Voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) PHONE SERVICE IN AFRICA
ITXC has announced that its voice traffic to Africa over ITXC's global wholesale voice network increased by 1,111% from the third quarter of 2000 to the third quarter of 2001.
ITXC has changed the economics of international long distance by establishing and operating ITXC.net(SM), an Internet-based network with carrier-grade quality. There are ITXC.net points of presence (POPs) in over 135 countries.
ITXC has become the major wholesale long distance carrier connecting one African country to another and to the rest of the world. This past year ITXC has announced interconnection of ITXC.net with Zimbabwe PTC, Ghana Telecom, Sonatel in Senegal, SotelTchad in Chad, and Telkom South Africa. These carriers connect to ITXC.net via ITXC-owned customer premise equipment that is co-located at their switch facilities. ITXC's main competitor in Africa for this kind of service is iBasis.
Source: News Update 84