{"id":6150,"date":"2007-12-05T09:52:34","date_gmt":"2007-12-05T09:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/e-commerce\/voice-peering-forum-winter-2007-kicks-off.html"},"modified":"2007-12-05T09:52:34","modified_gmt":"2007-12-05T09:52:34","slug":"voice-peering-forum-winter-2007-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/technology\/voice-peering-forum-winter-2007-kicks-off.html","title":{"rendered":"Voice Peering Forum Winter 2007 Kicks Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"3\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/uploads\/vpf-winter-2007.jpg\" \/>At the Voice Peering Forum Winter 2007 conference the attendance is very good which indicates tremendous interest in this burgeoning market. So far it seems clear that Stealth Communications, the company behind this event has yet another successful conference under its belt.<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Perhaps the best indication of how this market has evolved is the fact I am sitting in a session on wholesale VoIP meaning the Voice Peering Forum is not just about peering but has evolved to the point where it focuses on more general service provider topics &ndash; not just peering.<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">The session really focuses on international long distance growth and is being chaired by Stephen Beckert, Research Director at TeleGeography Research is speaking. Here are some of the session points worth noting:<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<ul style=\"MARGIN-TOP: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Aggregate wholesale revenues are growing 2-3% annually while traffic is growing 20-30%. <\/li>\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">The impact on carriers net is not as bad as on gross. The reason for this decrease is due to declining mobile termination rates. <\/li>\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Most regulators in Europe have set policies to lower rates and this will artificially constrain revenues. <\/li>\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">There is slower traffic growth to and from mobile phones. <\/li>\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">This is counterintuitive because mobile subscriber growth grows 20% annually. <\/li>\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Then again, much of the phone purchases in Europe are for second phones (SIM cards) meaning less traffic per phone. <\/li>\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">In addition, the biggest mobile subscriber growth has come from developing countries like India, China Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria etc, where ARPU can be $2 per month. <\/li>\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">One third of international wholesale traffic is VoIP-based. <\/li>\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Skype had 14 billion minutes of international traffic in &rsquo;06 and &rsquo;07 according to TeleGeography Research <\/li>\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">This is a huge amount for one company but not large compared to 300 billion minutes from major phone companies. <\/li>\n<li style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Skype is having a measurable impact on international carrier growth rates. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Service providers have much more complex challenges ahead of them and niches are harder to spot. Some incumbents with large retail customer bases will outsource their long distance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">This is a slow motion crisis, much better than 1999 when rates dropped rapidly. Service providers will begin to join forces and pool resources to reach the international market. There will also be more cost cutting which could be buoyed by voice peering.<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">The energy level at the conference is as high as any of these conferences I have attended and I am looking forward to keeping you informed of the latest news from the show. Stay tuned.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Voice Peering Forum Winter 2007 conference the attendance is very good which indicates tremendous interest in this burgeoning market. 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