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'''Jajah''' is a ] (]) provider, founded by ] ] and ] in 2005.<ref name="jajah.com">http://www.jajah.com/info/about/company/</ref> The Jajah headquarters are located in ], USA, and ]. Jajah maintains a development centre in ]. '''Jajah''' was a ] (]) provider, founded by ] ] and ] in 2005. The Jajah headquarters was located in ], USA, and ]. Jajah maintained a development centre in ]. On 23 December 2009, it was announced that Jajah had been bought by ] through its subsidiary ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE5BM1H320091223|title=Telefonica buys Internet phone provider Jajah|last=MacInnes|first=Judy |author2=Robert Hetz |author3=David Holmes |date=December 23, 2009|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=23 December 2009}}</ref> In December 2013, Telefónica announced that Jajah would shut down at the end of January 2014.<ref name="closing">{{cite web| url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/12/01/telefonica-shut-voip-provider-jajah-january-31-2014/| title=Telefonica to Shut Down VoIP provider Jajah on January 31, 2014| publisher=]| date=2013-12-01| accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref>


Jajah's primary service, Jajah Web, takes an approach called web-activated ], using VoIP to connect traditional phones (landline or mobile). Calls are made without ] or user-installed ], and in most cases at rates lower than those of traditional phone companies or even free of charge. Jajah's primary service, Jajah Web, took an approach called web-activated ], using VoIP to connect traditional phones (landline or mobile). Calls were made without ] or user-installed ], and in most cases at rates lower than those of traditional phone companies or even free of charge.<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106131241/http://www.jajah.com/prices/ |date=January 6, 2010 }}</ref>

The company's competitors included ]<ref name=marshall>Matt Marshall, VentureBeat. “.” November 11, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2009.</ref> and ].<ref name=intelepeer>Om Malik, New York Times. “.” November 11, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2009.</ref>


==History== ==History==
*Jajah was founded in 2005<ref name="jajah.com"/> by Austrians Roman Scharf and Daniel Mattes. Jajah was founded in 2005 by Roman Scharf and Daniel Mattes.
The first beta version of the Jajah Webphone, a proprietary ] internet telephony (VoIP) softphone, was released in July 2005.
Jajah Web version 1.0 (build 1708) released February 8, 2006.
Jajah Web version 1.1 (build 1714) including conference calls was released September 12, 2006.
On September 27, 2007, Jajah launches a solution named "Jajah Buttons" which enables small businesses or individuals to embed buttons on their Web sites to allow others to contact them by phone using the company's Internet telephony platform. Jajah Buttons caused a notable controversy when ] removed and banned such buttons from auction listings in eBay's site, presumably to protect revenues from its own VOIP solution provided by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/138078/voip_vendor_jajah_protests_ebays_ban.html|title=VoIP Vendor Jajah Protests eBay's Ban|last=Perez|first=Juan Carlos|date=October 6, 2007|publisher=PC World|accessdate=2008-09-18|archive-date=2008-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924005714/http://www.pcworld.com/article/138078/voip_vendor_jajah_protests_ebays_ban.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/10/04/ebay-jajah-skype-tech-cx_rr_1004jajah.html |title=Don't Call Me, We'll Call You |last=Rosmarin |first=Rachel |date=October 4, 2007 |work=Forbes |accessdate=2008-09-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828190625/http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/10/04/ebay-jajah-skype-tech-cx_rr_1004jajah.html |archivedate=August 28, 2008 }}</ref>
On November 19, 2007, Jajah launched the '''Jajah Direct''' service, which enables users to make phone calls without having to be next to a computer.<ref name=mashable11182007>Kristen Nicole, Mashable. "." November 18, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2012.</ref><ref name=tmcnet11182007>TMCNet. "." November 18, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2012.</ref> Jajah Direct is a phone service that allows you to make long-distance or international calls by calling a local number, it works with every phone.<ref name=mashable11182007/><ref name=tmcnet11182007/> There are no free calls using this service.<ref name=tmcnet11182007/>
On April 28, 2008, Jajah provideds its proprietary telephony infrastructure, payment processing, and customer care to ] users using the platform for receiving calls from the ] network, or for making calls to land lines and mobile phones.{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}}
Telefónica bought Jajah for a reported $207 million on December 23, 2009.<ref>NICK CLAYTON, The Wall Street Journal. "." July 27, 2011. Retrieved Aug 9, 2011.</ref>


On April 14, 2011, Jajah announced a partnership with Globe Telecom to allow Filipinos living outside Philippines to call home at inexpensive rate.<ref>Carolyn J Dawson, TMC Net. "." Apr 15, 2011. Retrieved Aug 9, 2011.</ref>
*The first beta version of the Jajah Webphone, a proprietary ] internet telephony (VoIP) softphone, was released in July 2005.
It announced November 30, 2012 that effective January 30, 2013, Yahoo! Messenger will no longer offer Yahoo! Voice Phone In and Phone Out capabilities, the co-branded landline and mobile phone service from Jajah.<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119080256/http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2012/11/30/updates-to-yahoo-messenger-features |date=January 19, 2013 }}</ref>


On January 31, 2014, Jajah closed down its website and services.<ref name="closing" />
*In the fall of 2005 the company shifted its focus toward the development of a completely Web-based VoIP gateway.

