Taipei, Aug. 7, 2006

Accton Technology Co. began shipping Wi-Fi Internet phones activated by Skype softeware in July and has secured Belkin’s orders for the phones, while Alpha Networks Inc. has entered into alliance with search-engine giant Google on the phones.

Industry watchers pointed out that Skype and Google have signed up Taiwanese suppliers to make Internet phones bundled with their voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) software, proving Taiwanese suppliers’ outstanding capability in making networking equipment for SOHO (small office, home office) segment.