VoIP News: Telephony Technology

Demand for smartphones continued to grow in the first quarter of 2010, which can only be good news for VoIP providing mobile applications. Smartphone volumes kept growing in the first quarter of the year, reaching 55. 2 million, analyst firm Canalys has said.

Adoption of mobileIP telephony solutions could accelerate as sales of third-generation mobile phones outstrip those of second-generation mobile phones. 3G handset shipments eclipsed 2G handset shipments in the first quarter of 2010, ABI Research has said. Overall, handset shipments globally for the first quarter of 2010 reached 303 million, up 19 per cent on the first quarter of 2009, according to the technology market research firm.

High-definition mobileIP telephony solutions could become a commonplace means of communication within the next four years. Around 487 million mobile subscribers will use HD-enabled handsets to conduct clear, comprehensible conversations over upgraded networks in 2015, ABI Research has said. While the HD telephone market is virtually non-existent today, the technology market research firm expects growth to rise quickly in 2013 and start to rocket by 2014.

Using mobileVoIP solutions could become increasingly efficient as more and more LTE networks are rolled out around the world. LTE, a beyond third-generation mobile telephony interface, is gaining momentum, bringing closer the prospect of a viable 4G mobile network, IDC has said. More than a dozen new networks are set to go live this year, and spending on LTE will exceed spending on Wi-Max by the end of next year, according to the technology market intelligence provider.

The next iPhone could see IP telephony solutions supersede traditional mobile networks, Gizmodo has said. Details of the next iPhone were revealed last week by the gadget guide after it was left in a bar by an Apple software engineer last month. This iPhone appeared to feature a front-facing camera.