[June 14, 2013] Telecommunications and VoIP in Asia, Oceania, and the Mideast: A Market Perspective on the Major Economies Tweet Jun 14, 2013 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Asian carriers will be losing less revenue next year from Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) bypass, according to this Research. International voice telecommunications revenue lost to VoIP bypass is gradually declining, even as total international calling continues to increase. The study concludes that as Asian telecommunications companies bring their international rates into line with actual costs, the attractiveness of VoIP as an arbitrage opportunity will diminish, slowing down its adoption In 2004 VoIP bypass calling revenue amounted to slightly more than one-third of the $98 billion spent in China, India, Japan and other Asian countries on international calling. By 2011, VoIP bypass revenue is expected to remain essentially flat at $30 billion while international call revenue jumps to about $160 billion. Of the 96 billion Asian international calling MOUs expected to be recorded in 2011, only 22.8 billion will be attributable to VoIP. Report Excerpt In our 1999 study of international calling, IP Telephony, ISR, and Callback: The Deregulated European Market 1998-2003, It predicted a short lifespan for many of the rate arbitrage plays then in vogue, and said: "...if the supposition of some (that IP equipment and transport costs are cheaper than the equivalents in the PSTN) proves to be true, and quality issues can be resolved, then IP telephony will indeed be the wave of the future." Today, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is indeed having a direct and measurable impact on international carrier revenues, just as we predicted. But VoIP's near term impact as an international calling rate arbitrage mechanism is a second-order effect. The impacts we trace on international markets in this study are a precursor, the leading edge, of what telecom carriers will face in their local and long-distance national markets in the near future. For more information kindly visit : http://www.bharatbook.com/mobile-and-telecoms-market-research-reports/telecommunications-and-voip-in-asia-oceania-and-the-mideast-a-market-perspective-on-the-major-economies.html Contact us: Bharat Book Bureau Tel: +91 22 27810772 / 27810773 Call UK: +44 7405 208461 Toll Free No for USA/Canada : 1-866-279-8368 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bharatbook.com Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/researchbook Follow us on linkedin : http://www.linkedin.com/company/bharat-book-bureau Our Blog : http://blog.bharatbook.com/ ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.com on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]