Jajah
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- Roman Scharf
- Daniel Mattes
Jajah [ dʒɒ.dʒɑ ː ] was established in 2005 by the Austrians Roman Scharf and Daniel Mattes IP telephony provider for web-based telephony. The service was discontinued on 31 January 2014.
Business Model
After the company was founded in mid-2005 was initially implemented a proprietary VoIP softphone solution along the lines of Skype.
In autumn 2005, the business model was changed to a so-called web-based, web-enabled or browser-based VoIP solution, the call delivery and scheduling is at the center of existing fixed lines and mobile phone connections on callback basis. Only the phone number entry and Benutzerkonten-/Telefonnummernverwaltung done online via a web browser over an Internet connection - regarding the call transfer only the wide-area placement of telephone calls over VoIP technology is realized. This service is available to Jajah customers in February 2006.
Since June 2006, calls between Jajah participants were free of charge, since September 2006 telephone conferences were supported, and will Jajah mobile clients on Java MIDlet and SymbianOS - based Jajah for mobile use.
Jajah enabled inexpensive VoIP phone calls at sites with existing telephone connection, as far as Internet access for call initiation existed and could be used as a call-by -call replacement for mobile phones and other phone connections.
Jajah Web
Jajah Web mediated Calls from traditional landline or mobile radio network via JAJAH website. The caller ( A-subscriber ) typed in your own phone number and the desired destination phone number of the called party in a web form, and then the Jajah service built to connect to the A-subscriber. Once this takes the telephone, the destination number of Jajah was dialed and the connection between the two participants made .
To use sufficient minimalistic text-only browser such as Lynx or mobile HTML browser and narrowband Internet access. In contrast to advertising finance PeterZahlt the Internet connection could be disconnected after entering the numbers, which was advantageous for users with Internet time tariff or with technologies that do not allow simultaneous internet and telephone connection ( analogue, GSM). The Jajah call set-up could also be moved to a later date, such as if the phone is used by the A-subscriber is not at the place of Internet access, or for fixed- terminated calls / conference calls or so with an analog modem access enough time to release the phone line remained.
Criticism
As part of a Launched in 2007, the automatic redial process unanswered calls were charged to the caller as a chargeable call in bill, if the call attempt has not been canceled after about five free sounds from the called party. Compare this to the SMS info services for missed calls and not be deactivated voice mailboxes.
Corporate Development
After the founding in 2005 succeeded Jajah to present themselves with the novel concept of Web-based telephony as an innovative company whose VoIP solution was applicable wherever an Internet connection with Web browser and a conventional telephone connection was available. This quickly well-known investors and individuals were obtained from the internet business:
- October 2005: Sequoia Capital
- February 2006: ICQ founder Yair
- May 2007: Intel and the German Telekom
Headquarters Mountain View was in Silicon Valley, have subsidiaries in Luxembourg and Ra'anana in Israel. Jajah had in May 2007, claims to be about three million customers and an average monthly customer turnover of € 6 ( corresponding to an annual turnover of over € 200 million). In December 2009 it was announced that Jajah was acquired for 145 million euros from Telefónica.
Company
The company name (company) was, according to the company's founders, borrowed from the Schwirrholz ( Bullroarer ), a musical instrument of the Aborigines, with the possible to communicate over long distances.