Skype Calling over 3G for iPhone Coming Soon

Soon Skype calls will no longer be limited to WiFi (News - Alert), as the Internet communications software provider plans to release a new version of its “Skype for iPhone” software that supports 3G networks.

 

Skype’s (News - Alert) Chief Blogger Peter Parkes posted a video and an entry on the company’s home page confirming the news.

 

“Last Thursday, Apple (News - Alert) introduced the iPad, which we’re very excited about here at Skype,” Parkes said. “David Ponsford … and his team are reviewing the device and its specs, and you can expect to hear more from us about Skype for iPad in due course.”

 

The Software Development Kit that Apple provides to developers like Skype has been upgraded for the iPad. The new version, SDK 3.2, removes the restrictions on calling over 3G, “which is great news,” he added.

 

In an accompanying video, Ponsford tried to explain to Skype users, in non-technical terms, the behind-the-scenes process the company will undergo to make this happen now that the SDK 3.2 has been unleashed.

 

One of the features the forthcoming Skype for iPhone (News - Alert) will include is call-quality notification, for example, a light that turns from green to yellow to red.

 

“We want you to understand the quality of the call that you’re having,” Ponsford said.

 

Parkes told blog readers that Skype is holding out from releasing its application offering calls over 3G in order to give users the best audio quality possible.

 

“When our 3G-capable Skype for iPhone app is released,” Parkes said, “it’ll let you make calls in wideband audio, giving you greater clarity and fidelity – because that’s what you expect from Skype.”