1. A method comprising: receiving, by a telecommunications switch, a voice call placed from a source station to a destination station; determining that the voice call includes a translation indicator specifying invocation of a translation service managed by a service provider; based at least in part on the determination, directing the voice call to a gateway configured to route the voice call over a data network to a translation platform, wherein the translation platform is configured to translate, in real-time, speech associated with the voice call from a first language to a second language; and transmitting the translated speech to the destination station.
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a telecommunications switch, a voice call placed from a source station to a destination station; determining that the voice call includes a translation indicator specifying invocation of a translation service managed by a service provider; based at least in part on the determination, directing the voice call to a gateway configured to route the voice call over a data network to a translation platform, wherein the translation platform is configured to translate, in real-time, speech associated with the voice call from a first language to a second language; and transmitting the translated speech to the destination station. 5. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising: converting a destination number of the destination station to an Internet Protocol (IP) address.