Welcome to the latest edition of TMCnet’s VoIP Week in Review featuring this week’s top headlines in the VoIP industry.

 

This week, D2 Technologies, a provider of mobile unified communications announced it partnered with Beceem Communications and ECS to expand the Google (News - Alert) Android operating system into smartphones to deliver VoIP over WiMAX and other next-generation IP communications capabilities.

 

Together, D2’s mCUE converged communications client with vPort embedded VoIP engine powers and the ECS T371 mobile device, based on the OMAP-3430 processor from Texas Instruments, is paired with Beceem’s high-performance BCSM250 WiMAX modem for a “complete turnkey solution” that can quickly develop and deliver mobile devices to market, including ones utilizing the Android (News - Alert) OS.

 

Also this week, VoX Communications made headlines with the announcement that is plans to offer a mobile VoIP unlimited data and voice plan in the U.S.

 

Available without any annual contracts, customers also receive get features such as nationwide 3G coverage, unlocked HTC Touch Pro II GSM smartphone, unlimited U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico calling and unlimited texting, email & Internet access. 

 

AudioCodes also launched a new VMAS offering this week. A mobile VoIP solution, VMAS includes a client management system and various mobile soft clients from differing operating systems and smartphones.

 

Officials with AudioCodes said VMAS offers high-quality Voice over IP calls via existing mobile phones (using WiFi (News - Alert) and cellular data) which enhances standard GSM Mobile Networks by taking advantage of widespread data connectivity available today via WiFi hotspots and cellular data networks.

 

In more related news, Chris Whiteley, director of business development for xG Technology discussed during a TMCnet podcast, the reality of mobile VoIP today and the issues with some of the methods in place today that are billed as “mobile VoIP.” Check out the podcast HERE.

 

Finally, Infonetics Research (News - Alert) released two new quarterly reports this week which show the VoIP carrier and IMS equipment markets are poised for steady growth through 2013.

According to the reports findings, the VoIP carrier equipment market will reach about $3 billion in annual revenues by 2013 – while the IMS equipment market will reach about $1.6 billion.

Diane Myers, directing analyst for service provider VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research said, about a 30 percent drop in worldwide revenue for the carrier VoIP equipment market is expected for 2009, compared to 2008.

 

“The service provider next gen voice equipment market continues to hold steady, with worldwide revenue in the third quarter roughly matching that of the second quarter. This stability is a very good sign for the industry, which has seen a tumultuous year,” Myers said.

 

 

That’s all for this week, but be sure to check back with TMCnet throughout the week for all the latest headlines in VoIP news as it happens! Until next week…