Tele2 Estonia introduces business VoIP service
Mobile operator Tele2 Estonia has launched a VoIP service for corporate subscribers. The service supports integration of mobile and fixed lines on a single network and is promoted as a way for business to reduce call costs. The monthly subscription starts from EUR 4.
TIM introduces daily data roaming option
Italian mobile operator TIM launched a new data roaming option for customers using a computer or tablet. They can get 50 MB of data for EUR 5 per day for use in the EU, zone 1 and US. After the 50MB, data cost EUR 1 per MB and are billed in increments of 10KB. VoIP [...]
Google Launches Number Portability for Google Voice in the US
(Prices in US Dollars – $) Google has announced that existing Google Voice users can now port their mobile phone numbers to Google Voice. This means that users can make use of their existing mobile number on the Google Voice Service. With this change, a user’s number can ring on any phone, and even to [...]
Google Extends Free Calls in the US Through 2011
Google Voice, the VoIP service launched by the search giant that offers voice calling from mobile devices and Gmail’s web interface, has announced that it will continue offering free calls in the US and Canada through 2011. When Google launched the service for U.S. users earlier this year, they announced that free calling would be [...]
Verizon USA launches Skype for prepaid phones
Verizon announced this week that it is extending Skye support to more devices, specifically, “select prepaid smartphones”, and now has a portfolio of 20 devices that support the Application. According to the operator, the three new feature phones that now have access to Skype are the Pantech Crux, LG Octane and Samsung Zeal. The partnership [...]
Skype and Avaya Team-up to Improve Unified Collaborations
Avaya, a global leader in business communications, and Skype, the most popular VoIP software application in the market, have announced a strategic agreement to deliver a new range of communications and collaboration solutions to businesses of all sizes. The two companies will integrate Skype Connect, a recently launched service for businesses, with Avaya systems, which [...]
VoIP company Truphone reduces rates
(Prices in US Dollars) The global mobile VoIP operator has reduced its calling rates to more than 30 destinations, as well as the cost of its unlimited monthly package, which in now priced at $12.95/month. Calls between Truphone subscribers made via WiFi or 3G remain free. The table below indicates the new rates. Country TruStandard [...]
Google goes after Skype introducing calls from Gmail
(Prices in US Dollars) Google has introduced a new addition to its extensive list of communication tools. Starting today, Gmail users can call any phone right from their Gmail accounts. Gmail users, who already had a Google Voice phone number, will have that number displayed as the outbound caller ID while making a call from [...]