New Zealand Consumer VoIP 2005-2010 Forecast and Analysis

Publication Date	October 2005
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	52
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC02225

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Summary

This study examines the market for consumer VoIP services in New Zealand. It is broken into two areas: VoIP services provided by local telecommunications operators including CallPlus/Slingshot and Woosh Wireless, and VoIP services facilitated by peer-to-peer (P2P) and instant messaging (IM)-based services such as Skype, Yahoo! Messenger, Microsoft MSN Messenger, and Google Talk, which although originating internationally, are in the process of causing significant local impact ? especially in the movement to VoIP services that break out to PSTNs in most countries.

Companies Mentioned: Telecom New Zealand; TelstraClear; CallPlus; IHUG; WorldxChange; Google; Microsoft; America Online; Yahoo; EBay; Slingshot; Woosh Wireless

Content

In This Study
- Local VoIP Service Providers
- Peer-to-peer and Instant Messaging-based VoIP Applications
- Methodology
Sources leveraged in secondary research include published news articles and press releases, financial statements, Website and vendor-provided marketing material, IDC studies and briefs, and consultations with other IDC offices.
- Executive Summary
Situation Overview
- The State of Play: Worldwide and Asia/Pacific VoIP Backdrop
  - Internet and Broadband Growth Enables VoIP
  - Figure: Worldwide Internet & Broadband Households, 2004?2009 (M)
  - Figure: Asia/Pacific Internet & Broadband Households, 2004?2009 (M)
  - Fixed Voice and Data Trends Point to VoIP Impact
  - Figure: Worldwide Fixed Voice and Data Spending, 2004?2009 (US$M)
  - Figure: Asia/Pacific Fixed Voice and Data Spending, 2004?2009 (US$M)
  - The United States VoIP Market
  - Table: U.S. Consumer VoIP Services, 2004-2009
  - New Zealand's Consumer VoIP Landscape
  - Figure: Voice Price Pressure on Incumbent Operator, 3Q03?2Q05
  - Figure: Fixed-Line Voice Revenue Decline for Incumbent Operator, 3Q03?2Q05
- Consumer VoIP Opportunities
- Figure: New Zealand Target Markets Susceptible to Consumer VoIP Offerings
- Table: Key Telecom New Zealand Statistics as Opportunities for Consumer VoIP Services as Provisioned by Entrants, June 2005
- Local Consumer VoIP Services
  - Backdrop to Consumer VoIP Services
    - iTalk Consumer VoIP Service from CallPlus/Slingshot
    - Ihug/iiNet
    - Woosh Wireless
  - WorldxChange
- Peer-to-Peer and Instant Messaging Application-based VoIP Services
- Table: Subscriber Comparison of P2P/Instant Messaging VoIP Providers, August 2005
- Table: Consumer VoIP Price Comparison: CallPlus/Slingshot, Skype, Yahoo! and Woosh (NZ Cents per Minute)
- Table: Traditional Fixed-Line Residential Calling Prices: TCNZ & TelstraClear (NZ Cents per Minute)
  - Skype
  - Figure: Skype & Skype for Pocket PC
    - The Acquisition of Skype by eBay
    - Figure: Google Talk (Beta)
  - Microsoft MSN Messenger
  - Figure: Microsoft MSN Messenger
  - Yahoo! Messenger
  - Figure: Yahoo! Messenger and the Existing Net2Phone PSTN-connectivity Service
  - AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)
  - Summary of Peer-to-Peer and Instant Messaging Application-based VoIP Services
  - Figure: Worldwide ICT Market Revenue Proportions, 2005
Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
  - New Zealand Consumer VoIP Subscribers Forecast, 2005?2010
  - Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the New Zealand Consumer VoIP Service Market, 2005-2010
  - Figure: New Zealand Fixed-Line VoIP Revenue Forecast, 2005?2010
  - Figure: New Zealand Fixed-Line VoIP Subscriber Forecast, 2005?2010
  - Government Activity Around VoIP
    - Calling Access and DSL Uncoupling
Essential Guidance
- Strategic Considerations
  - Entrant Consumer VoIP Providers
  - Tier 1 Carriers
  - Table: Carrier Risk Analysis of Consumer VoIP Services
Learn More
- Related Research
- Definitions
  - Market Segmentation
- Synopsis