24/08/2010 - Acrobits Releases Groundwire, the First Business Caliber SIP Client

Acrobits has released their new business caliber SIP Client, Groundwire for the iPhone. It supports transfer and attended transfer, call waiting and conference calling. It also adds a voicemail waiting indicator and a programmable voicemail dialer.

18/08/2010 - CounterPath Brings Multitasking and Multi-Account VoIP Softphone to the iPhone

CounterPath announced the worldwide availability of Bria iPhone Edition Version 1.1 for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Compatible with Apple’s new iOS 4 operating system, Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 is a standards-based VoIP softphone that works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks.

18/08/2010 - Skype Now Available on Verizon Multimedia Phones on the BREW Platform

Skype is taking another step forward with Verizon and expanding the Skype mobile application onto a variety of Multimedia 3G phones with an app based on the BREW platform, including the LG enV TOUCH, LG Chocolate Touch and Samsung Reality.

18/06/2010 - CounterPath Brings Enterprise-Class VoIP Softphone to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

CounterPath has released the Bria iPhone Edition for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Bria iPhone Edition is a VoIP softphone that works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks.

11/06/2010 - Juniper Research: Mobile VoIP Users to Exceed 100 Million by 2012

A new study from Juniper Research has found that Mobile VoIP services will develop significantly faster in developed markets due to the direct correlation between 3G roll outs and the take up of mobile VoIP.

31/05/2010 - Skype 2.0 Brings 3G Calling to the iPhone

A long after its competitors had brought 3G VoIP calling to the iPhone, Skype has finally announced the launch of the new version of its iPhone app that allows to make and receive Skype-to-Skype calls, and to call mobiles and landlines over 3G data connection.

27/05/2010 - fring Gives Android Users the 1st Mobile 2-Way Video Calls

fring just announced the release of the world's first mobile video calls over internet on Android devices.
Android device owners now join Nokia (Symbian S60) and iPhone/iPod touch users who are already making free mobile video over internet calls with fring.

21/05/2010 - Mobile VoIP Becomes a Threat to Tradicional Voice Revenues

Mobile VoIP is no longer just hype, but has become a credible threat to traditional voice revenues, says Frost & Sullivan. According to the research group, an ambitious group of mobile VoIP start-up companies are creating a paradigm shift in the way users communicate with each other, with voice services moving to a true internet era of Telco 2.0.

23/04/2010 - Visiongain: The Perspectives for Mobile VoIP Market

The mobile market is growing, up 1.4% to €417 billion in 2010. The strongest growth is posted by data services such as mVoIP, both on fixed and mobile networks, finds Visiongain in its recent “The Mobile VoIP Market Report 2010-2015.”

21/04/2010 - CounterPath Releases Network-Based Mobile Mashup Application

CounterPath announced the launch of NomadicPBX, claimed to be the world’s first turnkey platform for enabling converged mobile and broadband SIP voice, messaging and presence services.

The application is a presence-based, fixed and mobile voice, and instant messaging/short message service (IM/SMS) technology mashup with a select set of enterprise-ready features.

03/02/2010 - More and More iPhone Apps Support VoIP over 3G

It came out of nothing. Releasing a new version of iPhone SDK last week (along with the reveal of the iPad) Apple lifted 3G VoIP restrictions on the iPhone. Since then VoIP calls are not only available over Wi-Fi but also over cellular networks and more and more companies announces that their apps are now 3G friendly.

11/12/2009 - Requestec Provides Bell Mobility with 3G Mobile Video Calling App for Facebook

Requestec, an Adobe Flash-to-SIP telephony provider, announced their key involvement in the release of Bell Mobility’s, Bell Video Call application built on the Facebook platform.

The application allows Facebook users to visit the profile page of a Bell subscriber that has added the application and click on their Bell Video Call tab. From here, calls can be made from anywhere in the world to the Bell subscriber’s HSPA Video Calling handset; all at no cost to the caller.

The company claims it’s the first video calling application in North America that is fully integrated into Facebook.

10/12/2009 - VocalTec Acquires Outsmart

VocalTec, a provider of carrier-class multimedia and voice-over-IP solutions, announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Outsmart, a provider of telecommunications convergence solutions.

The Outsmart assets acquired by VocalTec included Outsmart's technology and intellectual property, as well as its primary customer and partner contracts. The company says the engagement by VocalTec of certain Outsmart personnel “is intended to enable the continued development and support and an uninterrupted transition to all Outsmart customers and partners.”

30/07/2009 - VOXOFON Launches Mobile VoIP for Palm Pre

VOXOFON has expanded the availability of its low-cost international calling services by offering a mobile VoIP application for the Palm WebOS platform.
The application is aimed at the Palm Pre smartphone. VOXOFON plans to make the new application available on the Palm App Catalog later this year.

