Swedish-Norwegian company IPdrum has launched its system for putting Skype onto mobile phones.
IPdrum, an emerging company in VoIP to mobile convergence,has launched IPdrum Mobile Skype Cable, which connects Skype to a mobile telephone.
“Finally there is a telecom solution offering the best of both worlds; mobility and free Internet calls,” said Kjetil Mathisen, ceo, IPdrum.
“Our product is one of the first proven solutions that will deliver IP telephony to any mobile phone.”
The company’s product will let Skype users make mobile calls worldwide over the Internet via Skype, for little or no cost. To date, there have been over 168 million downloads of the Skype software.
The company has said it is the first to bridge VoIP and the mobile phone network with its patent-pending software and a cable that, together, can turn a mobile handset into a wireless gateway for Skype’s VoIP application.
Individuals with phone contracts that allow them to make free calls to pre-defined numbers can make free VoIP calls from their mobile phones to any country in the world. Those without such mobile calling plans can make international calls at the same rate as a local call.
The IPdrum Mobile Skype Cable connects a user’s old mobile phone (base phone) to the USB and sound ports of his or her computer. When the software is installed, the old handset acts as a gateway/bridge for the Skype application, allowing the user to forward calls to the mobile phone he or she currently uses. Similarly, a user can place a call using Skype. The product is now available for those using Nokia and Sony Ericsson base phones. Motorola, Samsung and Siemens are in production.
