Abstract
This IDC study examines the new communications market called personal IP communication services. The study takes a look at how the market is currently defined, the players in the market, the challenges for the players, and how all these change as the market continues to evolve and grow.
"Personal IP communications is the future of real-time communications for the individual user. The amount of interest and innovation surrounding this emerging market is staggering," says Rebecca Swensen, research analyst for IDC' s VoIP Services. "By 2012, IDC predicts that total active subscribers using VoIP in this market will be more than 320 million."
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Taxonomy
- Forecast
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- The Players
- Table: Worldwide Personal IP Communications Service Providers
- IP Communications Portals (Voice and Video)
- Web-Based Services
- IP Communications Client for Devices
- The Variables
- Consumer Personal Versus Professional Communications
- Social Networking
- Mobility
- Challenges
- Revenue Generation
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Worldwide Personal IP Communication Services Subscribers and Revenue by Segment, 2007-2012
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Personal IP Communication Services Market, 2008-2012
- Market Context
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
