fring is a native mVoIP (mobile VoIP) network and the first to develop and launch a full end-to-end, peer-to-peer mVoIP or MoIP solution for the mobile domain. fring enables users to make free calls and “chat” over mobile and cellular networks to other fring users, Skype, GoogleTalk and MSN contacts.^[1]. Mobile VoIP or Mobile Voice over Internet Protocol is the application of voice over IP technology to mobile handsets. ... A peer-to-peer (or P2P) computer network is a network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than concentrating it in a relatively few servers. ... Skype (IPA pronunciation: , rhymes with type) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony network founded by the entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, also founders of the file sharing application Kazaa. ... Google Talk is a service developed by Google for instant messaging (IM) that also allows for PC to PC audio conversations . ... For other uses, see MSN (disambiguation). ...

History

fring was originally developed as a cost-saving offering for mobile operators. The developers then shifted their focus and applied the mVoIP technology platform to a new service for the end-user: free mobile VoIP. Economics and commerce define an end-user as the person who uses a product. ... Mobile VoIP or Mobile Voice over Internet Protocol is the application of voice over IP technology to mobile handsets. ...

Following more than two years of development, the fring beta service was first made available to selected users in September and publicly launched in October 2006. Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ...

In the first quarter of 2007, fring became the first to develop and launch a full end-to-end VoIP product, as featured on the Nokia S60 platform. A screenshot of a typical S60 menu, taken from a Nokia N90. ...

Features

fring enables free calls and chat over users’ regular handset internet connections on their existing data plan. Users pay their current cellular operator for their existing data plan and use the Internet connection to speak from their mobile phone. Completely PC independent, it requires no additional hardware and has no location limitations (e.g. a WiFi hotspot).^[2]. Hardware is the general term that is used to describe physical artifacts of a technology. ... Wi-Fi (or Wi-fi, WiFi, Wifi, wifi), short for Wireless Fidelity, is a set of standards for wireless local area networks (WLAN) currently based on the IEEE 802. ... HotSpot is the primary Java Virtual Machine for desktops and servers produced by Sun Microsystems. ...

fring also integrates the Skype, MSN's .NET Messenger Service (Instant Messenger) and GoogleTalk networks so users can make Skype, MSN and GoogleTalk calls from their mobile phone on any mobile network or via SkypeOut. Skype (IPA pronunciation: , rhymes with type) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony network founded by the entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, also founders of the file sharing application Kazaa. ... The . ... Google Talk is a service developed by Google for instant messaging (IM) that also allows for PC to PC audio conversations . ... Skype (IPA pronunciation: , rhymes with type) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony network founded by the entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, also founders of the file sharing application Kazaa. ... For other uses, see MSN (disambiguation). ... Google Talk is a service developed by Google for instant messaging (IM) that also allows for PC to PC audio conversations . ... Skype (pronunciation: rhymes with type) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by the Swedish Niklas Zennström and Danish Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA. It competes against existing open VoIP protocols such as SIP, IAX, and H.323. ...

It provides blanket network access and continuous call connection using 3G over mobile phone networks, with optional home or office auto-WiFi connectivity for users with WiFi enabled handsets (e.g. Nokia N90). It has been suggested that Evolution to 3G be merged into this article or section. ... Wi-Fi (or Wi-fi, WiFi, Wifi, wifi), short for Wireless Fidelity, is a set of standards for wireless local area networks (WLAN) currently based on the IEEE 802. ... Wi-Fi (or Wi-fi, WiFi, Wifi, wifi), short for Wireless Fidelity, is a set of standards for wireless local area networks (WLAN) currently based on the IEEE 802. ... The Nokia N90 multimedia has two displays and Carl Zeiss optics. ...

How fring works

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Image Source: Symbian Watch

This multi-patent pending native mVoIP solution uses a proprietary adaptive protocol which optimizes itself to network capabilities and characteristics. This enabled the developers to build a very small client with minimum network requirements, allowing full duplex high quality user experience with minimal battery and memory consumption. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In computing, a client is a system that accesses a (remote) service on another computer by some kind of network. ... Duplex is the having of two principal elements or parts. ...

External links

• Official fring website
• Symbian Watch
• ZDNet: Mobile VoIP means business
• The Register: Fring brings Skype and Symbian together
• Pocket Link: fring brings VoIP to your mobile
• Engadget Mobile: fring it up with mobile Skype and GoogleTalk