The Skype Story

The story of Skype is a modern tale of geography, luck, adventure, history, technology, and perseverance. It began in Copenhagen in 1997, when Niklas Zennström met Janus Friis.

At the time of their meeting, the Internet was still a relatively new consumer technology, but it was quickly gaining momentum as demand for Web sites and bandwidth was increasing worldwide. Internet service providers (ISPs) were proliferating, and computer-engineering graduates with business skills were in short supply.