New wholesale VoIP clearinghouse brings together buyers, sellers

EMS Financial Services is looking to make it easier for buyers and sellers of wholesale VoIP to get together, rolling out EMS TrafficBoard, a new clearinghouse for wholesale VoIP trading.

The service is targeting a burgeoning market that InStat says reached $3.8 billion in revenue last year and reached 4 million U.S. households. EMS TrafficBoard brings wholesale VoIP constituents together through forums where member companies post their best rates. Once the parties connect, deals can be finalized using the company's secure EMS Escrow, ensuring that all parties to the project receive agreed upon, contracted services.

VoIP retail sales continue to grow rapidly, pushing wholesale volume forward and positioning the VoIP market for sustained growth. EMS said residential VoIP grew at a compound annual growth rate of 116 percent through 2009 nationwide, with its fastest growing mobile markets developing in Western Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and Africa.

"EMS TrafficBoard was created at the request of our more than 1,000  EMS customers who needed a safe place to meet and interact with fellow wholesale VoIP traders to leverage the best route rates in the marketplace," said EMS Financial Services' Managing Partner James Nicholson. "With TrafficBoard, wholesale VoIP traders now have a place to meet and exchange best practices, as well as get updates on the best rates available in the market. More importantly they can finalize their transactions by leveraging EMS Escrow, a proven, secure and reliable service."

The company said EMS Escrow offers Global Funds disbursement, securing financial transactions between multiple telecom parties while protecting confidential network relationships. With 1,000 active customers, EMS has a large presence in the wholesale VoIP market.

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