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EQO Cuts Jobs?

Source: www.voip-news.com

I daresay we will be hearing a lot of these stories in the coming months.

Word has it that VoIP company EQO has cut its workforce by an estimated 65 percent. According to Gigaom, it was only of the first companies to allow you to use Skype from a regular phone.

Here’s an excerpt from the Gigaom article:

Funny thing about these rumored job cuts is that the company has been supporting more and more mobile phones and was supporting all high-growth devices. The job cuts, if true, don’t bode well for the long-term health of the company. VoIP as an industry has proved to be hard nut to crack for startups, especially those aiming for the consumer market. Jangl and TalkPlus were two startups that hit the deck earlier this year. We are going to see more of these “save money on LD” phone apps with no discernible business model and relatively little traction or loyalty to follow suit.

Published on October 10th, 2008 under , , ,

VoIP Startup EQO Slashes Workforce by 65%*

Source: gigaom.com

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EQO Communications, a communications company based in Vancouver that made waves at Demo 2006 and raised a total of $13 million in two rounds of funding from GrowthWorks, BDC Capital and Ventures West is rumored to have cut nearly 65% of its work force — reducing the number of employees from 35 to 12. The news was reported by Techvibes, a Canadian startup related publication. I have called their marketing manager for a comment but had not heard back at press time.

When it launched, we were intrigued by EQO because it was one of the first clients out there that allowed you to make Skype calls from a regular phone. Making Skype mobile was an opportunity that slipped away from EQO mostly because competitor iSkoot was better funded and had a better execution strategy. In August 2006, EQO got into a bit of a tiff with Skype. The company then refocused on social networks but it seems even that strategy didn’t go anywhere. The company raised another $9 million in August 2007.

Funny thing about these rumored job cuts is that the company has been supporting more and more mobile phones and was supporting all high growth devices. The job cuts, if true, don’t bode well for the long term health of the company. VoIP as an industry has proved to be hard nut to crack for start-ups, especially those aiming for the consumer market. Jangl and TalkPlus were two startups that hit the deck earlier this year. We are going to see more of these”save money on LD” phone apps with no discernible business model and relatively little traction or loyalty to follow suit. 

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Published on October 10th, 2008 under , , , ,

EQO Supports Mobile VoIP Applications on Symbian Phones

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

New Symbian Platinum Partner Provides Free Software for Symbian Smartphones, Offering VoIP Calls, Text Messages and Instant Messaging.
EQO Communications today announced plans to release a native Symbian C++ version of its mobile VoIP, text and IM application. EQO (pronounced “echo”) is a free mobile application that lets users call anywhere in the world for rates as low as 1.2p/minute (2.3 cents USD) and also features inexpensive international text messages and free access to popular instant messaging services, including MSN, AIM, Yahoo!, Google Talk, ICQ and Jabber. By developing a Symbian C++ native version of EQO, Symbian smartphone users can enjoy a faster and more responsive mobile VoIP experience.

By using EQO, Symbian smartphone users can now save up to 95% on international calls to landlines and mobile phones, and save up to 70% on international text messages. In addition, calls and texts exchanged between EQO users are free. Once the EQO application is downloaded, users can automatically import all of their existing contacts into their EQO phonebook. With EQO’s presence feature, users are able to see which of their contacts are online and who is available for a call, to receive a text or have a chat using EQO’s free IM feature.
EQO is inviting all Symbian enthusiasts to be part of the beta trial by signing up at www.EQO.com/symbian.
EQO works on hundreds of different mobile phones – for a complete list of supported phones please visit www.eqo.com/supportedhandsets
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Published on October 18th, 2007 under , , , , , , , ,

Mobile VOIP on your Blackberry or Windows Mobile.

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

Thanks to EQO Communications, whose EQO Mobile application which supports RIM’s BlackBerry handhelds and Windows Mobile-powered devices. Now you can try you VOIP calls from those devices. What is the feeling if you can catch another Skype user for chit chat, on your Blackberry!
EQO Mobile is an application that supports instant messaging via AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Skype, and Yahoo!, and the EQO Mobile application is available as a free download.
From EQO’s press release,
"We’re rapidly evolving toward a world of ubiquitous connectivity in which we will be connected to each other all the time, everywhere we go," said Jill Aldort, Wireless/Mobile senior analyst for Yankee Group. "One of the most important elements in achieving this vision is the ability to deliver an easy to use, communications service that can reside on a broad range of handsets."
You can find the Press release here
You also can download EQO Mobile from the same site.

Published on October 27th, 2006 under , ,

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