*In October 2005 Jajah signed an undisclosed investment deal with ].

*] ] Jajah Web version 1.0 (build 1708) released.

*In February 2006 ] co-founder ] joins Jajah's Board of Directors.

*] ] Jajah presented the first full version in a global launch. Version 1.0 (build 1710)

*In April 2006 Jajah announced a cooperation with ] and ] operating systems.

*In June 2006 Jajah announced Free Global Calling, allowing free landline and mobile phone calls.

*] ] Jajah Web version 1.1 (build 1714) including conference calls

*In September 2006 Jajah introduced Jajah Mobile, allowing users to initiate a Jajah call directly from their mobile phone.

*] ] and will support Apple's iPhone.

*] ] Jajah Mobile Web is a version of the service optimized for mobile devices accessible via

*] ] New release version 1.1 (build 1718) including

*] ] Jajah announces 2 million users according to

*] ] Jajah announces $20M series C investment round with Intel Capital as lead investor

*] ] Deutsche Telekom invests in Internet calling company Jajah

*] ] Jajah launches and

*] ] Jajah supports the Apple iPhone

*] ] eHarmony launches Secure Call - anonymous calling feature powered by Jajah

*] ] Jajah launches a solution named "Jajah Buttons" which enables small businesses or individuals to embed buttons on their Web sites to allow others to contact them by phone using the company's Internet telephony platform. Jajah Buttons caused a notable controversy when ] removed and banned such buttons from auction listings in eBay's site, presumably to protect revenues from its own VOIP solution provided by ]. <ref></ref><ref></ref>


==Jajah Web== ==Jajah Web==
'''Jajah Web''' connects existing traditional ] or ]s with calls that are set up via Jajah's Web site. Callers type in their own number and their desired destination number in a Web form. The Jajah service first rings the caller. After the caller picks up the phone the destination number is then dialled and the connection is established. '''Jajah Web''' connected existing traditional ] or ]s with calls that are set up via Jajah's Web site. Jajah claimed that their service worked with any standard ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jajah.com/support/faq/general/#10 |title=Jajah General FAQ |publisher=Jajah |accessdate=16 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122045223/http://www.jajah.com/support/faq/general/ |archivedate=22 January 2010 }}</ref>


==Jajah Direct==
Jajah claims that their service works with any standard ]. It does not require a broadband connection, nor is it necessary to be online when using the service, but it is necessary to have internet access to originate the call.
'''Jajah Direct''' assigned local numbers to international contacts.

Dial-up internet users without a second phone line must schedule their call to be placed a few minutes in the future in order to allow for the time required to disconnect from their ISP and free up the phone line.


==Jajah Free Global Calling== ==Jajah Free Global Calling==
Jajah launched a service offering free calls globally on June 27, 2006.<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719141007/http://www.jajah.com/downloads/press/jajah_press_free_calls_0606_en.pdf |date=July 19, 2011 }}</ref> The service is limited to specified geographic areas, and Jajah has also adopted a fair use policy which limits the amount of free Jajah calls.


Calls between registered Jajah users were free of charge for landline and mobile calls within the US, Canada, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and apply also for landline calls to and within most European countries as well as Argentina, Australia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico City, New Zealand, Venezuela and Zambia.
Jajah launched a service offering free calls globally on . The service is limited to , and Jajah has also adopted a which limit the amount of free Jajah calls.


A limitation is that scheduled calls and conference calls cannot be free. In addition, Jajah's ] pages said that Jajah asks its customers to pay from time to time (every six weeks).<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217162058/http://www.jajah.com/info/help/faq/freecalls/ |date=February 17, 2007 }}</ref> If the user chose not to pay, Jajah would start charging as it would for a normal call. The lowest amount that could be credited to a user account (every six weeks, to retain the free minutes) was $10.
Calls between registered Jajah users are free of charge for landline and mobile calls within the USA, Canada, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and apply also for landline calls to and within most European countries as well as Argentina, Australia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico City, New Zealand, Venezuela and Zambia.


===Facebook Calling===
A further limitation is that scheduled calls and conference calls cannot be free.
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In April 2011, Jajah introduced a ] application for ] phones that can be used with ] contacts.<ref>Jason Kincaid, Techcrunch. "." April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2011.</ref>
==Technology==
The process of establishing calls between two regular landline or mobile phones via VoIP is shown below.

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==Competitors==
Competing with Jajah, in July 2006, was launched enabling international mobile to mobile calling at local prices and in January 2007, also began offering a competing service. Similarly, began offering a similar service that promises to connect to parties anonymously like .

