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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.
Kristhoff Cagape · · 6 min read
Meucci gets funding for Skype challenger that even works on 2G

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.
Osman Husain · · 2 min read
Will Indians have to pay for making calls over Skype and WhatsApp within the country?

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.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 3 min read
Hike Messenger adds free voice calling

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
Yuvraj Gurung · · 2 min read

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
Yuvraj Gurung · · 2 min read

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
Yuvraj Gurung · · 3 min read

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.
Samir Makwana · · 2 min read

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.
Daniel Tay · · 2 min read

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
Samir Makwana · · 2 min read

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
Steven Millward · · 2 min read