EQO Mobile for Skype(tm) consists of EQO Mobile Internet Phone Service for Skype(tm), launched at the 2006 DEMO technology conference in Phoenix, AZ and EQO Mobile Instant Messaging for Skype(tm), introduced at Spring VON 2006 in San Jose, CA.
EQO Mobile lets users make and receive Skype(tm) calls, exchange Instant Messages, and view presence information about their buddies over the Skype(tm) network from more than 45 different phone handset models from vendors including Nokia, Motorola, Palm, and Sony-Ericsson. Most recently, EQO announced support for Palm TREO 650 and Motorola ROKR, SLVR, and RAZR handsets.
Using a combination of a phone-resident J2 ME client and a presence-enabled Voice-over-IP (VoIP) signaling network, the EQO Mobile Internet Phone Service is capable of bridging online identity, VoIP calling, and and Instant Messaging services to more than 200 million J2 ME-capable mobile phone handsets already in use worldwide. With more than 74 million registered users, Skype(tm) is the dominant player in Internet calling and Instant Messaging communications services worldwide.
EQO Mobile is available for free to consumers as a Beta product via the EQO (pronounced “echo”) web site at www.eqo.com.
