VSNL in pact with Yahoo!

VSNL Singapore (also called VSNL International), the international arm of Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL), today announced a voice peering arrangement with Yahoo!

It said Yahoo! would use VSNL International's Teleglobe voice peering and termination services for its VoIP (Voice over internet protocol) traffic globally and provide 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! also uses the Teleglobe VTS service for retail termination for Yahoo PC to phone services worldwide, a company release said.

"Consumer VoIP providers, such as Yahoo!, as well as ISP and broadband providers, today, are looking to engage an experienced global partner to leverage the advantages of voice peering," said Michel Guyot, president, global voice services, VSNL International.

VSNL International provides a full suite of global voice and voice peering services. It has international wholesale carriers with more than 415 combined direct and bilateral relationships with leading international voice telecommunications providers.

The Teleglobe premiere voice peering product, VoIPLink, is currently being utilised by over 450 customers. Currently, there are two VoIPLink Interconnection products that allow for reliable, high-quality voice traffic exchange "� Interdomain.

This 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 standalone gateways for all call signalling, control and media.