VoIP Business Models Overview

VoIP Business Models Overview

Wholesale Telephony

Wholesale Telephony is a business where a Wholesale telephone service provider derives income and profit from customers who place or receive international calls via VoIP network at low rates. Wholesale VoIP providers offer different kinds of services which include: selling/renting of switching equipment, PC2phone, device2Phone and other similar services, calling cards, direct VoIP termination, and callback solutions. Popular applications like BillBery Billing and Management Solution from Jerasoft Development and PortaBilling are considered to be the best solution for the online VoIP billing systems.

Retail Telephony

Using VoIP protocols in retail VoIP business is a good way to boost your business, and be in a competitive position with both quality and costs reduction. VoIP technologies demonstrate powerful technological changes, offer innovative services and updates without incurring costly expenses. New VoIP applications are constantly being developed together with Internet evolution, because originally VoIP protocol networks were Internet based.
There are several benefits your business can benefit from with VoIP. First of all, VoIP telephony has better rates for retail services providers and for multinational traditional telephone companies, so both of them can easily optimize their communications costs. Although VoIP market has strong competition between VoIP billing providers and traditional telecom providers, VoIP providers charge considerably less than traditional landlines, because they don’t have to maintain an old and expensive network.

PSTN Termination

VoIP Termination allows providers to establish reliable and cost-effective connection between XO IP networks and transmit IP-originated calls to public switched telephone network (PSTN). Also it allows VoIP providers to expand their range of services and make international calls at reasonable prices.

Several main features of VoIP Termination include:

* Stable connection between IP-network and PSTN for termination of long distance calls;
* Inbound and outbound termination services;
* SIP-protocol and TDM (Time Division Multiplex) connection;
* Reliable voice transmission trough XO IP and Sonus infrastructure;
* NP NXX billing structure offers low prices for LATA / OCN models

Switch Partitioning

This service allows wholesale VoIP-providers and resellers to rent a switch, which is originally owned by other companies. Clients of the service get a part of the switch and use it for their purposes.
A key advantage to renting a switch partition is that you can use one of the best switch equipments on the market and pay only a small monthly fee. Wholesaler VoIP providers and resellers can use the switch without any capital investment. If you rent a switch, you can start profiting from the resale immediately.

Calling Cards

A Calling Card is a telecommunication card, which is used to pay for telephone voice services. Calling cards can be purchased directly from a Telecom company or its reseller.
Calling Cards can be pre-paid or post-paid. Prepaid cards have to be purchased before placing a call, but post-paid cards allow you to pay your bills later.

Calling cards can be purchased over the internet using a traditional credit card, in call centers and internet cafes. Calling Cards have several benefits. It offers the lowest rates for international calls. You can use international calling cards from anywhere in the world. Calling cards are portable and it’s easy to take them with you when you travel both domestically and internationally. Using a calling card, calls can be placed from any phone, eliminating the need for pay phone coins and if you are borrowing someone else’s phone, you incur the cost.

Call Shops

VoIP Callshop, known as Public Call Offices (PCOs), is widely used in VoIP technology. VoIP Callshop is a true alternative to traditional call offices, which is spread all over the world. This business model offers a variety of services and solutions to both existing/potential VoIP Callshop businesses and Internet cafe owners.

VoIP Callshop software includes remotely configured VoIP-gateway, which terminates calls via the VoIP providers at low rates.

Jerasoft Development is UK based company with years of experience in the VoIP solutions market. Billbery is the leading VoIP billing solution intended for VoIP service providers to extend packages and improve their services. The software has high errors resistance, production level and also supports dynamic routing on wide spectrum of gateways. Company also offers methods of management of Mobile Number Portability, which allow VoIP providers to release any MNP billing scenarios without losing their edge in provisioning of more common services.