Lebanon enforces VOIP ban
Lebanon's Ministry of Telecommunications has started its latest campaign to crack down on the country's black market in voice over Internet protocol (VOIP), reports TeleGeography.
The ministry is using hardware and software technology to enforce the ban on VOIP communications, which was first declared in Lebanon in 1999.
The news potentially holds dire consequences for some businesses including call centres, which operate using IP-based technology on an unlicensed basis.
Android app enables free calls
Rebtel, a VOIP Android application, has rolled out an updated version that enables Android phone users to make free international calls in more than 50 countries, states News Den.
“Over the past five years we've made international calling as close to free as possible from any phone,” says Andreas Bernstr"om, CEO of Rebtel. “The new Rebtel for Android app marks our next phase of innovation coupled with a keen interest in expanding our presence in the US and key growth markets around the world.”
Rebtel has many competitors in the VOIP space including Skype, whose quarterly revenue is $185 million.
Vopium raises $16.5m
Danish VOIP company Vopium has raised $16.5 million from Indian telecom investor Raghuvinder Kataria as it tries to take on Skype, says Venture Beat.
The company claims its VOIP international calling and text-message business is expanding rapidly, and the company's goal is to hit 10 million users in a few years.
With the deal, Kataria now owns the majority of Vopium. The VOIP app has been downloaded 1 million times.
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