Raketu, a leading global Internet communications, information, and entertainment company, has announced that its Raketu calling rates are up to 65% lower than Skype which is perfect for consumers and businesses alike. Raketu provides the most flexibility of calling with computer to computer, computer to phone, and phone to phone calls. Raketu users can even make calls directly from any browser, without a download, or from any SIP device connected to Raketu. And it’s all available using Raketu’s calling plans or at Raketu’s ultra-low rates – all from any device, anywhere in the world, mobile or desktop/laptop.

Raketu’s VoIP application for Android lets users make phone calls. The voip app also allows users to send emails and text messages and receive Instant messages at much lower rates. The application makes use of Raketu’s mobile services network. The application helps you to save money as the cost for the service is not that high and you get good quality VoIP services at quite reasonable rates.

Raketu’s has introduced a new feature – VideoCalling. Vodeocalling allows computer-to-computer video-to-video calls, video-to-voice calls, voice-to-voice calls, and instant message chat. Users can even take snapshots of themselves and share them with their friends. The VideoCalling services are available on any platform and include access to Raketi’s communications, entertainment and social networking services, allowing computer-to-phone calls, phone-to-phone calls, sms-texting and more.

Raketu’s unveil Raketu Lite, the light version of its VoIP calling desktop application (“tastes great, less filling”). The application is ideal for customers seeking Raketu’s VoIP calling features, including Global IM/SMS and email capabilities. Raketu Lite comes with a “Slim” interface and integrates Internet protocol television (IPTV) streamed video and video on demand (VOD) entertainment content. “Some consumers who told us they value Raketu for our call quality, sms-texting, instant messaging, and great low rates globally, were interested primarily in our communications feature sets,” said Greg Parker, president of Raketu Communications. “Raketu Lite now offers a sleek, easy-to-use interface to address these consumers.” Raketu Lite supports Windows Vista and offers affordable VoIP calling from a desktop PC. It also offers free anytime PC-to-PC calling globally.

Raketu unveiled “Raketu Lite,” the “light” version of the company’s VoIP softphone. The application is ideal for customers seeking Raketu’s VoIP calling features, including Global IM/SMS and email capabilities. Raketu Lite comes with a “Slim” interface and integrates Internet protocol television (IPTV) streamed video and video on demand (VOD) entertainment content.

Raketu introduced mobile version of its VoIP service aimed at mobile business users. This Web application is optimized for the BlackBerry. With this version of the mobile client, the users of the BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry 8800 Series and BlackBerry Pearl can make international calls either at Raketu’s ultra-low cost VoIP calling rates or totally free. The Raketu BlackBerry application also allows the users to send email and SMS text messages globally.

Raketu also announced a mobile version of its software for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. This version also allows users to make international calls totally free or at Raketu’s ultra-low cost VoIP calling rates, as well as to send email and text messages.

VoIP provider Raketu announced that the mobile version of its VoIP software is now compatible with certain Windows Mobile-based devices. This means users with smartphones running the PPC2003, WinMobile5, and WinMobile6 Windows Mobile operating systems can now make free or super cheap VoIP calls using Raketu’s VoIP service, which delivers digital phone calls over the public Internet.

All a user has to do is visit Raketu.com and download a client onto their phone which enables the website to operate on Windows Mobile devices. Then the user can make VoIP calls from the Raketu site, just as if they were on their PC at home (of course, the service provider will still charge the customer for the data usage, as per the customer’s wireless plan). The software integrates with the Windows Mobile phone’s existing contact lists, thus enabling the user to launch VoIP sessions just by clicking on a contact in the menu. Users of Raketu’s Windows Mobile application will be able to take advantage of the same free calling promotion currently being offered to all pre-paid customers of Raketu’s desktop based “RakOut” VoIP service. The promotional offer includes 1,200 minutes of free calling per month to landline and mobile phones in over 42 countries. Raketu Windows Mobile also lets users send instant messages, sms-text messages and email.

Mobile VoIP is set to take off — and Web-based VoIP services such a Racketu are a first iteration, if you will, of the mobile VoIP revolution. Soon, wireless operators all across the globe will be rolling out mobile end-to-end VoIP on their next generation networks, but for now, Web-based VoIP services such as Racketu’s are gaining popularity, as they can be accessed via a mobile Web browser, are simple to use, and are less expensive compared to VoIP services running on dedicated networks.