Integrated ICT and connectivity provider Vox V has unveiled Vobi, a mobile softphone that allows users to make and receive calls using the Vox network.
The company says Vobi will give users much lower rates than other mobile operators.
"For 20 years the mobile operators have overcharged businesses and consumers. There is a better way and it is called Vobi," says Henda Edwardes, executive head of communication solutions at Vox.
Vox believes the perception that voice is disappearing is incorrect and that it is only the rates that are declining. People are running voice services over their PCs when they do conference calls, it adds.
"For businesses in particular, traffic is moving off of PBXs (business telephone systems) and onto mobile handsets and mobile penetration is reflecting this shift. In order to remain relevant we have to follow the traffic, and ensure that we pick it up where it terminates."
It is this shift and the ability to find more cost-effective alternatives that prompted Vox to develop Vobi, he adds.
The Vobi app can be downloaded via Google Play and Apple App stores.
Vox says customers will be prompted to subscribe to a separate rate plan, after which voice and video calls can be made for a fraction of the cost over the Vox Telecom network.
Customers can save on their telephony bills by cancelling existing landlines, moving their numbers to Vox and using Vobi to make and receive all their calls."
Reduced call rates on video and voice calls, across networks, and international destinations, call recording, conference calls and call transfers are all delivered within the app, says Vox. Vobi integrates with address books and supports Bluetooth headsets, it adds.
Consumers can choose between two Vobi packages to suit their requirement: a monthly fee of R25 and R0.41 flat rate per minute calling and uncapped package of R299 per month.
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