02/07/2009 - Zer01 Launches Unlimited Voice and Data Service

Zer01 Mobile has announced the launch of its unlimited, prepaid, voice and data service that the company is selling to distributors in the US.
The Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (or MVNE) said its low-cost offering can support unlimited service via mobile VoIP technology running over AT&T Mobility's network.

03/06/2009 - T-Mobile Deutschland Reverses VoIP Ban, Levies Surcharge

T-Mobile has confirmed that it is to end its ban on mobile VoIP applications within its German network - but will charge customers upwards of EURO € 9.95 per month for the service.
The operator justified the surcharge by explaining that billions of euros invested by operators in the roll-out of networks in recent years were based on rate costings with income from voice telephony and mobile data.

20/05/2009 - Skype For iPhone App Offers 3G Calls

A new app is offering iPhone users a way of making Skype calls using 3G by turning outgoing calls into incoming ones.
Appropriately called Incoming, it connects to any landline or mobile phone over Edge, 3G, and WiFi - whereas the official Skype for iPhone app is limited to WiFi.

05/05/2009 - Mobile VoIP Huge Challenge For Mobile Operators

Traditional network-based mobile carriers face the real prospect of losing a major slice of their voice traffic and revenue to new non-infrastructure players that use VoIP.
This could mean that within 10 years, more than 50 per cent of mobile voice traffic will be carried using end-to-end VoIP, according to Gartner.

30/04/2009 - Fring Targets Mainstream Users With New Funding

VoIP start-up fring has announced that it intends to accelerate its growth plans after completing a third round of funding.
Avi Shechter, fring co-founder and CEO, said a key objective is to make the free VoIP and IM service easier to use for mainstream "fringsters".

29/04/2009 - Truphone Improves iPhone Mobile VoIP App

Truphone has launched a major upgrade to its free mobile VoIP application for the iPhone.
The latest version of the Apple handset's first-ever VoIP app boasts increased ease of use, speed of function response, intuitiveness and simplicity - along with improved voice quality.

23/04/2009 - Vopium Picks Up Innovation Award; Extends App to iPhone

Vopium has become the latest mobile VoIP provider to introduce an iPhone application.
The addition to its supported handsets comes as the company was named winner of this year's European Mobile VoIP Technology Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan.

22/04/2009 - Social Networking and IM Broaden Appeal of Mobile VoIP Beyond Cheap Calls

INTERVIEW: Alan Paton, research director for independent VoIP comparison website LowCostMob.com, tells voip.biz-news about the increasingly crowded - and sometimes confusing - mobile VoIP market.
He also explains how social networking and Instant Messaging services such as Twitter have the potential to extend the appeal of mobile VoIP beyond simply offering cheap calls.

14/04/2009 - EU Rules May Force Operators to Allow VoIP

The European Union (EU) is preparing legislation to force carriers to allow VoIP to run on their cellular networks.
EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding has said that "action" should be taken against carriers that use their market power to block "innovative services".

02/04/2009 - Mobile VoIP: Zer01 Announces Plans For Unlimited Voice and Data Service

Zer01 will launch its "True" mobile VoIP service in the US on July 1st.
Making the announcement at CTIA Wireless, the company said the unlimited voice and data plan will cost USD $69.99 and will support Windows Mobile 6 and newer smartphones.

30/03/2009 - Skype Announces iPhone App,Video Calling Coming Soon?

Skype is now available for the iPhone - and will be coming to BlackBerry in May.
The VoIP app on the iPhone will only work over Wi-Fi and not 3G. It will allow iPhone subscribers to use phone numbers in their existing iPhone address book - without the need for duplicate lists.
As always, it allows free calls between Skype users and charges for calls to landlines or mobiles.
UPDATE: Since being released on Tuesday it has emerged that Skype on iPhone does works over 3G, despite being intended only for use with WiFi.

26/03/2009 - MyGlobalTalk Prepares Single-SIM Mobile VoIP Solution

INTERVIEW: Larry Stessel, CMO of i2Telecom, talks to voip.biz-news about a new mobile VoIP solution being readied for launch.
The new technology will allow users to make low-cost international calls from anywhere in the world using one SIM card.
i2Telecom's MyGlobalTalk was the winner of voip.biz-news' Product of the Year Award 2008.

19/03/2009 - Vyke Names New CEO, Confident of Continued Growth

Vyke has appointed Kim Berknov as chief executive, effective from April 1.
The announcement came as the VoIP service provider forecast it will meet market expectations for 2009.

