We cannot overlook the agony of Nokia users when Vodafone disabled VoIP functionality from N95. Vodafone is not the first company to do so. Ever since the MVoIP concept has come to the fore, the incidence like this has become a common phenomenon.
In the backdrop of this, Vyke’s recent announcement brings some cheers for the mobile VoIP users. The popular MVoIP service provider is updating its software to enable users to get around mobile VoIP blocking by mobile phone operators.
The upgradation version will be known as Vyke Mobile IP, which will enable the customers to make and receive VoIP calls from their mobile handsets even if the operators block the network.
Vyke CEO, Kjetil Bohn says,
In the short amount of time that this immerging technology has been in the market, they have already responded by removing VoIP capabilities from mobile handsets that they sell and by introducing very restrictive contract terms prohibiting their customers from using their networks to access services such as VoIP and third party peer-to-peer messaging clients.
The Vyke Mobile IP upgrade will be available during the end of this year. I am sure the mobile operators may be trying to find out some alternative way to pressurize the MVoIP operators. After all, they cannot see their revenue being snatched by the way of cheap VoIP services.
