Predictions for the Telecoms Market 2006

This IDC study presents a consensus on the top 10 predictions for the telecommunications market for 2006 in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ. We take a high-level look at industry events, user trends, and vendor strategies that promise to uniquely define the telecommunications industry market in 2006. The following is the list of IDC's prediction list of the top 10 telecommunications trends across the region for 2006:

The Consumer VoIP Market — Shifting Models and Shifting Strategies Challenges for Triple Play — Increased Bandwidth and Regulatory Issues VPLS — Another Acronym to Spell Out! Regulators — Licenses Unite Mobile Gaming — Rise of a New Challenge Mobile Phone Viruses — Rising Threat? Telcos — Dancing to the Beat of Managed Services Enterprise Telephony and Mobility — "Triple A" Stands for Applications, Applications, and More Applications Mobile Music — Will Over-the-Air Downloads Fly? Mobile Micro Payments — mCommerce Restart

"Shifting business models and strategies are the key themes in the region for 2006. Changing regulatory regimes coupled with disruptive technologies in the guise of Skype, mean back to the drawing board for many," says Sandra Ng, vice president of communications, Peripherals and Services Research, IDC Asia/Pacific.