MOOV TELECOM

What MOOV TELECOM does

MOOV TELECOM SARL is a privately-held French telecommunications company headquartered in Domont (49 Avenue de l'Europe, 95330), operating the consumer-facing MoovTel prepaid international calling service. The company sells low-cost international voice minutes through a self-serve website, allowing users to call landlines and mobiles in over 200 countries and territories without changing networks, installing an app, or registering an account. The core technology is a VoIP-based callback platform: a user purchases prepaid credits ($5, $10, $20, or $50), then either dials a local French access number or uses an on-screen Web Caller keypad on the website, and the platform completes the international leg of the call at per-minute rates ranging from $0.01 to $1.77 depending on destination. Credits never expire, and a real-time call/purchase history is exposed for user expense tracking.

The business model is purely usage-based: revenue is generated from per-minute charges on international calls, with no subscription fees, no monthly commitments, and no enterprise contracts. Distribution is direct-to-consumer exclusively through the moovtel.com website, with country-specific landing pages functioning as the primary SEO acquisition channel. Payment processing is handled through two infrastructure partners — Stripe for card-based international payments and La Caisse d'Epargne for French/European bank-based topups — with SSL 128-bit encryption securing transactions. The platform has no disclosed API, no SDK, no enterprise tier, no management team in the public record, no disclosed funding, and no disclosed headcount, indicating a lean operator-led business. The contact email resolves to a vocaletel.com domain, suggesting either an adjacent or legacy brand relationship.

Name

MOOV TELECOM

Legal name

MOOV TELECOM SARL

Website

https://moovtel.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

MOOV TELECOM SARL is a French private company operating MoovTel, a self-serve prepaid international calling service that lets consumers place low-cost calls to 200+ countries via a VoIP callback platform or web keypad, without apps, registration, or network changes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Domont

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. International Call Minutes: Revenue generated from per-minute charges on international calls made through the MoovTel platform. Users purchase prepaid credits in denominations of $5, $10, $20, or $50 and consume them at varying rates depending on the destination country.
2. Prepaid Topup Credits: Prepaid credit purchases where users pay upfront for call minutes at discounted rates compared to traditional international calling services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

MoovTel provides a prepaid international calling service that enables users to place low-cost international calls from any standard landline or mobile phone via a callback mechanism or an online web keypad. Customers purchase prepaid credits in set denominations ($5, $10, $20, $50) which are consumed at per-minute rates ($0.01–$1.77/min depending on destination) to reach more than 200 countries, without requiring registration, app installation, or a change of phone network.

Product overview

MoovTel is a single unified product — a prepaid international calling service. The core offering is the MoovTel International Calling Service, which operates on a credit-based topup system. Users purchase prepaid credits and make international calls either by calling a local access number from their phone or using the Web Caller feature on the website. The service supports calling to over 200 countries and territories with no network change, no installation, and no balance expiry required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MoovTel International Calling Service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner providing secure SSL 128-bit encrypted transaction processing for customer credit purchases. Handles all payment card transactions directly on Stripe's secure platform.
• La Caisse d'EpargnecoreTechnology or IntegrationFrench banking partner providing secure payment processing infrastructure. Enables bank-based payment options alongside Stripe for French and European customers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Google Voice: Google Voice provides domestic and international calling at low rates from a US phone number, representing a large-platform incumbent competing for MoovTel's international calling use case.
• WhatsApp: WhatsApp (Meta) provides free voice and video calls over mobile data globally, the most significant OTT substitute eroding the paid international calling market that MoovTel serves.
• Vonage: Vonage offers consumer and business VoIP communications including international calling plans, representing a broader incumbent that overlaps with MoovTel's core international voice service.
• Skype: Skype (owned by Microsoft) offers free Skype-to-Skype voice/video calls and low-cost international calling to landlines and mobiles, serving as a major incumbent alternative to MoovTel's paid calling service.
• Viber: Viber (Rakuten) offers free app-to-app voice calls and Viber Out for low-cost international calling to non-Viber numbers, a broader incumbent alternative to MoovTel's callback service.

Direct peers

• magicJack: magicJack provides low-cost domestic and international VoIP calling services using a hardware device or app, overlapping with MoovTel on consumer prepaid international voice minutes.
• KeepCalling: KeepCalling offers prepaid international calling minutes and mobile top-up to 200+ destinations via web and app, with comparable pricing model and country coverage to MoovTel.
• Rebtel: Rebtel offers low-cost international calling via app and callback mechanisms, targeting diaspora and migrant communities with prepaid and subscription models — a directly comparable service to MoovTel's callback and prepaid credit approach.
• Talk360: Talk360 enables affordable international calling from any phone to any country via a callback service and app, targeting African diaspora and emerging market corridors — a near-identical use case and technology to MoovTel.
• Boss Revolution: Boss Revolution (IDT Corporation) provides prepaid international calling, mobile top-up, and money transfer services to diaspora markets worldwide, competing head-to-head with MoovTel's prepaid calling credit offering across similar corridors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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