According to Arthur D. Little, when comparing HSDPA and WiMAX, WiMax will capture "at most » 15 % of the broadband wireless market by 2011-2012.

• Informa forecasts that France, Finland and Portugal will lead the way in rolling out UMTS900 this year.

• IDC forecasts a slowdown in 2007 in mobile phone shipments in Europe, after a 9% rise in 2006 to 185m units, and a 6% increase in 4Q06 with 58m units shipped.

• ABI Research estimats that network operators would spend $1,000bn by 2015 in their all-IP next generation networks (NGN).

• According to Analysys, Fixed-mobile substitution (FMS) is accelerating and could result in more than half of all voice traffic in Western Europe by the end of 2008.