Users of the Internet phone service offered by Skype International SA may soon be able to send text messages to mobile phones thanks to a service that went into beta testing on Friday.

London-based Connectotel has developed technology that allows SMS (Short Message Service) messages to be sent to users of GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) handsets via Skype’s P-to-P (peer-to-peer) network.

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