Duluth, Georgia-based Telchemy Incorporated, a provider of VoIP and IP Video performance management technology, is offering test agents for Android mobile handsets that measure the user perceived quality of standards-based VoIP and Video-conferencing services.

DVQattest for Android, is an active test agent for mobile handsets. SQlive measures the user Quality of Experience (QoE) of live VoIP and Videoconferencing services running over the 3G/4G data connection of mobile handsets.

Both SQlive and DVQattest report MOS scores and a wide range of diagnostic data, giving service providers near real time visibility of service quality.

SQlive uses Telchemy’s VQmon advanced performance measurement algorithms to calculate MOS scores.

SQlive and DVQattest for Android is available to service providers, infrastructure equipment and handset vendors for evaluation and trial.

InformationWeek’s BYTE blog is planning extensive coverage of what it termed as the “lightning speed” with which VoIP is beginning to move.

Eric Mack is executive editor of news at BYTE, wrote: “After what seems like years of simmering on the back burner, voice and video over IP (VoIP) services are coming into their own.”

Mack said BYTE has taken note of a wide variety of VoIP marketing development, including Microsoft’s bid for Skype, Skype integration into Facebook, and Google’s expanding voice services.

Next week, BYTE will publish stories on VoIP’s rapid growth today and likely future developments, Mack said.

Skype has launched a VoIP-based video-calling app for iPads.

The app is available in the Apple App Store.

“Skype for iPad gives Skype users the best of both worlds for video calling: the large screen and display of a personal computer, but the portability of a mobile phone. We’ve taken advantage of
the iPad’s large screen and optimized the user experience along with making it easier than ever to navigate through the new intuitive interface,” said Neil Stevens, Skype’s vice president and general manager for product and marketing.

The application enables users to make and receive free Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi or 3G and offers video calls “that deliver up to VGA quality video (640×480) at 15 frames per second,” Stevens said.
The app can also be used to send instant messages or SMS text messages.