Google Inc. and Skype Technologies SA are among the backers of Fon, a Spanish Internet software company with plans to create a global network of 1 million shared Wi-Fi hot spots by 2010. In its first round of funding, the three-month-old company said it...
PHOENIX-Software developer EQO Communications announced a new Java application for mobile phones that the company said allows Skype users to place and receive Skype calls from their mobile phone. EQO said it is offering the service for free during a trial period. The company...
MADRID, Spain-Google Inc. and Skype Technologies SA are among the backers of Fon, a Spanish Internet software company with plans to create a global network of one million shared Wi-Fi hot spots by 2010. In its first round of funding, the three-month-old company said...
If life is a journey, 2005 has been a long, strange trip for the wireless industry.Looking back at the events of this year only underscores how quickly this industry changes. We reported that Verizon Wireless launched Vcast service in January and committed to MediaFlo's...
What traditionally has been a holiday battle for market share among nationwide operators this year has turned into a struggle to compete against the Verizon Wireless juggernaut. The industry's second-largest operator has been on a roll this year, adding several million more customers than...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Skype Technologies SA announced the launch of a Bluetooth headset that allows Skype customers to use Motorola's Wireless Internet Calling Kit to make voice calls over the Internet.Available in 3,500 RadioShack stores nationwide, Motorola said the product includes its H500...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. announced a deal to distribute phones for Internet voice service provider Skype. European Consulting and Computer Business S.A. (ECCB), which manufacturers handsets for Skype, has tapped Brightpoint to distribute its Simply Phone and other handsets in the Americas. Simply Phone is...
MILPITAS, Calif.-GoRemote Internet Communications Inc. will partner with Skype to offer free wireless Internet voice services to business users.GoRemote, which provides managed broadband services, said it will bundle Skype's software with its Mobile Office client software. The companies hope to allow managers and chief...
EBay Inc. has agreed to spend at least $2.6 billion in cash and stock to acquire Internet startup Skype International S.A. The online auction company said it will pay $1.3 billion in cash and an equal amount in stock for Skype, a 2-year-old Voice...
LUXEMBOURG-Skype Technologies S.A. notched another wireless deal this week, announcing a joint venture with China-focused wireless Internet portal Tom Online Inc. The companies plan to develop and market a stripped-down Chinese version of Skype's Voice over Internet Protocol offering. The move builds on an...
LUXEMBOURG-Skype Technologies S.A. launched a program designed to encourage content providers and application developers to deliver their wares through its Voice over Internet Protocol service. The company said it is looking for software developers to create voice services, such as traffic reports, daily horoscopes...
LUXEMBOURG-Skype Technologies S.A. notched another wireless deal this week, announcing a joint venture with China-focused wireless Internet portal Tom Online Inc.The companies plan to develop and market a stripped-down Chinese version of Skype's Voice over Internet Protocol offering. The move builds on an existing...
LUXEMBOURG-Skype Technologies S.A. inked its first deal with a wireless carrier, announcing a contract with Germany's E-Plus to provide its Voice over Internet Protocol service over the mobile operator's network. Beginning in October, Skype software will be bundled with E-Plus' flat-rate data subscription, allowing...
Skype Technologies S.A. inked its first deal with a wireless carrier, announcing a contract with Germany's E-Plus to provide its Voice over Internet Protocol service over the mobile operator's network. Beginning in October, Skype software will be bundled with E-Plus' flat-rate data subscription, allowing...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said late Tuesday it is buying into the Internet-calling arena with the acquisition of 2-year-old startup Teleo Inc. The software behemoth said it will use Teleo's Voice over Internet Protocol technology to expand voice capabilities to its instant messaging service, MSN...
WiMAX technology plugged along toward its goal of a standard protocol, announcing demonstrations in Canada and the start of the certification process in Spain. Application demos for Xbox wireless console gaming over WiMAX-to-WiMAX-based streaming media took place at the WiMAX Forum's quarterly meeting in...
WiMAX technology is on center stage this week in Canada and Spain. Application demos for Xbox wireless console gaming over WiMAX-to-WiMAX based streaming media are taking place at the WiMAX Forum quarterly members meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.Meanwhile in Malaga, Spain, the WiMAX Forum...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Wi-Fi hot-spot aggregator and software provider Boingo Wireless Inc. and Voice over Internet Protocol software developer Skype Technologies S.A. launched their Skype Zones-Powered by Boingo service offering global Wi-Fi VoIP access to Skype's more than 45 million users at Boingo's 18,000 hot...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-RTX Telecom Inc. said its cordless Dualphone has received Federal Communications Commission approval as the first digital enhanced cordless telecommunication product in the world.RTX, with global headquarters in Denmark, said the Dualphone already has been successfully launched in more than 45 other...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. will act as an authorized distributor of products and services from Skype Technologies S.A., the companies announced. Brightpoint said it initially plans to focus on promoting offerings from the Voice over Internet Protocol provider to its independent agent/dealer channels, mass and...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. will act as an authorized distributor of products and services from Skype Technologies S.A., the companies announced Friday.Brightpoint said it will initially focus on promoting offerings from the Voice over Internet Protocol provider to its independent agent/dealer channels, mass and specialty...
LUXEMBOURG-Internet telephony provider Skype expanded its premium offerings, launching voicemail and phone access services Friday for users in eight countries including the United States.The Voice over Internet Protocol company unveiled SkypeIn, which allows users traveling worldwide to receive inbound calls to their Skype client...
LONDON-Skype is testing a free service that allows users to send text messages to any GSM handset, the Voice over Internet Protocol provider said Thursday.The new offering lets users send messages from Skype Chat to GSM subscribers via a gateway powered by Connectotel, a...
Voice over Internet Protocol voice provider Ecuity Inc. reported an agreement with Boingo Wireless Inc. and TeleSym Inc. to jointly market a VoIP over Wi-Fi service. The companies said the arrangement will use Boingo's more than 13,000 Wi-Fi hot spots to access Ecuity's Smart...
