| From sending messages by tying the same to | | | | One needs to remember that in order to sell the |
| pigeons, to the invention of traditional public switch | | | | service, comprehensive knowledge about the |
| telephony network and finally to IP telephony, we | | | | technicalities of VoIP is not needed. Rather what |
| have come a long way in terms of | | | | are needed are excellent marketing skills to sell it |
| communication and technology. The telecom | | | | to the clients. It would suffice if a wholesaler has |
| industry has undergone a tremendous change | | | | a decent knowledge of the workings of VoIP |
| with the invention of VoIP telephony service. VoIP | | | | services, so as to be able to maintain his own |
| service providers provide their services to | | | | equipments. In order to start up as a VoIP |
| corporates, wholesale VoIP carriers and VoIP | | | | wholesaler, one will have to spend a considerable |
| resellers. Wholesale providers of VoIP further | | | | amount of money in setting up the infrastructure |
| resell their services to resellers, who in turn sell | | | | and in purchasing the technical equipments needed |
| VoIP minutes to end-users or residentials. The | | | | for call transmission such as gateways, switches |
| main difference between a wholesaler and a | | | | etc. However, the gains from this field are high |
| reseller is the volume of their business. A | | | | and this is precisely why an increasingly large |
| wholesaler usually has a large clientage spread | | | | number of people have set up wholesale services |
| across a given area; whereas a reseller would | | | | of voice over IP. |
| normally have a comparatively smaller client base. | | | | The main advantage of being a wholesaler of |
| In order to decide whether you should start up as | | | | voice over internet protocol is that since they |
| a wholesaler or a reseller, one should consider | | | | provide maximum traffic to the provider, they |
| their client base. If you have a large clientèle | | | | are able to command the market price of VoIP |
| or enough marketing force to create one then | | | | minutes. Hence, it is definitely a profitable venture |
| VoIP wholesale is a profitable venture to take up. | | | | to take up. |