A Chinese telecommunications operator has begun a paid trial of Verso's NetSpective M-Class filter, a product that is designed to block VoIP calls made using Skype, as well as other peer-to-peer applications, Verso said in a statement. If the paid trial now underway in one Chinese city goes well, the operator will purchase the NetSpective M-Class application filter before the end of the year, it said. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
China's telecommunications minister has said the country has no timetable for the introduction of third-generation (3G) cellular telephone services and will wait until both technology and applications have matured before allowing carriers to introduce such services.