International Voice Market Improving

Traffic Up, Revenue Steady

After consecutive years of negative or zero revenue growth, the international voice business is beginning to show signs of improvement. Global cross-border traffic grew over 14 percent last year and is on pace to repeat in 2005. Because retail prices have begun to stabilize from a long plunge, the overall effect on revenue has been positive. According to the latest update to TeleGeography's international voice research, revenues reached $65.2 billion in 2004, up seven percent from the previous year.

International VoIP

The role of Voice over IP in the international voice market continues to grow. Based on TeleGeography's latest forecasts, international VoIP traffic should exceed 42 billion minutes in 2005, over 16% of the global market. Wholesale VoIP specialists such as iBasis and Teleglobe continue to be the largest players in this market globally, although regional VoIP operators have begun to register significant traffic totals as well.

The market analysis cited above is excerpted from TeleGeography's flagship report on the international voice industry, which has been published annually since 1989. To learn more, please visit our web site:

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Brazil and Nigeria Fastest-Growing VoIP Destinations 10 November
International Voice Market Improving 31 October
Level 3, WilTel, and Price Stability 19 October
Quarterly Wireless ARPU Down Worldwide 6 October
TeleGeography Update: Vonage IPO 22 September
TeleGeography 2005 Colocation Rankings 7 September
International Internet Rankings for 2005 23 August
Internet Traffic Growth Slows by Half in 2005 25 July
VSNL Buys Top VoIP Carrier: TeleGeography's View 15 July
Stability in the Atlantic Capacity Market? 15 June
30% of U.S. Broadband Subscribers Have Never Heard of VoIP 31 May
U.S. Residential VoIP to Exceed $1bn in 2005 9 May
Top and Bottom Wireless Markets 28 April
PriMetrica, Inc. Acquires Singapore-based MMS Consultancy 20 April
Most Intercity Bandwidth Still Unlit 7 April
Bandwidth Demand Outpaces Price Declines 17 March
Who Still Sells IRUs? 24 February
TeleGeography Wholesale Market Predictions for 2005 16 February
High Mobile Termination Rates in Europe Draw Carrier Interest 26 January
Metro Fiber Price Exceeds Long-haul

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