VSNL Singapore announces that its been chosen by Yahoo! for voice peering and termination services to exchange high quality VoIP traffic on a global basis and provide premium international retail call termination for Yahoo!’s voice services.

Yahoo! is using the Teleglobe VoIPLink service, a fast, simple and cost effective way to bridge interoperability between VoIP networks, to terminate traffic anywhere in the world. Yahoo! is also utilizing the Teleglobe VTS Service to ensure high quality, cost effective retail termination for users of Yahoo! Voice’s Phone Out (PC-to-Phone) service worldwide. VSNL International is among a suite of providers delivering high-quality termination calling services for Yahoo! globally.

“We are excited to be working with Yahoo! and supporting its Internet community with our innovative, high quality voice peering and termination services,” says Michel Guyot, President, Global Voice Services, VSNL International. “Consumer VoIP providers, such as Yahoo!, as well as ISP/Broadband providers today are looking to engage an experienced global partner to leverage the advantages of voice peering. In response to overwhelming market demand, we are customizing our global voice and peering services offerings to meet the needs of these providers.”

As one of the world's largest international wholesale carriers with more than 415 combined direct and bilateral relationships with leading international voice telecommunications providers, VSNL International provides a full suite of global voice and voice peering services. Consumer VoIP, Broadband and ISP providers can access these voice peering capabilities and solutions, enabling true global reach and interoperability to support reliable, high-quality traffic exchange between multiple protocol networks.

David James, a Principal Analyst at Ovum says, "Consumer VoIP, Broadband and Internet Service Providers require increasingly innovative and compelling voice services to meet the demands of their retail customers. To be a significant player in this market a wholesaler needs to have an extensive network footprint, a broad portfolio of voice-related services (including VoIP and VoIP-TDM interoperability), an extensive network of bilateral agreements, and a proven track-record in the international voice market.”

The Teleglobe premiere voice peering product, VoIPLink, is currently being utilized by over 450 customers. Currently, there are two VoIPLink Interconnection products which allow for reliable, high-quality voice traffic exchange: Interdomain, which offers direct access to the VSNL International network for customers managing entire VoIP networks and Gateway Direct, which provides direct access to the network for customers using stand-alone gateways for all call signaling, control and media. VSNL International provides this interoperable service with a diverse list of VoIP equipment, software and protocols.

Further information regarding VSNL International’s suite of voice services can be found at www.vsnlinternational.com.