Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
A new web-based telephony application is being touted by its developer
as a soon to be released VoIP application on the iPhone App Store. The application has already been submitted and is awaiting approval according to the developer.
The Java built application, called FriendCaller,
from German company C2Call, appears to be similar to Skype except that
it is not peer-to-peer but entirely web-based and based on social
networking principles.
The FriendCaller prices don't appear to stack up well against Skype.
It enables registered users to place calls from the website
www.friendcaller.com to other registered users for free or to landlines
and mobiles from 2 Euro cents a minute but often significantly more
expensive, depending on the location.
SkypeOut charges for a large number of countries start at about 1.5 Euro cents a minute.
According to C2Call, it is currently trialing a a beta version of the system developed specifically for the iPhone and iPod.
"The iPhone app has been submitted for Apple’s approval," C2Call wrote to iTWire in an email.
"Website and app work seamless (sic) together, you can use your FriendCaller
account on iPhone/iPod, you can import contacts from your webmail or
from iPhone contacts."
The issue with web-based voice calling applications like FriendCaller
as opposed to peer-to-peer web applications like Skype is scalability.
Unlike Skype, web-based voice applications require massive amounts of
server power at the back-end if they are to support large numbers of
users.
Skype in comparison, which requires a software download, is able to
support hundreds of millions of users by co-opting the power of the
personal computers in its network.
C2Call is currently conducting limited beta trials of its iPhone app
and is inviting applicants to apply online through its website at
www.friendcaller.com.
David Bass
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