Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43080) has announced the addition of Digital Voice Communications in the Home to their offering.

This report analyzes the VoIP technology trends including the rise of PC-PC telephony, wireless VoIP, and the increasing market presence of the cable providers. Using our latest consumer survey data, this report sheds light on the consumer's attitude towards VoIP, gauges demand, and addresses the decision-making economics underlying the switch to VoIP.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43037) has announced the addition of Top Ten Telecommunications and Communications Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2006 to 2012 to their offering.

The top ten telecommunications markets have shifted to become communications markets. This is the result of convergence of voice and data networks to digital transport of voice, video, and data signals on the same network. Transport over existing TDM infrastructure is being replaced with transport over IP infrastructure.

Yankee Group announced that web-based VoIP applications are posing a competitive challenge for traditional service providers in their drive to maintain customers. While telcos typically focus their attention on the competition from cable companies and wireless carriers, a new market threat comes from Internet-based voice applications, which offer consumers a compelling service that enables low-cost or free calling across international boundaries.

By 2012, cellular VoIP services are forecast to generate revenues of USD18.6 billion (EUR15.3 billion) in the USA and USD7.3 billion (EUR.6.0 billion) in Western Europe, compared with fixed VoIP revenues of USD11.9 (EUR9.8 billion) in the USA and USD6.9 billion (EUR5.7 billion) in Western Europe, according to a new report, Forecasting the Commercial Impact of Wireless VoIP in the USA and Western Europe, published by Analysys, the global advisers on telecoms, IT and media (http://research.analysys.com/).

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42224) has announced the addition of VoIP - Voice Over Internet to their offering.

"The VoIP Report (3rd Edition)" published in April of 2006, provides detailed analysis of 55 VoIP providers and nine "Carriers to Watch," including ILECs, CLECs, cable telephony, IM telephony, PC-to-PC telephony, pure-play VoIP and wholesale providers. Carrier coverage includes revenue and VoIP access line totals and forecasts; business model and technology discussions; and information about service pricing.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41993) has announced the addition of "VoIP Report - 2nd Edition" to their offering.

In this second edition of the VoIP Report, we look at how carriers are deploying VoIP technology and beginning to offer services.

Published in May of 2005, the VoIP Report - 2nd Edition investigates 61 carriers offering or starting to offer such services. Each profile contains revenue and VoIP access line totals, as well as forecasts, business models and technology discussions. The report also looks at VoIP service pricing.

pulvermedia announced survey data for the VON community detailing their anticipated spending levels for IP communications products and services. Surveys involving more than 3,200 participants from the VON community this past spring indicate that they plan to spend more than $27 billion on IP communications technologies within the next twelve months. All surveys were conducted by the independent research group, Savatar, Inc., which specializes in VoIP industry research.

The accelerating migration of service providers and enterprises to VOIP peering platforms is having a profound and permanent impact on the economics of telecom network interconnect, resulting in the disintermediation of a number of operators from once-lucrative businesses, according to a major new report from Heavy Reading (www.heavyreading.com), the market research division of Light Reading Inc. (www.lightreading.com).

New Global Telecom, the leading provider of wholesale hosted VoIP solutions, announced the release of its third volume in the S.M.A.R.T. VoIP informational series. S.M.A.R.T. VoIP, which stands for Strategic Market, Acquisition & Retention Techniques, is focused on helping Service Providers gain Small- and Mid-Size Business (SMB) market share with VoIP services.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of France Telecom SA: Company Analysis to their offering.

This report starts with an overview of France Telecom, its organizational structure, and an assessment of its various businesses. It traces the growth of the company and how it has changed over the years. It also includes a critical analysis of France Telecom within the SWOT framework and a summary of its financial performance.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of VoIPocalypse Now - How Google, Skype, and Yahoo! Will Change Fixed Telcos Models to their offering.

Why is Portal VoIP so dangerous? VoIP has been nothing short of a nightmare for fixed operators. Faced with the onerous choice of losing PSTN revenues to third-party VoIP services, or losing revenues to in-house VoIP, telcos can do little to stem the accelerated decline of voice revenues in an inevitable zero sum game.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c39043) has announced the addition of "E-Learning Course: Voice over IP" to their offering.

"Voice over IP" provides an introduction to the principles and operation of telephony services that operate over Internet Protocol (IP) networks and includes detailed treatment of SIP and H.323. It is suggested that this course is studied with TRG "Advanced IP networks".

Mobile operators must convert the threat Wi-Fi and VoIP poses to roaming revenues into an opportunity by incorporating the technologies into their strategies. This is one finding of the latest study, "Mobile roaming 2006-2011: Increasing usage and revenue to counter regulatory burdens," published by industry analyst firm visiongain. By adding Wi-Fi capabilities to their offerings, mobile operators will be able to capture a growing market currently targeted at mobile roaming subscribers.

Attendees from this month's eBay Live! 2006 Conference shared their thoughts about the communication solutions that work best for them in a comprehensive survey conducted by RingCentral, a key provider of on-demand telecommunication services for small businesses and mobile workers. The survey polled more than 85 eBay PowerSellers and found that there is growing interest in new telephony solutions, yet many are concerned about adopting new forms of communication technology such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

Converged Wi-Fi/Cellular handsets are expected to make a big splash, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). By 2010, shipments of cellular handsets containing Wi-Fi will exceed 132 million devices, the high-tech market research firm says. Carriers have been reluctant to offer Wi-Fi-capable handsets for several reasons, but Wi-Fi has spread so fast that carriers will not be able to resist much longer.