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Truphone(TM) and Optus Enter Strategic Wholesale Agreement
LONDON, March 3, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Truphone(TM), the next generation global
mobile operator today announced a strategic wholesale agreement with Optus, a
leading Australian telecommunications provider. The agreement will provide
Truphone access to the Optus national mobile network to deliver voice, data
solutions and local mobile numbers in Australia for its newly launched
Truphone Local Anywhere GSM service. Truphone plans to launch the local
Australian service in mid 2010.
Truphone Local Anywhere, which launched in January 2010 for the UK and the
US, makes it easier and more convenient for the international community to
stay in touch while providing cost savings of up to 90 percent on standard
international rates.
The service provides consumers with local numbers and access to local
rates for calls, texts and data in all countries where Truphone has operations,
on a single SIM card. For those countries where Truphone does not have
operator agreements, Truphone Local Anywhere offers savings of up to 70
percent over normal roaming charges.
The partnership with the Australian mobile operator Optus makes Australia
the third Truphone country to be announced as part of Truphone Local
Anywhere's global roll out. Similar partnerships are being put together in
other key travel destinations around the world.
Geraldine Wilson, CEO of Truphone said, "Truphone Local Anywhere is a
truly groundbreaking service for people with an international lifestyle
allowing them to 'stay local' as they travel the world. Australia has five
million people travelling in and out of the country each year - and with over
1.3 million UK expats living in Australia and 100,000 Australians over in the
UK, this is a key market for Truphone. Our partnership with Optus will give
our customers access to what we believe is the best quality GSM network in the
country."
Vicki Brady, Managing Director of Optus Wholesale and Satellite said this
deal demonstrates Optus' continued leadership and innovation in the mobile
wholesale market.
"We look forward to the entry of Truphone with a new tailored solution as
a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO).
"Using Optus' operational expertise and the reach of the Optus mobile
network combined with the Truphone Local Anywhere service this new mobile
offering will be a strong addition when it is launched into the market," Ms.
Brady said.
Truphone Local Anywhere is a single-SIM, multi-country mobile service.
Users can make and receive calls via a local number and at a local price, in
any Truphone country.
About Truphone
Truphone is the next generation global mobile operator providing unique,
borderless mobile phone services that drastically reduce the costs of roaming
and international calling and bring an end to the inconvenience of multiple
phones or SIMs for different countries. It believes that its customers should
enjoy local rates, rather than inflated roaming rates, anywhere that Truphone
has established operations.
Most recently, Truphone has launched Truphone Local Anywhere(TM) a full
global GSM service offering savings of up to 90% on call, SMS and data charges.
Using just one SIM, Truphone users can now chose to have multiple local mobile
numbers that enable the customer to avoid roaming charges. Customers benefit
from local rates in countries where Truphone has geographical relationships
and low cost international calling rates to over 220 countries.
Truphone is a true pioneer in this marketplace. The Company's first
services were a range of mobile phone downloadable applications for Wi-Fi
enabled phones such as the iPhone, Nokia E and N series and Android based
devices, which allowed users to make free or low cost international calls.
Truphone was founded in 2006 and is the trading name of Software Cellular
Network (SCN) Ltd. SCN is privately owned, funded by both venture capital
investment and angel investors.
SOURCE Truphone
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