NEWS /
Mobile Giants Curb VoIP Industry: Truphone
26 Apr, 2007, 4:01 pm IST |
Priyanka Pradhan
|
|
Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) operators are now embroiled in a controversy, following the removal of VoIP capability from Nokia's latest handset, the N95. A UK based start-up, Truphone has now gone public with the allegation that mobile phone giants are out to cripple the VoIP industry. Truphone, which was launched in September, claims that Vodafone and Orange have released a version of the Nokia N95 mobile phone handset with its VoIP capability disabled and that the company will take the matter to European regulators if it were not resolved. James Tagg, chief executive of Truphone said his customers started complaining about 10 days ago when they realized that they could not use the Truphone VoIP system with their Nokia N95 handsets. VoIP companies allow customers to download free software on to their mobile phones that will enable them to make cheaper, or in some cases free, phone calls by using a WiFi network. This allows customers to make calls without having to pay their usual network provider, which comes as a severe blow to mobile operators and the handset companies whaich are tied with them. Tagg said, "Preventing consumer choice is protectionism in disguise - it's subsidy abuse. We're at the dawn of the mobile internet era and consumers should get an open playing field and not a walled garden. If the mobile network operators start blocking services they don't like there will be no incentive for anyone to innovate. You may own the handset, but they'll own you." However, Orange and Vodafone insist they had not disabled the function as an attack on Truphone or other VoIP providers. A spokesman for Orange said VoIP had been disabled to avoid confusion for customers as it was a new function that had not been properly tested. |
Tags: VoIP , TruPhone , Nokia , Nokia N95 , Vodafone , Orange
Mixx
Facebook
Twitter
Digg
delicious
reddit
MySpace
StumbleUpon
LinkedIn
India may get Rs. 450 crore worth secure network
If the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) makes up its mind on it, there would be a secure network ...
Skype launches third-party app directory
Huawei launches world's first LTE TDD broadband router
Skype for Mac Gets HD Video Calling Support
Skype Two Way Video Calling Comes to More Android Phones
Google to Fix Google Talk Video Jitter on Android
Facebook's Bringing Video Chat Via Skype
Leaked Images, Availability, Pricing,
Specs, Pre-order
How time flies. A few weeks ago the BlackBerry world was mad at RIM for a massive 3-day outage. Now,...
15 Feb, 2012, 11:17 AM IST
6.5
We had the opportunity of getting a sneak peek at Asus’s X79 line-up, back in October 2011, first hand and ...
The Darkness II - Fear of the Dark
WD Scorpio Blue 1TB (WD10JPVT) Review
Gigabyte readying affordable dual SIM droid for MWC
15 Feb, 2012, 06:16 PM IST
Motherboard manufacturers, Gigabyte, are introducing a new, affordable Android phone. Called the GSmart ...
Authorities seize iPads over trademark dispute in China
Google, Yahoo! suspected of forex violation
HTC rumoured to be working on a streaming music service
iPad sales to surpass PCs, believes Apple CEO, Tim Cook
Sony hikes 2 Whitney Houston album prices on iTunes, apologizes
Top smartphones under Rs.10,000
Following our list of top smartphones under Rs.20,000 and Rs.15,000, we...
By Karan Shah
If one is in the market for a point and shot compact camera, they don’t...
Market Watch: Tablets (Feb 2012)
Tablets have been making rounds for a while now, but it wasn’t until a...
628 views
More from this Author
_011517074205_160x90.jpg "Epson Stylus Photo R3000")
Gigabyte readying affordable dual SIM...
HTC rumoured to be working on a streaming...
Authorities seize iPads over trademark...
iPad sales to surpass PCs, believes Apple...
About Us | Site Profile | Tech2 Team | IBNLive News | IBNLive Hindi News | Cricket News | Indian Stock Market | Policy | T & C
Copyright © 2011, Tech2.com India - A Network 18 India Venture
