The judge told T-Mobile to route calls to Truphone, or else, for the time being at least. The move sets the stage for what several observers think is a bloody battle to come on the VoIP world stage over just what Truphone, and other companies like it, actually are--mobile operators or something else that doesn't deserve the same rights. Meanwhile, the ruling clears the way for Truphone to use its own numbers to launch a new service that lets users make calls from dual-mode handsets via WiFi. While Truphone won that mini-battle, it lost the mini-battle over fees. T-Mobile is paying Truphone only .21p per call termination instead of the 6p Truphone wants. Stay tuned as more skirmishes are sure to follow.
For more details from the front lines of the T-Mobile, Truphone battle:
- read this article [1] from Techworld.com and this article [2] from Crave
Related Articles:
Truphone/Vodafone tiff expands. Report [3]
Truphone beefs up its service. Report [4]
T-Mobile, Truphone tussle. Report [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.techworld.com/mobility/features/index.cfm?featureID=3542
[2] http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/0,39029453,49291657,00.htm
[3] http://www.fiercevoip.com/story/truphonevodafone-tiff-expands/2007-05-10
[4] http://www.fiercevoip.com/story/truphone-beefs-up-its-service/2007-07-02
[5] http://www.fiercevoip.com/story/t-mobile-truphone-tussle/2007-06-18