Voxbone Selected by Nimbuzz to Provide Mobile VoIP Function Without Wi-Fi

Voxbone has
been chosen by Nimbuzz to provide
local access numbers. Nimbuzz is using Voxbone to enable its users to make voice calls
– without benefit of 3G or Wi-Fi connectivity – to their contacts on any of all popular
IM and VoIP services, including Gizmo5 and Skype.

Nimbuzz, running on all Internet-capable mobile phones, detects when the handset is
out of Wi-Fi or 3G range and conveniently steps in, requesting permission to automatically
dial a local access number and route the call over the Internet. Such calls are free
except for the low charge (if any) to the local access number. The Nimbuzz software
client determines the correct access number to dial from the user’s Nimbuzz profile.

Currently growing at a rate of over 750,000 sign-ups per month and operating in 200
countries, Nimbuzz combines the services of mobile VoIP, chat, location, file sharing
and MMS under one application. Equally important, it works across popular communities
and social networks, including Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ,
GoogleTalk, AIM, Facebook and MySpace. Nimbuzz VoIP also reaches PSTN phones through
Skype-Out, using any of 10 VoIP third-party VoIP services (including Skype). A full
phone keypad is part of its interface, along with the multi-service buddy list.