JAJAH Brings Voice and SMS to iPod Touch

JAJAH, a leading IP telecommunications company, further blurred the lines between iPhone and iPod touch Thursday by announcing a new service aimed at businesses and other telecommunications carriers who want to provide their customers with the ability to make low-cost phone calls and send SMS text messages to any phone in the world from an iPod Touch.

The white label service, which will allow carriers and non-carriers alike to enable VoIP calling with just an iPod Touch and a WiFi connection, could soon see any number of offerings crop up in the AppStore promising Touch users the ability to turn their device into a fully functioning mobile phone.

JAJAH’s platform features a full suite of telecom management services, from termination of the calls and quality control, to billing and processing payments in 200 countries around the world.

“Millions of people around the world already have an iPod Touch in their pocket. With JAJAH’s solution, any company can turn their customers’ iPod Touch into a fully functioning mobile phone,” said Trevor Healy, CEO, JAJAH. “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.”

One wonders whether AT&T and iPhone’s other exclusive global cell carriers can read the writing on the wall.

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