As of September 30, 2007, Skype had a cumulative number of unique user accounts of 246 million. Users may register more than once, and as a result, may have more than one account.
Skype (IPA: [skaɪp], rhymes with type) is a software program created by the entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. Skype allows users to make telephone calls from their computer to other Skype users free of charge, or to landlines and cell phones for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer, short message service, video conferencing and its ability to circumvent firewalls.
The Skype Group, acquired by eBay in September 2005, has headquarters in Luxembourg, with offices in London, Tallinn, Tartu, Prague [1] and San Jose, California. Skype experienced rapid growth in both popular usage and software development since the launch, both of its free and its paid services.
3 (THREE) is a brand used for nine mobile telecommunications networks in Europe, Asia and Australia. Hutchison Whampoa holds a direct or indirect, majority or minority interest in all of them.
All 3-branded networks emphasize their offering of "mobile multimedia" and provide 3G technology (WCDMA, some also run 2G networks). 3 is present in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Hutchison Whampoa also holds a 3G-license in Norway. As of 22nd August 2007, registered THREE customers worldwide numbered almost 15.9 million.
THREE aggressively markets new handsets and services and launches new products regularly, lately focusing on Mobile TV related services. As with other 3G networks around the world, 3 allows video calling and fast internet access from most of its handsets.
