Packet8 Releases Revolutionary Mobile VoIP App. How Will the Industry React?
International calls from your mobile phone just got a lot cheaper. At least that is if you choose to subscribe to the new Packet8 MobileTalk mobile VoIP service.VoIP provider 8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT - News) today announced the availability of a mobile VoIP calling service that is now compatible with more than 450 cellular phone models.
The service connects international calls from mobile phones to 8X8's VoIP network and allows the user to save a bundle on foreign calls.
The company's chairman commented on the new service in a TMCnet article today written by Patrick Barnard - http://voipservices.tmcnet.com/feature/articles/15381-new-packet8-mobile-voip-service-now-works-nearly.htm
"Packet8 MobileTalk is a breakthrough application that dramatically improves the international mobile calling experience from start to finish," said 8x8 Chairman and CEO Bryan R. Martin in a press release issued last Monday. "Most mobile phone users typically avoid placing overseas calls from their cell phones because of the exorbitant rates their mobile carriers are charging. With Packet8 MobileTalk, subscribers won't think twice about calling Europe or Asia because instead of $1.00 to $3.00 per minute, they will be paying as little as $.02 to $.05 per minute over the Packet8 network to most destinations."
This development is surely resonating in the minds and boardrooms of competing VoIP service providers this morning. Only time will tell, but we could be seeing industry faced with the decision to either beef up their offerings with mobile services, or take the SunRocket route.
Labels: 8X8 Inc., Mobile VoIP, Packet 8, Packet 8 Mobile Talk, VoIP, VoIP provider
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