VoIP User - IP Telephony Resourcehttp://www.voipuser.orgVoIP community news, forum and services.en-gb Skype SILK Codec to be Adopted As the Internet Standard ? http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_18241.html Skype has open-sourced it's SILK codec (obtained through a $27m eBay stock paper transaction a couple of years ago). Skype Change the Mobile VoIP Game. Again. http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_18064.html Skype have tied up with Verizon to offer free Skype calling from mobile phones in North US. Truphone Enable the Globe-Trotting Phone http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_15255.html Truphone Local Anwhere for people with "international lifestyles" Zer01 - Mobile VoIP Finally a Reality ? http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_15462.html Start-up Zer01 forges relationships with t-mobile and AT&T to use their data pipes for IP based mobile voice calls. Facebook the Next Game-Changer in Telecoms ? http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_17990.html New XMPP backend puts Facebook one step away from being the Worlds second largest phone company. Fring Now On Android http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_17395.html SIP based VoIP from Fring now on Android handsets, complete with Skype calling. Is Apple iPad Actually a Stepping Stone to iSystem ? http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_17877.html Is the end game to converge the tablet, computer and phone? Fring Launches iPhone 3G VoIP http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_17878.html The original iPhone VoIP app - Fring - has announced that they now work over 3G. Telefonica Buy-out Jajah for $207m http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_17641.html The jungle drums were correct. Telefonica gets Jajah. How To Put Click to Call On Your Website http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_9971.html This question has cropped up a number of times in the forum and I felt it was time to address it more fully and present an open-source solution (part written by me, part by Ian Plain, part Asterisk/PHP mashup). Open-Source SIP Client Released for Android http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_16076.html EDGE and 3G Mobile VoIP now available for Android. Apple to Buy iCall ? http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_17582.html US based operator iCall claims just over 4 million users and a Buy It Now price of $60m. Jajah to Exit at $200m - $400m http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_17347.html How to value your budget minutes business : $8 - $16 per customer. Justifying VOIP for the SME http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_4957.html There are savings to be had turning to VoIP, but not for the sake of using VoIP. It has to be linked with a more root and branch review and structured policy, mobile call costs, integrated CRM, networking etc. Google Voice causing Privacy Concern http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_17189.html Transcripts of conversations showing up in Google search results.