[asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

[David Knell]

> We're also a VoIP provider in the UK, and from what I recall, 6p/min is 
> very close to the *wholesale* termination rate for fairly sizeable 
> volumes.

That very much depends.  Wholesale termination rates don't change much or at 
all with volume (Ofcom's level playing field) but the UK MNOs keep fiddling 
about with them - Orange, for example, charge about 8p/min peak and 1p/min 
off-peak and weekend at the moment; T-Mobile and O2 are relatively sane at ~ 
4.5p/min 24/7.  But they change substantially - T-Mobile, for example, was 
5.5/5.5/1.2 peak/off-peak/weekend last month.  I assume that they're looking 
to optimise their income given the regulatory constraints, but it's a right 
PITB for everyone else.

 > At the end of the day, it's up to you - you might be able to shave a 
couple of pence off your call rate, but there might be compromises on 
quality. It depends on the needs of your customer base. YMMV, but I know 
that our customer base values call quality over price.

Indeed.  You can buy a grey GSM gateway route at 7-7.5c (so a bit under 5p), 
but the quality's likely to be variable at best, especially when it's using 
G.729 to fit everything over an ADSL line to an el cheapo gateway stuck in 
someone's loft.

To make this on-topic for Asterisk-biz, we can sell you any of the above at 
a modest margin.

--Dave