Wholesale Voice Carrier Market Size & Share, by Service (Voice Termination, Interconnect Billing, Fraud Management); Transmission Network (Owned Network, Leased Network) - Global Supply & Demand Analysis, Growth Forecasts, Statistics Report 2024-2036

  • Report ID: 6106
  • Published Date: May 31, 2024
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Global Market Size, Forecast, and Trend Highlights Over 2024-2036

Wholesale Voice Carrier Market size is projected to exceed USD 149.5 Billion by the end of 2036, witnessing over 13.31% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2024-2036. In the year 2023, the industry size of wholesale voice carrier is assessed at USD 43.5 Billion.

The rise in the usage of network-based voice calling services is one of the key factors fueling the growth of the wholesale voice carrier market which is directly related to the sales of smartphones. According to some reports, smartphones have generated revenue of approximate USD 410 Billion in 2023.


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Wholesale Voice Carrier Sector: Growth Drivers and Challenges

Growth Drivers

  • Rise in usage of network-based voice calling services and applications - Increasing utilization of network-based calling and applications by operators has played a major role in growth of the international wholesale voice carrier market. The growing dependence on mobile apps that provide voice calling function on of the key factor fueling the growth as they commence to massive demand for wholesale voice carrier services. Similarly, these applications are bound to use internet to enable voice communication. Wholesale voice carriers are needed to connect these applications to telephony or IP-based networks such as IPV6. Wholesale voice provider act as the main connecting element of VoIP service suppliers and national and foreign networks, providing direct global interaction.  
  • Adapting VoIP Services - According to some reports, small businesses will be benefitted by the VoIP as it would gradually decrease the startup cost by 90%. The VoIP market expansion is boosted by the buyout of wholesale voice carrier services to connect the traffic that is oriented to VoIP services that use several networks types. Also, the increase of mobile apps with connection by voice technology has had the same magnitude of effect on the wholesale voice carrier market. Such apps further function on overlaying network-based voice calling to let. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) connect over the internet; IP-based networks or traditional telephony are connected by wholesale voice carriers.
  • Infrastructure And Interconnection Services – The wholesale voice carrier connects voice-calling ability in messaging and other applications by providing them with necessary infrastructure and interconnection services. On the one hand, as the demand for mobile applications grow, more people are using voice calling on their mobiles. This has led to a direct increase in the need for wholesale voice carrier services. Apart from that, the network-based, voice calling services and applications require stable, high-quality voice termination services to maintain the best call quality and unbroken connectivity. Wholesale voice carrier usually ensure such things as cost and quality of calls which means they ameliorate the voice traffic, optimize calling quality, and create redundancy mechanisms in case of service disruptions.

Challenges

  • Fraud voice traffic- The types of fraud in the wholesale voice carrier industry that persist are diverse and it must be considered an important problem which wholesale voice carriers must be focused on. Illicit acts may include network penetrations without prior consent, call routing manipulation, and others which are aimed at making difficult to fight against the wholesale voice carrier traffic.
  • Rapidly evolving telecom technologies- Telecom technologies are continuously changing and that is the reason why the challenges are faced by the wholesale voice carrier market. The industry is the one that has to constantly update to the new inventions. The changes necessitate carriers to spend on infrastructure upgrades, maintain service quality, and a smooth regulation process to be able to stay in a competitive position.

Wholesale Voice Carrier Market: Key Insights

Base Year

2023

Forecast Year

2024-2036

CAGR

13.31%

Base Year Market Size (2023)

USD 43.5 Billion

Forecast Year Market Size (2036)

USD 149.65 Billion

Regional Scope

  • North America (U.S., and Canada)
  • Latin America (Mexico, Argentina, Rest of Latin America)
  • Asia-Pacific (Japan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Rest of Asia-Pacific)
  • Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, NORDIC, Rest of Europe)
  • Middle East and Africa (Israel, GCC North Africa, South Africa, Rest of the Middle East and Africa)
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Wholesale Voice Carrier Segmentation

 By Service (Voice Termination, Interconnect Billing, Fraudulent Management)

Voice termination segment is set to account for wholesale voice carrier market share of more than 48% by the end of 2036 with upholding market size of USD 120 billion. According to our research, voice termination cuts cost by about 45% and enhances efficiency by 67%. The segment growth can be attributed to the fact that the wholesale voice carrier market has traditionally been focused on international voice termination, where carriers interconnect to exchange and terminate international voice traffic. International carriers’ wholesale voice termination services have been especially profitable because they levy termination fees on other service providers for the completion of calls via their network. In view of expanding demand for trustworthy and cheap voice termination services for telephony as well as IP-related services. This segment dominates the market because of its ubiquity and importance in communications between networks.

