
Virtual calls coming soon?
Published: 22 January 2007 13:10 GMT
Vodafone is expected to offer a host of new services for users in the virtual world when it unveils its Second Life island in the coming weeks.
The operator will offer virtual handsets which enable users to contact one other in the virtual world and an SMS instant messaging service, according to media reports.
Second Life - the corporate invasion
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A Vodafone spokesman told silicon.com the long-term aim for the new island will be to complement other services within Second Life.
The spokesman said telephony could well be one such new service, and said details will be confirmed nearer the time.
Despite withdrawing from a number of real world territories - including Belgium, Japan and Sweden – in 2006, Vodafone announced plans to move into Second Life last November and hosts a 'teaser island' in the virtual space.
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