Juniper Research: "VoIP over WiFi will cost operators $5B globally by 2015"

  

A new research from Juniper Research forecasts a dramatic growth in the use on VoIP over 3G and 4G networks: "The number of mobile VoIP minutes carried annually on 3G and 4G networks will rise from 15 billion minutes in 2010 to 470.6 billion by 2015"

See Juniper's press release - here.

Anthony Cox, Senior Analyst at Juniper Research, noting that operators fear losing traffic to WiFi networks most: “WiFi mobile VoIP is potentially the most damaging of all VoIP traffic as it bypasses the mobile networks altogether”

Recently we saw some mobile operators (AT&T, O2 UK) encouraging the use of WiFi, in a response to their cellular capacity problems, while the debate on Net Neutrality and the use of OTT VoIP continues.

See also "Frost & Sullivan: Mobile Operators Should not Impose Bans or Surcharges to VoIP" - here and "Skype Does Good for 3UK" - here.