Apple Lifts 3G VoIP Restrictions for iPhone Apps

January 27, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple has updated the iPhone developer SDK to allow VoIP over cellular networks, according to a press release from iCall.

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iCall is the first and only VoIP application that functions on the iPhone and iPod Touch over cellular 3G networks.

iCall is a market leader in desktop and mobile-based desktop calling platforms, including its highly popular version for the Apple iPhone. Until today, restrictions imposed on developers prohibited VoIP functionality on any 3G network.

VoIP on the iPhone has been the source of many debates with companies such as Google being denied access to the platform and the FCC inquiring as to the restrictions in the Apple App Store; iCall is one of the few VoIP applications that has been permitted by Apple to operate on the iPhone platform. Read more…