Japan to Offer VoIP for Cell Phones

Iria · Oct 13, 2005, 03:17 PM

Japan is readying a new network for cell phones that will allow people to connect to the Internet to talk over the phone more cheaply and transmit data more quickly.

The government plans to introduce mobile Voice over Internet telephony by 2007, officials said Thursday.

The mobile service under consideration at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will allow people to use Voice-over-Internet Protocol, or VoIP, phone service, on cell phones — similar to what's now available on fixed lines.

The mobile VoIP services now more common allow people merely to connect their cell phones to the Net at "hot spots" using Wi-Fi wireless access.

Nations around the world are working on Internet telephony on mobile phones, and the Japanese government effort highlights this nation's efforts to keep up with global telecom trends.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Japan to Offer VoIP for Cell Phones Japan is readying a new network for cell phones that will allow people to connect to the Internet to talk over the phone more cheaply and transmit data more quickly. The government plans to introduce mobile Voice over Internet telephony by 2007, officials said Thursday. The mobile service under consideration at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will allow people to use Voice-over-Internet Protocol, or VoIP, phone service, on cell phones — similar to what's now available on fixed lines. The mobile VoIP services now more common allow people merely to connect their cell phones to the Net at "hot spots" using Wi-Fi wireless access. Nations around the world are working on Internet telephony on mobile phones, and the Japanese government effort highlights this nation's efforts to keep up with global telecom trends. ___________ Read More / Source: SBC Yahoo! News