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Spanish Telefonica has agreed to acquire popular Austria-based VoIP provider Jajah for 145 million euros, which is about $207 million.
Telefonica said the deal “opens up new capabilities in the voice communication space” for the company.
In a statement, Telefonica Europe’s Chairman and CEO, Matthew Key, said: “People using social networking sites such as Twitter now have an even wider range of communications channels available – and have the option of speaking directly to each other as well as communicating by text or keyboard.”
Under the deal, Jajah will continue to operate under its own brand and report to Telefonica Europe.
Now I wonder what the real deal behind the move is? Competing with Skype and Google Talk? Being prepared for the next wave of data-only communication powered by LTE? Any thoughts?
[Via: AP]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
