"Samsung Wyz 070", Samsung Networks launches First Mobile VoIP Service In Korea,

Korea times News article is talking about a new venture by Samsung, actually two subsidiaries of Samsung, Samsung Networks, and Samsung Electronics, getting together to provide VoIP services to Mobile users, Mobile VoIP.
The service 39 won for a 3-minute domestic call ― much cheaper than ordinary mobile phone calls that cost between nine to 40 won for every 10 seconds of outgoing calls. Furthermore, it is free of charge when making calls within one's network, such as a company, Samsung said.

The launching of the first mobile VoIP phone is likely to get a warm welcome from Korean consumers. Three mobile companies ― SK Telecom, KTF and LG Telecom ― have been blamed for taking easy profits from users by sharing the mobile service market under the umbrella of the government.
The "Samsung Wyz 070'' service enables mobile phone users to make and receive calls using the WiFi wireless Internet network, the most widely used wireless local-area network (LAN), easily found in urban homes, offices, schools, cafes and other public places. This is also the first Voice-over-Internet (VoIP) service for mobile phone in Korea, a move that facilitates competition to cut phone charges. The VoIP phone automatically switches to the non-VoIP mode when it goes out of the WiFi coverage.
The Wyz 070 service is only available for corporate users who use Samsung Electronics' Blackjack smartphones, the company said. But it will be expanded to more models, such as Blackberry, said Jeong Hye-lim, the firm's spokeswoman.
"We only have Blackjack now because it is the only handset in South Korea that is capable of using WiFi,'' said Jeong, general manager of public relations. "Other WiFi models, such as Blackberry, can be used for the service once they are introduced to Korea and they are equipped with our software applications.''
The Korea Times
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