Telcos get VOIP warning

Skype has urged European regulators to ensure that users aren't blocked from using voice-over-IP (VOIP) applications via mobile phones, reports PC World.

This comes after the US Department of Justice tried to exclude Internet telephony services such as Skype from being accessible on telecommunication networks, and according to Skype, Europe appears to be doing the same.

Telecom commissioner Viviane Reding warned T-Mobile, the mobile arm of German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom, that discriminatory behaviour by trying to block VOIP providers in the mobile phone market, would not be tolerated.

Japan-based 3Di and Softfront are co-developing a VOIP solution designed for use in online 3D virtual worlds, says TMCnet.

The 3D VOIP solution combines 3Di's browser-based OpenSim Server Enterprise edition with Softfront's SIP/VOIP technology.

It's expected that the solution will be used in virtual 3D meetings such as Qwaq Forums, Nortel's Web.alive, or social media Web site Second Life.

Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) company, MyWay, has revealed plans to develop a Bluetooth-enabled remote with a headphone and microphone that can be used for VOIP calls, states The Hindu Business Line.

MyWay notes that the platform which allows the viewer to send back messages has the potential for e-commerce through TV.

The company adds that, within months, its customers will be able to talk to one another via their TV with an Internet-enabled device through VOIP services such as Skype.