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Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2008 – The hype surrounding fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) and femtocells continues to grow, but it is likely that neither technology will live up to expectations, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). There is much interest in fixed-mobile service (FMS) enabled by femtocells and FMC among consumers, with the
promise of more convenience and lower costs, the high-tech market research firm says. Femtocells are micro-base stations designed for home use that support mobile connectivity over the broadband facility.
FMC uses Wi-Fi-enabled routers and handsets to carry mobile calls over a broadband connection.

“In-Stat believes that by 2010 the FMC and FMS/femtocell market segments will evolve to form a new fully-converged services market segment,” says Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst. “Current unlicensed
mobile access (UMA) and IMS-based FMC services, which emphasize cheap phone calling, will be marginalized. Likewise, operators that deploy femtocell-based services using the same cut-rate calling value
proposition will be short-lived. Converged services that emulate the home telecommunications experience will emerge because they will be more highly-valued by consumers than are individual services.”

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- By 2011, over 53 million session initiated protocol (SIP)-enabled mobile handsets will ship.
- New UMA subscriber additions will peak in 2009 at approximately 3.5 million.
- By 2011, over 100 million consumers will have access to femtocell-enabled gateways.

The research, “Whether To FMC, or To Femtocell: That Is the Question!” provides detailed analysis of the FMC, FMS, and femtocell markets. It presents forecasts for dual-mode cellular Wi-Fi handsets, UMA and IMS FMC subscribers, as well as subscribers to femtocell-based services. In addition, the report presents primary
research findings that confirm strong consumer interest in FMC and FMS services. The evolution of FMC and femtocell services and the emergence of fully–converged services are examined. This report
provides important insight for vendor and operator participants in the FMC and femtocell markets.

The price is $3,495 (US).
This research is part of In-Stat’s NGN Market Opportunities service. Service providers have the daunting challenge of making large NGN investments, without being certain what products and services will
drive ROI. In-Stat’s NGN Market Opportunities research service addresses this challenge directly by delivering consumer and business demand-side analysis that identifies target market segments for specific service offerings. This unique service leverages In-Stat’s entire portfolio of consumer and business research, combined with thought-leadership, and a global perspective, to deliver executive-level recommendations on the most important NGN topics.
Strategic and product planning executives can use this research to determine what NGN technologies they should adopt as well as where to invest design/development efforts to maximize revenue opportunities.

In Stat http://www.in-stat.com

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