By Transmission Network (Owned Network, Leased Network)

In wholesale voice carrier market, leased network segment is expected to capture revenue share of around 52% by the end of 2036.This sub segment has showed it can handle the cloud communication platforms more effectively in its years of use. This makes it the most preferred market by 2036 for the wholesale voice carrier market due to its adaptability and flexibility. A commonly known statement here is that the total engagement with cloud-based solutions and providers of cloud communication needs. The enhancement of the leased network with the agility and scalability makes it the key factor for its push in the market. With this approach they can cater to the dynamic needs of business of all sizes, from small enterprises to large organizations.

By End User (VoIP, Traditional Switching)

VoIP services has jumped on to dominating sub-segment by attaining 54% of the total revenue share with a CAGR of 10%, right after its inception benefitting by its cost benefits, scalability, and flexibility. This technique equips voice calls to be transmitted as protocol data units (PDUs) over IP networks which simply means that there is no need for a circuit switching infrastructure anymore. Research Nester’s reports suggest that this sub-segment accounts for about 7% of the global telecom service market’s revenue. VoIP services satisfy the needs of a diverse group of users, from businesses to call centers, residential users, and even mobile app-based voice services.

Our in-depth analysis of the global wholesale voice carrier market includes the following segments: 

            By Service

  • By Transmission Network
  • Interconnect Billing
  •  Fraudulent Management

            By Transmission Network

  • Owned Network
  •  Leased Network

 

            By End User

  • VoIP
  •  Traditional Switching

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Wholesale Voice Carrier Industry - Regional Synopsis

APAC Market Statistics

Asia Pacific wholesale voice carrier market is predicted to account for revenue share of more than 34% by the end of 2036. The Asian regions, especially China with its 1.4 billion population, being a major market, generate maximum call traffic that may create a big pool of opportunities for voice wholesalers to fulfil the service demands from business, as well as individuals. Wholesale voice carrier market is this region valued USD 8 billion in 2021.  

The countries surrounding are the main regions that have made immense efforts to ramp up their telecom infrastructure, led by China itself, which involves laying high-speed fiber-optic lines and migrating from 4G to 5G. According to our reports, China Broadnet, the fourth private 5G network operator in China, had USD 18 million 5G subscribers by the end of October. Broadnet was first introduced the 5G services in June 2022.

North America Market Analysis

By the end of 2036, North America wholesale voice carrier market is likely to dominate around 29% revenue share and will hold the second position due to the cutting-edge telecom infrastructure in the North America. The service provider network infrastructure is expected to make USD 35 billion revenue in 2024.  As critical enablers in this sphere have brought about the adoption of wholesale voice carrier services in North American nations is quite favorable to telecom players and allows for enabling wholesale voice carriers to thrive and expand their operations.

The rise of the need for high-tech services such as cloud communication and IoT is pushing the wholesale voice carrier in the USA to growth. On the same spectrum, the United States accounted close to 20% share of the global IoT market in 2023. Telecom providers are switching to wholesale voice carrier services because of this urge, which in turn means the implementation of more wholesale voice-based solutions.

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Companies Dominating the Wholesale Voice Carrier Landscape

    • Deutsche Telekom AG
      • Company Overview
      • Business Strategy
      • Key Product Offerings
      • Financial Performance
      • Key Performance Indicators
      • Risk Analysis
      • Recent Development
      • Regional Presence
      • SWOT Analysis
    • BT Group
    • Orange
    • Tata Communications Limited
    • Lumen Technologies, Inc
    • Telefonica
    • Telenor
    • Verizon Communications Inc
    • Airtel India

In the News

  • Tata Communications Limited - The company announced its quarterly revenue of USD 677 Million on 31st December, 2023 and observed a hike of 24%. As an impact, India Enterprise revenue saw surge of 10.4%.
  • Telenor - Services of the company generated revenue of USD 5 billion in 2023, with an organic growth of 4% than that of last year.

Author Credits:  Abhishek Verma


  • Report ID: 6106
  • Published Date: May 31, 2024
  • Report Format: PDF, PPT

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Major factors driving the growth of the wholesale voice carrier market are rise in the usage of network-based voice calling services and network infrastructure and connection services.

The market size of wholesale voice carrier is anticipated to attain a CAGR of 14% over the forecast period, i.e., 2024-2036.

The major players in the market are Deutsche Telekom AG, BT Group Orange, Tata Communications Limited, Lumen Technologies, Inc, Telefonica, Telenor, and Verizon Communications Inc.

The voice termination segment is anticipated to garner the largest market size by 2036 and display significant growth opportunities.

The market in the Asia Pacific region is projected to hold the largest market share by the end of 2036 and provide more business opportunities in the future.
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