As we anticipate the 'true broadband experience' with the landing of the international submarine fibre optic cables this isdefinitely a wake up call. Development of 'home grown' applications is therefore imperative to avoid the the folly/risk of depending on 'foreign' applications. Kind regards Mwende *Disclaimer: Views expressed here (except those quoted or referenced) are the author’s own* On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:20 AM, alice munyua <alice@apc.org> wrote:
Shock threat to shut Skype by Asher Moses July 31, 2009 - 1:38PM
eBay says it may have to shut down Skype due to a licensing dispute with the founders of the internet telephony service.The surprise admission puts a cloud over the 40 million active daily users around the world who use Skype for business or to keep in touch with friends and far-flung relatives.A recent study by market researcher TeleGeography found Skype carried about 8 per cent of all international voice traffic, making it the world�s largest provider of cross-border voice communications.The online auction powerhouse bought Skype from entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis for $US2.6 billion in 2005, but this did not include a core piece of peer-to-peer communications technology that powers the software. <..>
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/shock-threat-to-shut-skype-2009073...
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