| Till a few years ago, VoIP was a name that brought | | | | of broadband services which they offer to their clients. |
| forth many apprehensions in mind about its survival. | | | | They can equip their services with VOIP and offer a |
| However, VoIP has come back with a huge bang | | | | complete telephony solution to their clients. This gives |
| forcing the entire business industry to take it seriously. | | | | them an added advantage over their competitors and |
| The technology itself is simple enough to understand. | | | | helps in building brand preference. |
| VoIP technology converts analogy signals which exist | | | | Wholesale carrier service providers are those |
| in the form of our voice into small digital IP packets, | | | | providers who purchase VoIP connectivity or minutes |
| compress it and send it over the bandwidth through | | | | in bulk from Tier 1 service providers. It is ideal for those |
| the Internet. It reaches the receiver in the form of | | | | who are willing to make a substantial investment in this |
| analog signal which has been decompressed. | | | | business and also have technical knowledge about |
| Business houses and residential homes both have | | | | voice over IP service. They are those providers who |
| started utilizing voice over IP technology for fulfilling | | | | eventually get the advantage of controlling the telecom |
| their communication needs. This technology is | | | | industry by controlling the pricing. |
| extremely flexible, benefiting corporates and end users | | | | A reseller on the other hand doesn't have to make a |
| alike. Voice over Internet protocol is also available in | | | | substantial investment in the telecom business since |
| the form of calling cards. Calling card companies have | | | | the infrastructure and technical equipments are |
| started relying in a big way on VoIP. This is because it | | | | provided by the wholesaler or service provider. A |
| offers cost effective communication, thereby raising | | | | reseller is like a retailer, who acts as a middleman |
| their profit margin. | | | | between wholesalers and end users. |
| Other users of this technology could be wholesale | | | | Keeping in mind the popularity and the potential of this |
| carrier service providers, resellers, ISPs, ITSP's and | | | | technology it would be beneficial for companies to |
| residentials. | | | | invest in this business at this hour in order to make a |
| ISP and ITSP's already have an established network | | | | killing and establish themselves as a brand in future. |