p2p news / p2pnet:- Japan is getting ready to introduce VoIP for mobile phones, says the Mainichi Daily News.

The proposal for the network is being discussed by a Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications panel of experts and telecommunications officials which is, “is set to reach a decision in December,” ministry official Junko Koizumi is quoted as saying, going on:

“Although details, including the kind of mobile VoIP technology, are not yet decided, several carriers are expected to apply for licenses to offer mobile VoIP services, which are likely to be cheaper than talking on cell phones today.”

Voice over Internet Protocol mobile phones, “are expected to relay information at up to 15 megabits per second – more than a thousand times faster than the fastest third-generation cell phones now available in Japan at 384 kilobits per second,” says the Mainichi Daily News.

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Mainichi Daily News – Japan preparing Voice over Internet telephony for mobile phones in 2007, October 13, 2005

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