Jajah, the VOIP service provider stated the BlackBerry beta trial was the “the first true calling solution for Facebook”
IP telephony outfit Jajah, which was purchased by Spain’s Telefonica earlier this year, has released what it claims is “the first true calling solution for Facebook”. The service, dubbed Social Call, launched Tuesday in beta trial for BlackBerry smartphones. Within a single click, users can call to any Facebook friend who is online, according to the firm.
How it functions is the user selects a friend they wish to call, causing the application to send a message to the friend via ther Facebook Chat channel. After the friend clicks on that message, the call is established. Jajah, out of Mountain view California, said the service will aquire no extra charges.
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The firm’s CEO, Trevor Healy, said that the creation of a service that allows voice calls over Facebook was the “holy grail” for communications companies.
“Facebook calling has been the holy grail for telecommunications companies all over the world who are trying to come to terms with the rise of social networking,” Healy said. “We have seen numerous announcements from many companies, but Jahah is the first to bring a genuine calling service to Facebook,” Healy stated.
Last week Jajah announced that it had been selcted to power IP voice calling on Yahoo’s newly released Messenger iPhone App. The app allows iPhone users to make free VoIP calls on Yahoo Messenger as well as low cost calls to external networks.
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