WiFi phone market doubling each year

July 27, 2006 … and still more one-glance-graphics indicating the state of play in the telecommunications space. The worldwide WiFi phone market increased 116% between 2004 and 2005 to US$125.5 million, and is projected to more than double in 2006 as enterprises and consumers slowly but steadily continue deploying voice over wireless LANs, according to a new survey. The survey estimates that WiFi phone revenue will double, almost triple, every year through 2009, when it will reach US$3.7 billion. Initially an enterprise application, VoWLAN will eventually become more popular with consumers as well, having enormous growth potential as part of a VoIP service bundled with broadband connections.

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