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CAMBRIDGE, MA – February 14, 2006 – iSkoot, a mobile Internet
phone company, today introduced the iSkoot Mobile Network,
a gateway that connects cellular voice and PC-to-PC networks.
iSkoot Mobile Network allows consumers to place and receive
Internet calls with their mobile phones without the need for
PCs, special hardware, custom phones or Wi-Fi hot spots.
While the initial offering is for mobile GSM users in the
US, and supports Skype Software only, iSkoot plans to expand
the reach of Skype service to a wider selection of carriers
and Internet phone services, such as Google Talk and other
PC calling platforms. To take advantage of the iSkoot Mobile
Network, mobile users need only to download a small piece of
software to their phones. The Beta version of the iSkootMobile
phone application for Skype Software is now available for free
at www.iskoot.com and go.iskoot.com. Beta users who download
the small client software will receive free unlimited use for
the term of the beta.
"We are extremely excited about offering Skype users true
mobility. The iSkoot Mobile Network completely frees Skype
users from their PCs. It provides an on-ramp to the PC-PC network
for cell phone users. With the iSkoot software solution on
your mobile phone, consumers can use the Internet to call their
online buddies without ever having to use their PC or a broadband
connection. Once cell phone users download the iSkoot software
to their regular handsets, they will be able to do everything
they do with PC Calling, but with true mobility, even away
from Wi-Fi hot spots," said Jacob Guedalia, Chief Executive
Officer, iSkoot. "Skype has blazed a path with their cutting
edge technology for peer-to-peer voice communications and continue
this leadership with the first fully featured peer-to-peer
clients on mobile devices. iSkoot offers a complimentary solution
that utilizes a light client usable on any mobile phone and
enables the full features though its network servers and gateways.
In this way our solution extends the reach of mobile Skype,
beyond WiFi and 3G. Furthermore it does not require that you
have your PC turned on. You do not need a PC, all you need
is your cell phone and an iSkoot connection and you can use
Skype wherever you are."
About iSkoot
San Francisco-based iSkoot brings leading internet services like Skype to mobile handsets around the world, delivering rich consumer experiences with minimal impact on operator networks.
iSkoot launched the first and only carrier-grade, carrier-deployed Skype-for-Mobile application in 2006, and now powers the Mobile World Congress award-winning 3 Skypephone currently sold in eight countries on three continents.
iSkoot takes advantage of the voice-optimized circuit-switched network for delivery of voice communications, in keeping with its mission to engineer elegant and operator-friendly solutions to the challenge of bringing resource-intensive internet services to mobile handsets.
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