COMS.L Share News (COMS)

Shares in Coms, which provides internet telephony services, rocketed 60% after it announced the launch of its new service for Apple iPad users.The firm's VoIP (Voice over IP) telephone service enables iPad users to make and receive telephone calls over their internet connection.Apple has so far sold around 25m iPads, but none are equipped with voice telephony capaiblity when they come out of the box.Coms said the service would be marketed to all iPad users, but would be particularly relevant to those who travel. When users connect to a local WiFi network they will be able to receive inbound calls without any high roaming fees, and outgoing calls will be charged at their local call plan rates, Coms said.Chief executive, Richard Bennett, said he believed that fixed line telephony would steadily migrate to cloud based telephony services which offered individuals and businesses increased features and lower call costs.The firm added that it was working on additional features that will enable customers to transfer their existing BT numbers to the Coms service, as well as making the service compatible with all leading operating systems including Android, OS and Symbian.