According to analyst group ABI Research, dual-mode cellular/WiFi mobile phones will ship to the tune of 300 million by 2011. Remember, dual-mode handsets don't just mean wireless VoIP. Content owners like music labels are very interested in using WiFi to deliver direct-to-consumer content to mobile devices as well. However, it's the standards for VoIP that will make the rollout of these dual-mode handsets all the more complicated.
For the full details on the forecast:
- read the ABI Research report [1]
Related articles:
- Mobile TV over WiMax [2]
Links:
[1] http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20060920005500&ndmHsc=v2*A1158760800000*B1158787693000*DgroupByIndustry*J1*N1000001&newsLang=en&beanID=1802668732&viewID=news_view
[2] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/mobitv-over-wimax/2006-09-11