Across the pond, Venture Beat is discussing the benefits to the consumer of a U.S. based mobile price war. Embroiled in the article is a paragraph regarding Skype.

After covering the news of Skype’s 100 billion minute success, author of the piece MG Siegler mentions the other peak Skype reached, over 12 million concurrent users!

The article goes on, pitching the 3 Skypephone as a smart move, because in light of the trend toward VoIP across the market (a change that Seigler believes will be slowed by the current price war), the device ensures Skype are prominent in the space and ahead of the competition. Can Skype’s ascendancy be challenged?