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SingTel to Offer Wireless VoIP Service on Nokia Mobile Phones

1:15 pm on September 5, 2006 | Category: Cell Phones, Mobile Devices, VoIP, Wi-Fi, Wireless Technology

Nokia and SingTel are working together to combine cellular and VoIP communication services in Singapore, by integrating dual-mode wireless technology with Nokia E60, E61, and N80 Internet Edition handsets sold in the small Asian country.

These phones are capable of switching between 2G, 3G, and WLAN networks, offering access to SingTelâ€™s SIP-based VoIP when inside a Wi-Fi hotspot. The can also be used as part of a wireless home media network, incorporating compatible TVs, audio systems, and Personal Computers.

“Nokia is pleased to co-operate with SingTel on this industry leading initiative on our range of multiradio mobile devices”, said Chris Carr, Nokiaâ€™s general manager of customer market operations in. “Consumers can now experience the power of mobility and benefit from accessing Internet services and calls without being connected to a computer.”

When it is commercially launched later this year, SingTelâ€™s VoIP on Mobile service is expected to excite significant interest among customers, who want to combine the mobility of cell phones with the cost effectiveness of wireless VoIP.

“SingTel is proud to be one of the first operators globally working with Nokia to bring VoIP services over Wireless LAN to our customers using Nokia devices,” commented the Singapore carrierâ€™s vice president of consumer marketing, Vicki Brady. “With SingTelâ€™s VoIP on mobile service, our customers can make local calls over the Internet with their VoIP handsets for a fixed monthly fee.”

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