VoIP clocked 328.7 billion minutes in 3Q07

Here are some of findings from 3Q07 minutes data survey:

• Service providers worldwide recorded an estimated traffic volume of 328.7 billion VoIP minutes during 3Q07

• Split: 72.3 billion local, 232 billion national long distance (nld), 24.4 billion international long distance (ild)

• Local split: 69.1 bn is retail VoIP, 3.2 is wholesale local VoIP i.e white labelling
• Local retail VoIP traffic split: 33 bn is iPas in China, 36.1 bn is retail VoBB local minutes

• There is about 10% double count in nld and about 20% double count in ild traffic figures. Double counted minutes are those minutes where the same call is being relayed by two or more carriers and counted as traffic by each one of them.

• Top 5 service providers ranked by minutes: China Telecom, China Netcom, AT&T, China Mobile, Qwest. Top 50 listed in the report