U.S. Fixed/Mobile Convergence Services 2007–2011 Forecast

This IDC study discusses the current market for enterprise fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) services in the United States and provides a summary of current offerings by U.S. service providers. It also includes a revenue and subscriber forecast for 2006 to 2011. With FMC, users benefit from the features and capabilities associated with both fixed-line and wireless networks. Players in the space are racing to deliver products that address ever-increasing employee mobility, growth in IP adoption, availability of WiFi networks, poor indoor mobile phone coverage and ? most important ? enterprises' need for tools that help them improve employee efficiency and manage network complexity.

"FMC is an emerging concept that will only see traction in this market once enterprises can grasp the true productivity gains and cost savings gains it can provide,"explains Carrie MacGillivray, senior research analyst, Mobile Enterprise Network Services.

Rena Bhattacharyya, research manager, Business Network Services, adds,"Solutions provided by service providers will be further enhanced over the forecast period, and the introduction of innovative products and services by device manufacturers and software vendors will augment the market."