Skype is open in the Du network and works very well. Microsoft, which owns Skype, has recently been urging its users to switch to Skype as soon as possible, since it is ending its Windows Live Messenger in certain parts of the world on April 8.ĭu is more open to VoIP and they are the “first to open up the VoIP market, but etisalat is more stringent,” Saleem said. He said the directions had been given by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority before and it was up to the telecom operators when they wanted to open Skype. The US company is leveraging on its excellent ties to open Skype in the UAE.” ![]() “Microsoft has been trying for a long time to open it in the UAE and has good relations with governments. ![]() “The only reason I think Skype has opened up in the UAE is because of Microsoft,” said Hamza Saleem, senior research analyst at IDC. “We are taking into consideration the growing customer interest in the VoIP area and are working on a few solutions for the UAE market.”Įtisalat did not respond to Gulf News queries. “That has not stopped us from offering unique VoIP solutions to our customers,” the statement said. However, our reporters were not able to successfully make mobile-to-mobile or mobile-to-landline calls inside the UAE.ĭu told Gulf News in a statement that the situation with reference to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) topic remains unchanged. Computer-to-computers calls were also successful. Gulf News was able to access the Skype website and succeeded in making a mobile-to-mobile call to a person overseas. ![]() UAE residents have been saying that Skype, the world’s largest Internet-based phone service, has been unblocked since the weekend after being blocked by local telecoms for years however, questions still remain about which parts of Skype are available. Dubai: Local telecom providers are remaining tight-lipped even as local internet and smartphone users are still able to access their Skype connections.
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