SINGAPORE, October 19 /PRNewswire/ --
- Barablu Demonstrates Free Calling From Nokia Series 60 Based Phones to Win Mobile Phones and PDAs Using Wi-Fi Connection.
- Both Nokia E Series and N Series Wi-Fi Enabled Phones Tested, Showing Not Only Voice but IM, Video and Conference Calling.
Barablu, the free calls community, demonstrated the world'sfirst free calls between several Symbian Series 60 based Nokia GSM mobilesand Microsoft Windows Mobile based GSM mobiles. Barablu's announcementextends VoIP interoperability to two of the largest and fastest growingcategories of Wi-Fi enabled mobiles. Using its small footprint download,Barablu also enables IM sessions, video calls and conference calling all forfree within the Barablu community.
Any Barablu enabled device (PC, PDA or Mobile) can also beused to make Barablu Out calls outside of the Barablu network at ratescompetitive to Skype.
The company believes that the benefits of interoperability,mobility and presence awareness will drive greater traffic to the networkthat first offers it as a complete package. The combination of freemobile-to-mobile cross-platform calls, free chat, and a unique PC-to-mobileinstant messaging service, delivers Barablu a substantial competitiveadvantage. Barablu plans to drive growth by strategically linking with Wi-Finetwork providers, manufacturers, mobile operators and PC and IP phone[1]manufacturers to offer more choice, therefore appealing to the widestaudience.
Barablu CEO, Pascal Isbell, says "Millions of people globallynow benefit from free PC-to-PC calls via VoIP. Now they want to add mobilityto this facility. Barablu is the first company to provide consumers with thistechnology interoperably in the mobile arena by offering freemobile-to-mobile cross-platform calls, utilising VoIP, via a Wi-FI standard."
Getting Started
Download the dialler from www.barablu.com on your mobile andregister your username and password to start making calls.
Add all your usual contacts using the 'Search Contacts'function and call them from wherever and whenever on their PC, mobile or IPphone. If they are busy on another call or are not online, your call can bediverted to voice mail; which is also free if leaving a message for anotherBarablu user. Receiving incoming calls is equally easy; an alert box willappear on your mobile screen, simply click 'Yes' to pick up the call and 'No'to reject.
Barablu Chat
With Barablu Chat you can chat in real-time with any otherBarablu user whether via PC or mobile phone. It is the first service to bringInstant Messaging directly to a mobile phone.
Making Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Calls Outside of the BarabluNetwork
Barablu users can make reduced-rate calls outside the networkusing Barablu Out. Signing up is free and a EUR10 credit allows you to startmaking Barablu Out calls. Rates are as low as 1c a minute, to the UK, US andmany parts of Europe.
Receiving Calls on a Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile From Outside of theBarablu Network
To receive calls you need to set up MyNumber - a local numberthat you can be contacted on. You pay only EUR2/month to start receivingcalls for free.
[1] IP phones are an alternative to mobiles phones and utiliseSIM cards to access the GSM network. IP telephony enables data and video tobe routed via a single cable over a LAN, WAN or Internet Voice over IP.
About VoIP
VoIP means Voice over Internet Protocol and is a technologyfor transmitting ordinary telephone calls over the internet usingpacket-linked routes. It is also called IP telephony. VoIP is quite simply away of utilising the internet for telephone conversations. The primarymotivations for doing so are cost and convenience as VoIP is significantlyless expensive than typical telephone long distance packages. VoIP alsooffers the advantage of allowing one high speed internet connection to servemultiple phone lines. You can use VoIP to make and receive calls using yourethernet broadband Internet connection. The sound quality of calls is just ashigh as a call made from an ordinary phone.
About Barablu
Established in 2005, Barablu is based in the Docklands, inLondon, UK. It was the first company to offer free mobile to mobile (Wi-Fienabled) calls using VoIP technology over Wireless LAN and also offers freecalls from IP phones and PCs along with instant messaging on mobiles and PCs.
For further information please go to www.barablu.com
Barablu Ltd
Contact: Salma Khan, Barablu Ltd., T: +44-(0)-207-517-4322, s.khan@barablu.com
