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A crucial element in building a wholesale VoIP business and maintaining competitive edge in a harsh business environment is the choice of equipment that forms the core of the company's operation. So let’s take a look at class 4 switching equipment from the top ten leading brands and get to the bottom of solving the question of how to choose the switch to save your network from going downhill.

VoIP should grow considerably in the next 3-5 years, as will the market share of hosted VoIP. Europe welcomes hosted solutions more than other parts of the world, but hosted VoIP, even there, is still used mainly by smaller businesses. European service providers expect that the use of hosted VoIP services by large companies will grow given the speed and ease of deployment, the limited capital investment needed, lower operating and maintenance expense and the increasing availability of special features.

Voice over IP, VoIP, is revolutionising the telephony market, changing the competitive landscape and forcing operators around the world to re-think their business models and strategies. VoIP offers customers much lower calling rates - especially for longdistance calls; it also offers users a great many advanced features and lets operators add value-added services. Sophisticated softswitches ensure quality of service by monitoring service parameters and dynamically re-routing calls; they also help operators find the least-cost/high-quality routings needed to maximize profitability.