VoIP clocked 351.5 billion minutes in 4Q07

Here are some of findings from 4Q07 minutes data survey:

• Service providers worldwide recorded an estimated traffic volume of 351.5 billion VoIP minutes during 4Q07. Actual volume (after double and triple counts*) is around 322.8 billion.

• Split: 81.7 billion local, 221.3 billion national long distance (nld), 19.8 billion international long distance (ild) if you disregard the double counts

• Local split: 77.9 bn is retail VoIP, 3.8 is wholesale local VoIP i.e white labelling and termination for small providers. The 77.9 billion also includes iPAS local call volume in China

• Local retail VoIP traffic split (pure VoBB and no iPAS): North America 38.2%, EMEA 42.5%, APAC 18.3%, CALA 1%.

• Number crunching getting complicated by the day.