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[Ideal Gadget] Build Your Own Skype VOIP Wireless Phone: Build Your Own SkypeVOIPWireless Phone May 29th, 2005 | Related entries: Peripherals Christoffer JärnÃ¥ker build a wirelessSkypeVOIP phone from his unused old wireless phone.

[Woip.blogspot.com] VoIP Blog: In recent weeks, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies SA has signed a string of deals with wireless handset manufacturers. Carrier Devices, for instance, has agreed to install proprietary Skype VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) software in its i-mate branded Pocket PC phones with Wi-Fi capability. Motorola is also on board to integrate Skype software into a number of its new wireless devices. Another big-name manufacturer on the list is Siemens, which has launched a dongle that runs Skype on Siemens' DECT phones.

[Andyabramson.blogs.com] VoIP Watch: They also issued a report on how much people are paying. So right now VoIP appears to be a "cheaper" way to go, but I don't expect that to last. While I do forsee the day of $9.95 plans, I believe that pricing of VoIP will eventually mirror the current pricing of PSTN, and will have a downward pricing pressure on PSTN. That said, as more advanced services are rolled out with VoIP, that history will repeat itself and the add-ons will cost more money, the same way Voice Mail, Three Way Calling and Call Waiting are charged for.

[Blog.tmcnet.com] Skype, Cable & Wireless deal: Skype already has deals in place with iBasis, Level3 and Teleglobe, who now provide global termination services for its SkypeOut service, which lets users make calls to PSTN landlines.

[Voip.weblogsinc.com] Skype Going Wireless - The VoIP Weblog - voip.weblogsinc.com _: Skype has reached an agreement with Motorola that aims to embed Skype software onto a number of Motorola WiFi-, 3G-, and even WiMax-enabled mobile phones in the near future. As a result, subscribers will be able to make free national calls and low-cost international calls by using the Internet to carry calls rather than standard mobile networks. In addition, both companies plan to co-market products embedded with Bluetooth or other wireless technologies before bringing the aforementioned handsets with preinstalled software to market.

[Gigaom.com] Om Malik’s Broadband Blog » Skype, VoIP Honeymoon over?: Much as we like to bitch and moan about the incumbents, they do get the backend part right. For any new technology to succeed, there is a need for a special focus on backend and making sure that the customers are happy. Skype for instance is adding new partners by the day, but I fear that their infrastructure and support costs are going to go through the roof. And given how little their margins are, I am once again left shaking my head.

Reflected tags on Technorati: Blog, VoIP, Voip, Wifi, Voice Over IP, WiFi, Gadgetism.org