Chicago (IL) - Jajah is putting an interesting spin on an iPod touch application for IP telecommunications – by turning it into a white label solution for others as a fully functional mobile telephony device. The company is currently in the process of looking for partners to put this solution to market.
The Jajah iPod touch design, which the company says turns the portable media device into an iPhone, essentially takes the touch's ability to use Wi-Fi and expands upon it by adding VoIP abilities. Jajah says users will supposedly be able to download the service from the App Store, plug in a microphone headset and be immediately "able to make calls and send SMS messages from their device from any Wi-Fi network in the world. Calling costs will be up to 98 percent cheaper than existing rates on mobile networks, and in many cases could be free."
Jajah is looking to "white label" this solution, meaning carriers as well as non-carriers can "launch the service under their own brand and provide their customers with the ability to make low-cost phone calls and send SMS text messages to any phone in the world."
"Millions of people around the world already have an iPod touch in their pocket," said Trevor Healy of Jajah. "With Jajah's solution, any company can turn their customers' iPod touch into a fully functioning mobile phone. The device is particularly popular amongst students, who live in a world where Wi-Fi access is always available and, like everyone, they are looking to save costs, so this is a perfect solution."
As noble of a solution as this might be, some potential problems could exist. As Wired points out, no carrier partners yet exist and it isn't even clear if Apple will fully go along with this, given its telecom relationships via the iPhone.
See Jajah.
The Jajah iPod touch design, which the company says turns the portable media device into an iPhone, essentially takes the touch's ability to use Wi-Fi and expands upon it by adding VoIP abilities. Jajah says users will supposedly be able to download the service from the App Store, plug in a microphone headset and be immediately "able to make calls and send SMS messages from their device from any Wi-Fi network in the world. Calling costs will be up to 98 percent cheaper than existing rates on mobile networks, and in many cases could be free."
Jajah is looking to "white label" this solution, meaning carriers as well as non-carriers can "launch the service under their own brand and provide their customers with the ability to make low-cost phone calls and send SMS text messages to any phone in the world."
"Millions of people around the world already have an iPod touch in their pocket," said Trevor Healy of Jajah. "With Jajah's solution, any company can turn their customers' iPod touch into a fully functioning mobile phone. The device is particularly popular amongst students, who live in a world where Wi-Fi access is always available and, like everyone, they are looking to save costs, so this is a perfect solution."
As noble of a solution as this might be, some potential problems could exist. As Wired points out, no carrier partners yet exist and it isn't even clear if Apple will fully go along with this, given its telecom relationships via the iPhone.
See Jajah.