TeleGeography is our benchmark research service for the international long-distance industry. Our annual TeleGeography study has been published continuously since 1989, and is the most comprehensive source of data on the international long-distance market.


What does TeleGeography cover?

International telecommunications traffic

  • International voice traffic by route for 80 countries and over 1,500 routes
  • Global traffic and revenue projections to 2010
  • TDM and VoIP traffic growth trends
  • Top destinations for TDM and VoIP traffic
  • Rankings of 30 fastest growing countries by inbound and outbound voice traffic

International Call Volumes and Growth Rates, 1988-2008



International carriers

  • Comparison of top international carriers
  • 40 top carriers by home-country traffic
  • Market shares of competing international carriers in 25 countries

International Voice over IP

  • Voice-over-IP (VoIP) traffic volume by route and region
  • Analysis of Skype‘s impact on the international long-distance market
  • Analysis of consumer voice over broadband impact on international calling

Impact of mobile telephony on international calling

  • Volume of mobile originated traffic by region
  • Volume of mobile terminated traffic by country and region
  • Trends in mobile interconnection rates
  • Cost of international mobile termination to over 60 countries

Prices, costs and revenues

  • Analysis of price, cost and revenue trends
  • Retail versus wholesale pricing analysis
  • Local, regional and national interconnection rates for 48 countries, 2004-2008
  • Retail fixed-line international rates to fixed-line and mobile phones on more than 400 international routes, from 2006-2008
  • Retail mobile originated international call rates to fixed and mobile phones on more than 400 international routes, 2008
  • International roaming rates for 20 service providers in 26 countries

Rate of Price Decline versus Volume Growth, 1993-2008



International Wholesale

  • Wholesale traffic volumes and revenues by region
  • International wholesale rates to fixed and mobile lines in 40 countries, 2004-2008
  • Top fifty international wholesale destinations

National telecommunications statistics

  • GDP, population, and fixed-line and mobile subscribers
  • Maps and directories of international dialing codes

International Networks Data

The TeleGeography study includes exclusive data excerpted from our Global Internet Geography and Global Bandwidth Research Services.

How is the service delivered?

  • TeleGeography is delivered as an online subscription, and is completely updated each fall
  • The analytical sections are organized into online chapters by subject
  • Chapters and country profile can be downloaded as PDF files
  • Data tables can be downloaded as Excel spreadsheet files for further analysis

TeleGeography‘s International Traffic Database:
Search, Sort and Export 12 Years of Data

Upgrade your subscription to TeleGeography by adding access to TeleGeography‘s “International Traffic Database.” The Traffic Database contains 12 years of searchable TDM traffic data which can be used to answer custom queries, to find out both where traffic is coming from and where it‘s going.

Find out more about the Traffic Database here.




Download the executive summary, a country profile, table of contents and list of figures in a single file here.

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