Skype and Motorola Collaborate on Wireless VoIP Package

Skype and Motorola Collaborate on Wireless VoIP Package
5:05 am on November 23, 2005

Motorola has recently released a new product called the Wireless Internet Calling Kit, which is co-branded with the Skype VoIP telephony service.

The new package includes a Motorola H500 wireless headset, along with a P850 Bluetooth hardware plugin for PCs that don’t have built-in Bluetooth capability. It comes with a copy of Skype’s free internet telephony software, along with 30 minutes of SkypeOut call time.

Combining Skype with a mobile headset from Motorola is actually quite a good business decision for both companies, as Motorola will be able to sell Bluetooth headsets outside of the mobile phone market, and Skype’s VoIP software will be exposed to a more mainstream market.

This Wireless Internet Calling Kit is being sold at RadioShack as a result of Skype’s recent deal with that company.