We’re interested in dual mode smart phones and would like to discuss with you the possibilities of using Skype smart phone version as our voice over IP application solution, an HTC engineer apparently wrote to Skype in a memo published on the MSMobiles website.
Given that a version of Skype already exists for Windows Mobile Pocket PC, a version for the Windows Mobile Smartphone would appear a likely next step. However, no handsets featuring the platform currently offer the wireless LAN connectivity that make VoIP worthwhile.
This suggests that HTC, which is responsible for the design and manufacture of many of the world’s Windows Mobile devices, could be investigating bringing WLAN to its mass-market handsets.
VoIP-enabled mobile handsets are also expected to form an important part of future fixed-to-mobile voice migration initiatives.
