With Windows Phone 8 you can create apps that implement voice over IP (VoIP), and which gives a user the ability to engage in video or audio calls over the phone’s network connection.
With Windows Phone 8 you can create apps that implement voice over IP (VoIP), and which gives a user the ability to engage in video or audio calls over the phone’s network connection. It allows integration with the phone services, and the ability to retrieve incoming VoIP calls in the background using push messaging.
For details on where to start, see
- VoIP apps for Windows Phone
- ChatterBox VoIP Sample (highly recommended)
- Microsoft.Phone.Networking.Voip Namespace
Examples of Windows Phone 8 VoIP applications, from Microsoft, using the VoIP API is Skype and Lync.