Skype

About Skype

Skype (skaɪp, rhymes with type) is a software program created by the Swedish and Danish entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis and a team of software developers: Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn based in Tallinn, Estonia. Skype allows users to make telephone calls over the Internet to other Skype users free of charge and to landlines and cell phones for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer, short message service, video conferencing and its ability to circumvent firewalls.

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The Skype Group, acquired by eBay in September 2005, has headquarters in Luxembourg, with offices in London, Tallinn, Tartu, Prague and San Jose, California. Skype experienced rapid growth in both popular usage and software development since the launch, of both its free and its paid services.

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1. “ Google Voice service is similar to what Skype is doing in the U.K. using a carrier's normal voice channels for the first leg of a long-distance call, which is then routed from their call center over the Internet to the destination. ”

   In Google Voice seeks to bypass long-distance charges

2. “ We find it odd that T-Mobile would seek to block or discriminate against users from accessing Skype on their iPhones or other handsets. If they want to develop successful mobile data networks they should be encouraging people as much as possible to use their mobile devices to access Internet applications and services. ”

   In Skype to regulators: Push mobile operators to allow VoIP

3. “ In response to the VoIP threat, mobile players are seen creating service offerings such as video over IP solutions to try to combat the Skype migration. ”

   In Mideast, Africa mobile broadband to explode: report

1. Mentioned In 243 Articles

2. Skype Video Calls Now Available For 10 People

   Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Sep 3 2010) North America

   ...gn that Google’s move to add voice calls to Gmail has not gone unnoticed, the second second beta of Skype 5.0 for Windows now allows users to make group video conference calls for up to 10 people. The lead... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype   Cisco Systems   Google

3. Orange HD Voice Arrives in the UK-But Growth Hurdles and Solutions Abound

   Explore Article VoIP Watch (Sep 1 2010) IMS , North America

   ...perability will be key. So will be transcoding as the different codecs that can be deployed such as Skype's SILK and G.722 need to be able to talk to one another. This is one of the reasons why Google purc... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype   Samsung   Doug Mohney

4. Skype may disrupt SME telco market with new VoIP product

   Explore Article smartcompany.com.au (Aug 31 2010) Enterprise , IMS , North America

   Skype may disrupt SME telco market with new VoIP productSmartCompany.com.auFadaghi points to rumours swir... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco Systems   Telstra   Optus

5. Skype launches Skype Connect for businesses

   Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Aug 31 2010) Enterprise , IMS , North America

   Skype has launched a Session Initiation Protocol-based voice service for businesses that integrates free ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype   BroadSoft   Cisco Systems

6. Google Gives Telcos a Wakeup Call

   Explore Article Light Reading (Aug 26 2010) IMS , Asia-Pacific , North America

   Google Voice is going after Facebook, but it is now an even bigger threat to telcos than Skype, analysts say If landline erosion weren't bad enough for telcos, it may be getting worse . Google (... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Robert Poe   Skype   AT&T Inc.

7. 4 Reasons The Phone Call Is Dying

   Explore Article I4U News (Aug 26 2010) IMS , North America

   ...na as cheaply as you can with someone a block away. When you absolutely need that human connection, Skype or another VOIP service can provide it. There's a reason "phone bars" overseas have switched to VOI... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype   Google

8. Wireless newcomers big and small join battle for mobile customer

   Explore Article Mobile Technology (Aug 25 2010) IMS , PacketCable , North America

   Wireless newcomers big and small join battle for mobile customerRCR Wireless... Skype earlier this year in an effort to embrace the Voice over IP connector rather than continue to fight... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype   Google   Federal Communications Commission

9. Verizon Offers Skype Mobile Small Business VoIP Application On Select 3G Multimedia Phones

   Explore Article Small Business VoIP (Aug 23 2010) IMS , North America

   ...ffective way to keep in touch with their kids who are overseas anytime thus eliminating the need to Skype on the computer. 3G Smartphones such LG enV TOUCH, LG Chocolate Touch and Samsung Reality will also... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype

10. Mobile VoIP Comes To Blackberry Devices

    Explore Article GigaOM (Aug 22 2010) IMS , North America

    ...ceive calls over WiFi and 3G connections. It would have been even better if that client was made by Skype. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case. In fact, there hasn’t been a native mobile VoIP appli... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype

11. Skype Goes Ipo - What Should Service Providers Do?

    Explore Article tmcnet.com (Aug 21 2010) IMS , North America

    Last week's news about Skype's planned IPO brings a renewed focus on what constitutes a service provider these days, and perhaps... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype

12. Skype Readies $100M IPO

    Explore Article Wireless Week (Aug 10 2010) IMS , North America

    VoIP provider Skype yesterday announced that it has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC for a proposed... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Janus Friis   Nasdaq   Niklas Zennstrom

13. Skype Dials Into a Public Future

    Explore Article Light Reading (Aug 9 2010) IMS , Asia-Pacific , North America

    Skype hasn't needed to own a network to make it big, but as a public company, it will be counting on new ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype   AT&T Inc.   Verizon Wireless

14. Source: Google, Verizon near net neutrality plan

    Explore Article Wireless Week (Aug 3 2010) IMS , North America

    ...interest groups and a number of big Internet companies, including Google and online calling service Skype, say such rules are needed to prevent broadband providers from becoming online gatekeepers. They ar... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Federal Communications Commission   Julius Genachowski   Skype

15. Skype Expands its Pay-for-Call Offerings for Advertisers with VoIP Software

    Explore Article VoIP Software (Jul 26 2010) North America

    The company is introducing its advertising program, Click & Call Advertising with Skype, for the first time in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe through a partnership with Marchex, a ca... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype

16. Telefonica-Owned Jajah Launches Dial-Around Service in Germany

    Explore Article ip-telephony.tmcnet.com (Jul 19 2010) IMS , Europe , North America

    ...mobile VoIP, but only from Wi-Fi connections, not the 3G network. Verizon (News - Alert) works with Skype to support mobile calling with better quality assurance. Over time, other mobile providers are like... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Skype

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