Firefox Goes VoIP, With Extensions

Om Malik | Tuesday, February 21, 2006 | 4:30 PM PT | 5 comments

Voice-computing mash up continues. Today, France-based OpenWengo released a Firefox extension that allows users to make free phone calls to each other. Open Wengo’s parent company, Neuf Telecom offers the optional Wengo call-out service so that you can dial out to PSTN/Mobile numbers. Till recently, they have been pushing a classic softphone, but I am betting that the Firefox extension is going to be quite popular. If you are signing up for this, let me know … we can chat!

Open Wengo, in many ways is like OpenZoep, an open source effort by Dutch start-up, Zoep . They also have a a Firefox extension that allows users to make phone calls from within their browser. Like Open Wengo, it is SIP based and allows you to call old-school PSTN (and Mobile) numbers. Zoep acts like a back end engine for this service.

OpenWengo and OpenZoep are two examples of “mashed-up” apps that have a potential of mimicking the viral growth of Skype.

Comments (5)

I NEED MORE EXPLICATION ABOUT THIS DEVICE BECAUSE I LOOKING ONE TO WORK

ALBENUR MICHELANGE — 2:29 AM on February 22, 2006

I also have post on my blog where i explained how zoep and wengophone works but i am still a little skeptical about how popular browser phones will be in the long run.

solomon — 5:14 AM on February 22, 2006

[...]nous constatons que ce projet ambitieux démarré il y a moins d’un an trouve une écoute[...]

David Bitton — 6:12 AM on February 22, 2006

I signed up… so we can chat! :)

David Orban — 8:52 AM on February 23, 2006

If you want to compare VoIP providers like Zoep, Skype and Wengo; http://www.voipproducts.eu
Up to date comparison of VoIP rates of 20 of the most populair VoIP products.

Ger — 1:56 PM on August 7, 2006

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The other side of the firewall » Firefox… — 8:52 PM on February 21, 2006

[...] Ci joint l’extrait de l’article de Om Malik sur OpenWengo : Voice-computing mash up continues. Today, France-based OpenWengo released a Firefox extension that allows users to make free phone calls to each other. Open Wengo’s parent company, Neuf Telecom offers the optional Wengo call-out service so that you can dial out to PSTN/Mobile numbers. Till recently, they have been pushing a classic softphone, but I am betting that the Firefox extension is going to be quite popular. If you are signing up for this, let me know … we can chat! [...]