Skype offers international corporate calling network

Skype has announced today its plans to offer a service that connects all corporate telephone networks in a beta version. The new product has been named Skype For SIP for Business and during beta testing calls will be priced at 2 cents per minute for the majority of global calls. Skype has launched this campaign as a way to build their corporate customer base since the Skype service has always been more popular with consumers.

The way Skype has designed this program so that users will be able to Skype both fixed lines and mobile devices from a standard phone system. Additionally, the new software is intended to permit companies to offer an inbound calling option from other Skype clients so that anyone can call free of charge internationally, much like an 800 number. These services can mean substantial monetary savings on international calls for business clients.

In order to use the new service, companies will need to already be using a SIP interface. Official pricing will be announced once Skype releases the full version later this year.

Read: [ZDNet]