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Submitted by Justin Sorkin on Mon, 03/30/2009 – 08:49
You will soon be able to enjoy “Skype” on your iPhone! The internet telephone subsidiary of eBay Inc. – Skype is planning to roll out “Skype” for iPhone, at the Cellular Telephone Industries Association (CTIA) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday. Well actually, Skype is planning to release a mobile version of Skype software for Apple’s iPhone.
Skype is internet-based phone software that allows users to make telephone calls over the Internet, developed by Skype Limited, which was purchased by eBay in 2005. Seeking to expand its users, Skype is planning to release Skype software for iPhone to allow iPhone users to make cheap and sometimes free calls right from their iPhone devices.
In an interview, before the CTIA annual mobile showcase in Las Vegas, Scott Durchslag, the Skype CEO, expressed his high optimism about the success of Skype application for Apple’s popular iPhone. He stated that Skype’s most feature-rich mobile app attract the new and existing customers. Durchslag said, “Mobile devices are where the majority of the world’s conversations are happening these days. The No. 1 request we get from customers is to make Skype available on iPhone. There’s a pent-up demand.”
Skype software uses VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) technology to make calls. The VOIP technology carries voice calls like email messages or Web pages and makes their way over the Internet, instead of a traditional phone network. “Skype” for iPhone will allow the iPhone users to make calls to other Skype users on computers or supported cellphones free, if they are in a Wi-Fi hot spot. With the Skype app for iPhone, the iPhone users will also be able to make land line calls for a fee, typically 2.1 cents a minute.
Skype announced that the free Skype app for iPhone will be officially rolled on Tuesday, and the will be available for download at Apple’s App Store or the iTunes Store sometime on Tuesday. Skype also announced that it will release Skype app for Research In Motion’s BlackBerry devices in May.
Skype, which has been aiming to increase its users and make its service more popular, has already announced Skype for Nokia phones, and has already released Skype app for Android phones and for the smart phones using Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating system. The Skype app for Android was released in January. Skype claims that it has had 12 million downloads since 2005.
According to analysts, Skype for iPhone will definitely help the company to increase its users, and will help it to compete with wireless voice service network operators such as AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless. Currently, Skype has more than 400 million users.
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