Friday 10 May 2013

Nimbuzz eyes unified licence for net telephony

Instant messaging service provider Nimbuzz is looking at the possibility of offering net telephony in India on top of its text communications platform.
The company may acquire the new unified licence for Rs 15 crore once the Government announces the guidelines.

Vikas Saxena, CEO, Nimbuzz, said, “We are interested in unified licence. We have to see the details before taking a final decision. This is a core part of what are doing in other parts of the world already,” 
Under the proposed unified licence regime, a company can offer Internet services, including voice telephony, by paying an entry fee of Rs 15 crore. Existing Internet licence permits net telephony within the country only for PC-to-PC calls. At present, Nimbuzz offers voice services for calls through a Skype-like platform outside India.
The move is part of the company’s strategy to move beyond instant messaging including areas such as gaming and virtual goods. For instance, the company has partnered with telecom operators to launch a service called Nimbuckz which allows users to purchase virtual goods such as avatars, emoticons, virtual gifts and chat-based games.

Source:
http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/2476-nimbuzz-eyes-unified-licence-for-net-telephony.htmlSource: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/2476-nimbuzz-eyes-unified-licence-for-net-telephony.html

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