Nokia puts Skype on its smartphones
04-03-2010
Skype will get into other vendor phones soon. But will telcos block its use?
Going with the inexorable pust towards mobile VoIP, Nokia has announced that Skype can be downloaded onto 23 of its devices, starting today
Nokia yesterday released Skype for Symbian, which allows selected Nokia smartphone users to use the VoIP app over a Wi-Fi connection or over an operator's GPRS, EDGE or 3G connection where permitted.
The app is downloadable for free from Nokia's Ovi Store.
Skype for Symbian will run on any Nokia smartphone using Symbian 1, the latest version of the Symbian platform. "Skype will soon introduce this client to Symbian mobile devices from other manufacturers, including Sony Ericsson" said a joint statement.
The app is a fully featured Skype client, "giving users the ability to make free Skype-to-Skype calls, send and receive instant messages and share files such as pictures and video" said Russ Shaw, Skype's general manager mobile.
Phone numbers from a Nokia device's address book can be imported directly into the app.
The Nokia-Skype move will, however, be challenged by Indian telcos, which have so far not warmed to Skype for fear of cannibalizing their existing revenues.
Going with the inexorable pust towards mobile VoIP, Nokia has announced that Skype can be downloaded onto 23 of its devices, starting today
Nokia yesterday released Skype for Symbian, which allows selected Nokia smartphone users to use the VoIP app over a Wi-Fi connection or over an operator's GPRS, EDGE or 3G connection where permitted.
The app is downloadable for free from Nokia's Ovi Store.
Skype for Symbian will run on any Nokia smartphone using Symbian 1, the latest version of the Symbian platform. "Skype will soon introduce this client to Symbian mobile devices from other manufacturers, including Sony Ericsson" said a joint statement.
The app is a fully featured Skype client, "giving users the ability to make free Skype-to-Skype calls, send and receive instant messages and share files such as pictures and video" said Russ Shaw, Skype's general manager mobile.
Phone numbers from a Nokia device's address book can be imported directly into the app.
The Nokia-Skype move will, however, be challenged by Indian telcos, which have so far not warmed to Skype for fear of cannibalizing their existing revenues.
