Euroset is going to compete with Skype

The company "Euroset" announced the launch of a new project SIP-telephony. To date, the project has already invested half a million dollars, and another half a million will be invested in supporting the video call function and creating personal accounts during 2008. The service is positioned by the company as an alternative to the long-distance communications and roaming services of cellular operators, however, the emerging competition with the popular similar service Skype is clearly visible.

You can use the new service directly from the Euroset website , or install the Europhone program ( download ) on your computer (PDAs and mobile phones in the near future) or in a USB phone. Also, to get started, you need to purchase a universal Euroset card. As a result, the user will be able to make calls to any part of the world, as well as send SMS.

Through the web interface, a registered subscriber will be able to monitor the status of his account, study the history of payment receipt, watch a detailed report on the calls made. While subscribers can only make calls to any numbers, incoming calls are under development, and Euroset has not yet decided on the launch date for such an opportunity.
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Sergey Savin, an analyst at J`son & Partners , noted that the new Euroset service will have to face strong competition from Skype, as well as an insufficiently high level of Internet traffic throughout the country.

via RBC daily , news