19/03/2009 - Nimbuzz Bridges iPhone 3G VoIP Gap

Nimbuzz has today released what it describes as the most comprehensive VoIP application for the iPhone after "quite a few" rejections from Apple.
Building on its iPhone app launched in November, Nimbuzz users can now make international calls to mobiles and landlines at domestic rates by dialing a local access number available in over 50 countries.

17/03/2009 - Truphone Launches Business App Aimed At Halving International Mobile Call Charges

Truphone announced today that it is launching a Blackberry application that enables business users to make international phone calls from their devices at fixed line rates.
The company claims that the new Truphone Business app will reduce call charges by at least half.

03/03/2009 - Skype Deal With Nokia Stokes Operators' Fears Over Lost Revenue

Operators O2 and Orange have reacted to plans by Nokia to embed Skype in handsets and may refuse to stock the N97.
Skype is linking up with Nokia to embed its calling software in the Finnish company's new handsets.

20/02/2009 - JAJAH Announces Advanced Solutions for WinMo, BlackBerry and Symbian

JAJAH is to offer new services enabling VoIP calls to be made either via WiFi or over the cellular network for Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Symbian users.
They are being offered as white label solution to enable carriers and non-carriers to launch the service under their own brand.

19/02/2009 - Nokia's New Handsets To Feature Skype

It seems that eBay-owned Skype has the knack of always living up to its promises - at least if its new deal with mobile giant Nokia is anything to go by.
Skype is linking up with Nokia to embed its calling software in the Finnish company's new handsets, writes Aftab Bashir for VoIP.biz-news.

18/02/2009 - Truphone Unveils First Multi-country Mobile Service

Truphone has unveiled its plans for a single-SIM, multi-country mobile service that will enable users to make calls in supported countries at local rates.
The mobile communications company says a key aim of the Local Anywhere service is to eliminate the hassle of switching SIM cards or the expense of often-exorbitant roaming charges when callers use their handsets on foreign trips.

12/02/2009 - Vopium Launches Mobile VoIP Service In The UK

Vopium has launched its mobile VoIP service in the UK with the promise of low-cost and free international mobile phone calls.
The service is a free software program that uses mobile VoIP and Wi-Fi technology to reduce the cost of international phone calls on mobile.

23/01/2009 - Truphone Anywhere Launches on Android G1

Truphone has announced its Truphone Anywhere application is now available for Android-enabled mobile handsets.
The offering coincides with T-Mobile's announcement earlier this week that the G1 mobile phone is be rolled out into various continental European markets.

16/01/2009 - MyGlobalTalk Adds Symbian And Android - Apple Next?

i2Telecom has announced that its MyGlobalTalk service is now available for the Symbian S60 operating system.
The service has just been approved for inclusion on Android's Marketplace and has been submitted for approval on the iPhone App Store.

07/01/2009 - Skype Users To Get Access To Boingo Wi-Fi Network

Boingo Wireless has agreed a deal that will allow Skype users to access more than 100,000 Boingo Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, and pay using Skype Credit.
The feature, called Skype Access, will be embedded into Skype as a core feature, first in the Skype for Mac 2.8 Beta software just released and then in versions of Skype for other operating systems sometime in 2009.

19/12/2008 - Jaxtr Gambles On Free Mobile Calling

Jaxtr has launched a new service called FreeConnect that allows subscribers to talk to each other for free on their mobile phones.
The VoIP startup's CEO, Bahman Koohestani, said he expected the service to attract new members, some of who will switch to the more convenient and feature rich premium services offered by Jaxtr.

19/12/2008 - Vyke Launches Mobile VoIP For Blackberry

Vyke has released a beta version of its Mobile VoIP software and service for Blackberry devices using RIM software.
The addition of the Blackberry software now means Vyke's VoIP solution is available on the three most used mobile operating systems in the enterprise market - Symbian, Windows Mobile and RIM.

29/10/2008 - iSkoot is First VoIP Application in Android Market

iSkoot has announced that its mobile application, iSkoot for Skype, is launching in the Android Market.
It is the first VoIP solution available on Google’s new mobile application store.
Available immediately for download, iSkoot for Skype also runs on nearly all major mobile platforms, including J2ME, S60v3, UIQ, Palm, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry.

01/10/2008 - EMCC Creates VoIP Engine For S60 Devices

Mobile VoIP expert, EMCC Software, has developed a VoIP engine for Nokia's S60 smartphone platform.
Built-in VoIP capability has been absent from some of Nokia’s more recent models using S60.

26/09/2008 - Security Boost to TiVi Phone Mobile VoIP Software

Newer versions of the TiVi Phone are to have a Phil Zimmermann's ZRTP software library built following a commercial licence agreement between Tilts Visiem and Zfone.
TiVi said this meant users will enjoy better privacy when using the mobile version of the software.