Mobile VoIP is the Next Big Thing

Broadband has changed the world, the next big thing is Mobile VoIP

East Brunswick, New Jersey (PRWEB) March 8, 2006 -- Broadband Internet access has changed the world in many ways. Voice Over IP (VoIP) is changing the telecommunications landscape by allowing phone services to travel over the Internet. Companies such as Vonage offer all-you-can-eat phone service for under $30, cable companies have their own VoIP service, and even the Verizon’s and AT&T’s of the world offer VoIP. All of these services delivered over the Internet have been constrained to this point by the fixed cable line, fiber line or DSL line installed at the customer’s location. Today, the next step is going mobile with VoIP.

John Green is the Wireless Partner at BusinessEdge Solutions Inc. an industry-focused business and technology-consulting firm offering strategy, process optimization and solution integration to clients in the communications, media and content (CMC) industry. On Wednesday, March 8, Mr. Green will present “What are the Opportunities and Challenges represented by VoWLAN, and how will it Impact the Telecoms Market?” at the Fixed Mobile Convergence Congress USA at the Wyndham Hotel, San Jose, California.

Mr. Green will talk about the benefits for both consumers and providers, how communications convergence is being driven by the desire of all companies to own their customers, growing revenues and increasing customer satisfaction. The boundaries between services provided by traditional cable, wireline and wireless providers are rapidly being eroded, while in parallel, the traditional value chain is being disaggregated.

For both consumers and companies, the benefits of VoWLAN (Voice over Wireless Local Area Network) are clearly apparent, however there remain challenges to adoption. For consumers, the benefits include lower phone bills, bundled offers and payment, single number convenience and seamless mobility convenience. Challenges include home network management, security, handset costs and the quality of the call. For enterprises, the advantages include automatic least cost routing, single number customer service and operational benefits, seamless mobility, hotspot/roaming availability and common applications. The challenges include infrastructure upgrades, security, capacity management, handset costs and quality of service.

The potential VoWLAN players include wireless service providers, MVNO’s (Mobile Virtual Network Operators,) VoIP Providers, broadband providers and traditional fixed line providers, many of which have different objectives and face different challenges. Also, some of the players are closer than others to actually bringing VoWLAN to market.

Mr. Green will talk about the challenges of VoWLAN, what will make it work and how it will redistribute revenues within the overall communications spend. For some, it will be a defensive strategy, for others it will open up new markets, for all it will enable further value added applications that should drive up the value of each customer.

BusinessEdge Solutions Inc. is an industry-focused business and technology consulting firm offering strategy, process optimization and solution integration to clients in the financial services, communications, media and content (CMC) and life sciences industries. The company drives competitive advantage for its clients by leveraging its vertical domain thought leadership and assed-leveraged consulting enabled by pre-engineered business and technology solution frameworks to reduce the time, cost and risk of delivering breakthrough results. BusinessEdge is distinctive among consulting firms in that its multidisciplinary consultants have an average of 15 years of industry-specific experience and expertise. This strong industry knowledge and technology know-how is at the core of the company’s unwavering commitment to create vision for its clients – and is the driver behind its delivery of high-impact business solutions. See www.businessedge.com for a more detailed view of the firm’s expertise and a complete listing of all its capabilities and solutions.

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