Mobile VoIP - chicken laying golden eggs or vandals?

Wireless telecommunications is extremely exciting. Internet phones are also "hot" equally. Put them side by side and you'll have a combination that can completely change the way people use cell phones in the future.

Last week, at the 3GSM exhibition in Barcelona, ​​many tech village giants such as Microsoft, Nokia and Skype unveiled VoIP products and services for mobile phones.

So far, when referring to Internet access from mobile phones, the vast majority of us only think of sending / reading emails, MMS messaging or calling pictures. However, in a short time, we will be able to chat IM quickly and make VoIP calls "cheap" right on our phones.

Source: Reuters

That is if the technology that Microsoft brought to display in Barcelona is soon available in the market.

CEO Steve Ballmer, after expressing "infinite love" for the mobile industry and partner phone networks, announced software called Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile. Soon, the software will allow VoIP calls on a mobile platform.

The excited, sweaty person

While consumers are excited, the general response of all mobile networks is "hot face" and anxiety. It is easy to see, this technology will nibble on their golden egg chicken, and will even cause them to lose billions of dollars in revenue from mobile charges.

Just an hour later, an equally remarkable announcement was made. This time, "spokesperson" is Hutchison 3 Group, a European 3G mobile network, as the company said it will provide Skype's VoIP software inside a range of high-end smartphones that install Windows Mobile 5.0 operating systems. . This series of products will be available in the market this year, allowing users to use VoIP services at very low prices.

" We don't see VoIP as a cannibal, tearing into the current phone revenue segment. To use it, users also have to pay access fees ," said Christian Salbaing, executive director of Hutchison 3G. " In our eyes, VoIP only opens a new channel for customers, and hopefully thanks to it, we will attract more users ."

In contrast to Salbaing, the majority of mobile network leaders have expressed their attitude towards VoIP. They believe that VoIP on mobile networks will take several years to complete and meet the quality and security requirements.

Meanwhile, mobile phone manufacturers have nothing to lose. Therefore, giants like Nokia and Motorola are eager and quick to launch brand new phones, capable of seamless and automatic switching between mobile networks and wireless LAN.

Source: Infotech

Nokia 6136, expected to appear in the second quarter of this year, is built on the basis of UMA (Mobile Access Exemption). With the Nokia 6136, your mobile call automatically converts into a wireless network call at any Wi-Fi hotspot, saving you a lot of mobile costs. You don't have to install anything else with the device, but you can still use UMA phones to access 2.5 / 3G services such as picture messaging, video calls and VoIP calls.

Not to be outdone, Motorola also introduced A910, a cricket with similar features. Philips Electronics also aspires to "shrink subscriber bills" for users with UMA technology. BenQ and Acatel have also deployed their own UMA solutions. VoIP phones, Skype phones from smaller brands have also appeared in recent months.

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