September 04, 2005
Skype signs deal with E Plus
Skype has sent a strong signal that it intends to diversify beyond providing PC-based VoIP solutions by signing up with E-Plus, which is Germany's third largest mobile network. The deal will allow the 10 million users of E-Plus to make free calls using Skype on the E-Plus global network. Skype is also collaborating with mobile handset developers like Motorola to come up with instruments that support Skype. Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom has stated that the company intends to increase the number of Skype-enabled devices, such as Wi-Fi mobile phones and set top boxes, so that in the future its technology is an integral part of applications that are developed. vSKYPE is a new software that allows video conferencing through the Skype network. It is a result of Skype allowing access to developers to its application program interface (API). By tying up with wireless ISPs such as Boingo and Livedoor, Skype plans to develop Internet telephony with the help of WiFi.
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