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Skype introduces P2P conference calling

Global peer-to-peer telephony company Skype Technologies has announced it has added a conference calling feature to its P2P telephony system, allowing up to five people to talk with each other simultaneously, regardless of geography.

The new Skype Beta 0.97 version of the Skype P2P software also includes a multiple call-hold feature that allows for 16 callers to be simultaneously put on hold by a single user.

Skype’s programme, downloadable for free from its website, allows users to exploit peer-to-peer networks similar to those used to download MP3s to provide free voice telephony over their broadband internet connection.

Estonia-based Skype was beta-launched in August, 2003 and is currently offered in 15 languages and has around 3m users in 165 countries. Skype is currently averaging approximately 15 new user registrations per minute.

Like previous versions, the latest offering is free to download and the calls are unmetered.