VOIP
Move over, landlines. The internet is powering our calls.
Beyond calls that work without interruption, there’s more to consider when choosing a VoIP tool.
Meucci gets funding for Skype challenger that even works on 2G
Rope your friends and family in for free group voice calls through this new app.
Will Indians have to pay for making calls over Skype and WhatsApp within the country?
Government panel opens the door to additional connectivity charges for data-guzzling internet apps, giving jitters to the tech startup community.
Hike Messenger adds free voice calling
A few weeks after the acquisition of US-based voice-calling company Zip Phone, India’s Hike today announced its free voice calling feature that works over 2G, 3G, or wifi. Hike’s voice
India’s Airtel puts on hold controversial plan to charge extra for making online calls
Indian telecom company Airtel will temporarily withdraw the decision to charge a higher rate for making online voice calls on its data network. Airtel last week announced a new plan
Indian telco wants users to pay extra for using Skype, Viber
The Indian Government will look into Airtel’s plan to charge separately for VoIP (voice calls over Internet) services offered by apps like Skype, Viber, and Line. According to a statement
New Call Telecom grabs majority stake in Nimbuzz for $175 million
Nimbuzz will continue to exist as New Call Telecom’s unit in India and also incubate the British company’s apps.
Singapore startup gets record $5.6M seed funding to turn your phone number into a URL
It’s possibly the largest seed round ever raised in the island-state – at least the largest to be made public.
Starting next month, Skype to stop mobile and landline calls within India
However, Indian users can continue making free Skype-to-Skype calls, international calls to mobile and landlines, and make calls to mobiles and landlines in India from outside the country
Nimbuzz takes a stab at Skype and telcos with cheap international calls from India
European-made chat app Nimbuzz has long been popular in India, and it might be about to grow even more with the launch of cheap international calls to regular, landline phones



