Users opt for mobile phones instead of fixed phones

Mobile voice services are rapidly substituting for fixed voice services across Western Europe, according to a new report, Fixed-Mobile Substitution in Western Europe.

Key findings of the report include:

• Fixed-mobile substitution (FMS) is accelerating and could result in more than half of all voice traffic in Western Europe originating on mobile phones by the end of 2008.
• The extent of FMS varies widely between countries. The percentage of households that are mobile-only in Finland is 5 times greater than in Sweden. In early 2006 the proportion of total voice minutes that originated on mobile networks ranged from 18% to 70% across Western Europe.
• The growing use of mobile phones has helped to increase overall voice traffic and maintain the level of spend on voice services in Western Europe.

Source: 3G