Understanding the wholesale voice termination market

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he voice communications market is inexorably moving away from the traditional PSTN model to one based on IP services that delivers voice traffic via the internet. This has seen a shift away from established service providers to a new generation of wholesale carriers offering services to other businesses supported by technologies such as IWS (Instant Wholesale Service).


So, what does a wholesale cambodia telegram VoIP provider do? Essentially they offer origination and termination services as well as routing, providing these to carriers and service providers. Before we go on we need to understand these terms in a little more detail.

Origination means customers can get access to numbers worldwide
Wholesale termination provides access to a voice network
Routing determines how the call reaches its destination
These wholesale businesses support carriers, other VoIP service providers and other resellers which might include call back services, wireless network providers, or even call shops.

As the market matures, wholesale termination providers face a number of threats. Routes and the rates associated with them are fluid and constantly change. Wholesalers need to be able to monitor and respond quickly to these changes or they could end up paying too much. At the same time, they need to ensure good call quality. The cheapest route may not be the best, so it’s something of a balancing act. Of course, all of this business is carried out online, but that in itself can lead to issues in the clarity of negotiation.

The other major issue for wholesalers is liquidity. VoIP service providers tend to follow a standard monthly billing pattern which means there can often be a delay in the wholesaler getting paid for its services.

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