fring is a peer-to-peer Mobile VoIP based internet telephony network founded by Avi Shechter, formerly co–CEO of ICQ and a VP at AOL co-founded by Boaz Zilberman and Alex Nerst. fring enables users to talk and chat using Skype, ICQ, Google Talk, MSN Messenger / Windows Live Messenger, AIM, Yahoo Messenger and SIP providers. fring is headquartered in Israel, and has representation in Italy, UK, Taiwan and Germany.

All fring calls are routed to a VoIP gateway and PSTN termination server. Calls destined to GSM and PSTN networks pass through a circuit switch such as Skype or SIP. Calls to VoIP users continue through the VoIP gateway to their destinations.

Fring currently lacks DTMF capability. fring enables external developers to take advantage of its core features like: integrated contact list (GSM, fring, Skype, MSN etc) , voice, chat, access to the devices hardware (GPS, camera etc) to develop mobile applications. These applications are called fring add-ons and are implemented as web services developed with PHP, .Net or any other web programming language.

fring client takes care of the add-on presentation on the handset thus developers don’t need to have any mobile development skills.

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