==See also==
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Jajah Web
Developer(s)JAJAH Inc.
Final release1.1 (build 1718) / March 14, 2007
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeVoIP
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Jajah was a VoIP (Voice over IP) provider, founded by Austrians Roman Scharf and Daniel Mattes in 2005. The Jajah headquarters was located in Mountain View, CA, USA, and Luxembourg. Jajah maintained a development centre in Israel. On 23 December 2009, it was announced that Jajah had been bought by Telefónica through its subsidiary Telefónica Europe. In December 2013, Telefónica announced that Jajah would shut down at the end of January 2014.

Jajah's primary service, Jajah Web, took an approach called web-activated telephony, using VoIP to connect traditional phones (landline or mobile). Calls were made without download or user-installed software, and in most cases at rates lower than those of traditional phone companies or even free of charge.

The company's competitors included Ribbit and IntelePeer.

History

Jajah was founded in 2005 by Roman Scharf and Daniel Mattes. The first beta version of the Jajah Webphone, a proprietary peer-to-peer internet telephony (VoIP) softphone, was released in July 2005. Jajah Web version 1.0 (build 1708) released February 8, 2006. Jajah Web version 1.1 (build 1714) including conference calls was released September 12, 2006. On September 27, 2007, Jajah launches a solution named "Jajah Buttons" which enables small businesses or individuals to embed buttons on their Web sites to allow others to contact them by phone using the company's Internet telephony platform. Jajah Buttons caused a notable controversy when eBay removed and banned such buttons from auction listings in eBay's site, presumably to protect revenues from its own VOIP solution provided by Skype. On November 19, 2007, Jajah launched the Jajah Direct service, which enables users to make phone calls without having to be next to a computer. Jajah Direct is a phone service that allows you to make long-distance or international calls by calling a local number, it works with every phone. There are no free calls using this service. On April 28, 2008, Jajah provideds its proprietary telephony infrastructure, payment processing, and customer care to Yahoo! Messenger users using the platform for receiving calls from the PSTN network, or for making calls to land lines and mobile phones. Telefónica bought Jajah for a reported $207 million on December 23, 2009.

On April 14, 2011, Jajah announced a partnership with Globe Telecom to allow Filipinos living outside Philippines to call home at inexpensive rate. It announced November 30, 2012 that effective January 30, 2013, Yahoo! Messenger will no longer offer Yahoo! Voice Phone In and Phone Out capabilities, the co-branded landline and mobile phone service from Jajah.

On January 31, 2014, Jajah closed down its website and services.

Jajah Web

Jajah Web connected existing traditional landline or mobile phones with calls that are set up via Jajah's Web site. Jajah claimed that their service worked with any standard web browser.

Jajah Direct

Jajah Direct assigned local numbers to international contacts.

Jajah Free Global Calling

Jajah launched a service offering free calls globally on June 27, 2006. The service is limited to specified geographic areas, and Jajah has also adopted a fair use policy which limits the amount of free Jajah calls.

Calls between registered Jajah users were free of charge for landline and mobile calls within the US, Canada, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and apply also for landline calls to and within most European countries as well as Argentina, Australia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico City, New Zealand, Venezuela and Zambia.

A limitation is that scheduled calls and conference calls cannot be free. In addition, Jajah's FAQ pages said that Jajah asks its customers to pay from time to time (every six weeks). If the user chose not to pay, Jajah would start charging as it would for a normal call. The lowest amount that could be credited to a user account (every six weeks, to retain the free minutes) was $10.

Facebook Calling

The process of establishing calls between two regular landline or mobile phones via VoIP

In April 2011, Jajah introduced a VoIP application for Android phones that can be used with Facebook contacts.

References

  1. MacInnes, Judy; Robert Hetz; David Holmes (December 23, 2009). "Telefonica buys Internet phone provider Jajah". Reuters. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Telefonica to Shut Down VoIP provider Jajah on January 31, 2014". TNW. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  3. JAJAH Rates Archived January 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Matt Marshall, VentureBeat. “IntelePeer raises $18M for telephony-Web platform.” November 11, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  5. Om Malik, New York Times. “Why IntelePeer Snagged $18 Million in Funding.” November 11, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  6. Perez, Juan Carlos (October 6, 2007). "VoIP Vendor Jajah Protests eBay's Ban". PC World. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  7. Rosmarin, Rachel (October 4, 2007). "Don't Call Me, We'll Call You". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  8. ^ Kristen Nicole, Mashable. "Jajah Direct. No Internet Connection Necessary.." November 18, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  9. ^ TMCNet. "Jajah Direct Launches." November 18, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  10. NICK CLAYTON, The Wall Street Journal. "Goodbye to the Credit Card Reader." July 27, 2011. Retrieved Aug 9, 2011.
  11. Carolyn J Dawson, TMC Net. "Globe Telecom and JAJAH Form Partnership." Apr 15, 2011. Retrieved Aug 9, 2011.
  12. Yahoo Messenger Archived January 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Jajah General FAQ". Jajah. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  14. JAJAH Introduces Free Global Landline and Mobile Calls Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  15. JAJAH Fair Use Policy Archived February 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  16. Jason Kincaid, Techcrunch. "Jajah Brings Its Facebook Calling To Android, iPhone Coming Soon." April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2011.

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