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Mobile VoIP

What is Mobile VoIP?

Mobile VoIP is a communication technology platform that people use to send and receive phone calls with the Internet connection on a mobile device.

Purpose

Mobile VoIP is a relatively new technology that is gaining knowledge especially with the rapid adoptions of the smartphones an tablets. The Mobile VoIP or mVoIP was a concept with early experiment in 2005 when VoIP required users to connect to the internet and a fixed devices. This technology limited people to home or work environment. Now with Mobile VoIP one can make VoIP calls from their mobile phone. Mobile VoIP offers free calls or very cheap calls to any national or international destination with high quality calling.Mobile VoIP can be used anywhere the individual can locate a WiFi or a 3G data connection.

Industry History

In 2005, early experiments proved that VoIP was practical and could be routed by Asterisk even on low-end routers like the Linksys WRT54G series.[1],because of such cheap devices like Linksys and others that supported roaming mobile VoIP phones was the begininning of the 5G protocol suite. In mid-2006, smartphones are capable of sending and receiving email, browsing the web and in some cases allowing users to watch TV for a minimal fee. Users would definitely patronize services that provided free internet access that ran at high speed without extra charges for visiting specific sites. Through the years more and more SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) stack was introduced--Nokia E-series dual-mode Wi-Fi handsets (Nokia E60, Nokia E61, Nokia E70)was one of them. The smartphone market is expected to reach 653 million users by 2016.[2] That's more than half a BILLION smartphone users, with 56% of the market. As of February 2012 Nokia introduced Nokia Asha 302 and in June Nokia Asha 311 both with integrated SIP VoIP client that can operate both over WiFi and 3G networks.[3]

Technologies

This unique product allows for SIP-based calls to be made using Wi-Fi or 3G, on popular smartphones and devices, such as iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows phones and Nokia Symbian phones, just to name a few.[4] To use Mobile VoIP services, in most cases simply download the free Mobile VoIP App from your APP Market and register with one of the supported brands, [5] once the Mobile VoIP application is downloaded and configured with the service account details, cell phone users can start making VoIP calls from their regular cell phones.[6]

Reference

2 http://blog.ipsmarx.com/2011/07/a-brief-history-of-mobile-voip/

3 Forum Nokia - VoIP details, http://www.developer.nokia.com/Community/Wiki/VoIP_support_in_Nokia_devices

4 REVE Systems, VoIP World, (2011), http://www.revesoft.com/voip-world/voip-world.php

5 http://www.voipclub.biz/

6 Mobile VoIP, http://www.mobilevoip.com/