Fixed-Mobile Convergence: Consumers and Business Models

Table of Contents

The Bottom Line

1.0 Notes on Methodology and Report Focus

• 1.1 Sources of Data
• 1.2 Terms and Definitions

2.0 3G - Evolution in Technology and Mobile Services

• 2.1 Transition from 2G to 3G: Technology and Services
  • 2.1.1 3G - Clearing the Technology Muddle
  • 2.1.2 Transition in Mobile Services - The Path to Convergence

3.0 Convergence in Fixed and Mobile Networks

• 3.1 3G Growth - Implications for Services and Infrastructure
• 3.2 Building a Case for Fixed-Mobile Convergence
  • 3.2.1 The Consumer Perspective
  • 3.2.2 The Industry Perspective

4.0 Femtocells - A Step towards Converged Services

• 4.1 Femtocells - Technology and Architecture
• 4.2 Femtocells- The Business Case and Models
  • 4.2.1 Subscription Based Models
  • 4.2.2 Bundled and a la Carte Services
  • 4.2.3 Parameters for the Business Models - Costs, Savings and Revenues
• 4.3 UMA vs. Femtocells
• 4.4 Challenges

5.0 IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)

• 5.1 IMS in Residential Gateways - Convergence as a Differentiating Factor
• 5.2 Long Term Evolution (LTE) - The Race to 4G
• 5.3 IMS and 4G - Resolution of Intellectual Property Rights

6.0 Global Forecasts

7.0 Implications and Recommendations

• 7.1 Service Providers
• 7.2 Technology Providers

Resource Book

1.0 Company Profiles

• 1.1 Motorola
• 1.2 Samsung
• 1.3 Ubiquisys
• 1.4 picoChip
• 1.5 Percello
• 1.6 2Wire
• 1.7 NETGEAR
• 1.8 Tilgin
• 1.9 Alcatel-Lucent
• 1.10 Ericsson

Figures

• Global Mobile Services Market Share by Technology Type
• Mobile Services Evolution with Technology
• Wireless Standards
• Interest in Video over Mobile Devices
• Mobile user penetration rates in major markets
• Global 3G Subscriber Base Growth
• Voice and Data ARPU for AT&T and NTT Docomo
• Major Voice-Centric FMC Deployments
• Bundled Mobile Phone Services
• Growth in ownership of Portable Devices
• Interest in Non-Voice Applications for mobile devices
• Interest in productivity features for mobile devices
• Basic Femtocell Architecture
• Benefits of Femtocells
• Factors in Selecting a Mobile Service Provider
• Mobile Phone Service Plans in the U.S.
• Mobile Phone Usage by Location
• Interest in Switching Mobile Service Providers
• Femtocell Business Model Parameters
• Basic UMA Architecture
• Comparing Femtocells and UMA
• Device Preference for Multiple Functionalities
• Key Concerns in Converged Devices
• An IMS Framework
• IMS Deployments of Major Telecom Vendors
• Service Delivery in Converged Networks
• 3GPP and 3GPP2 Essential Patents
• FMC Global Forecast Methodology
• Summary of Forecast Assumptions
• Worldwide Mobile Subscriber Growth
• Global 3G Penetration
• Global Femtocell Shipments
• Global Femtocell Revenues
• Integrated IMS/Femto Gateway Shipments