Truphone Supports Newly-Announced Nokia Wi-Fi-Equipped Handsets

Truphone today confirmed that its mobile VoIP service is supported on three new Nokia handsets announced today: the Wi-Fi-equipped Nokia E61i, Nokia E65 and Nokia E90 models.

Truphone enables Wi-Fi-equipped mobile phones to make internet-rate phone calls (VoIP calls) over Wi-Fi connections. When the handset is not in Wi-Fi range it reverts from being a 'Truphone' to being a normal mobile handset, so people need only one device.

"The new Nokia E61i, Nokia E65 and Nokia E90 phones will be very popular and Truphone works on them from day one," said James Tagg, CEO of Truphone. "With other manufacturers also starting to put Wi-Fi on handsets, 2007 is the year that mobile meets the Internet - and that means Truphone VoIP," he added.

The Truphone client software has completed the Symbian signing process and is available for all new and existing Nokia Wi-Fi VoIP handsets.

Slim Nokia E65 Business Wonder

Expanding the business orientated Eseries range, Nokia has announced the new E65 slider from 3GSM in Barcelona, proving that a business phone can be stylish as well. With everything a busy worker on the go needs, the Nokia E65 is a powerful yet thin device.

Connectivity is very well covered with the Nokia E65, as is to be expected from a high-end business device. Quad-band GSM compatibility is sure to please globetrotters, and UMTS on the 2100MHz band is welcome. WiFi makes an appearance, as does EDGE data if you are out of coverage of high-speed data networks. The 16mm (0.6") thin device includes a large 2.4" QVGA resolution display, showing up to 16 million colors. A 2.0 megapixel camera is on board for quick snaps, and the 50MB on board memory can be augmented with microSD memory cards.

Nokia E65 announced

3GSM World Congress -- The Nokia E65 is a new model in the business oriented Nokia E-Series. The E65 packs business features into a slim 15mm package. The slide-style handset

The Nokia E65 is already shipping in select markets and will expand globally later in the quarter. The unsubsidized price is 400 euro.

Nokia E65 Slider phone

Furthermore, Nokia E65 can be integrated with leading corporate telephony systems with Nokia Intellisync Call Connect for Cisco, Nokia Intellisync Call Connect for Alcatel and Avaya one-X Mobile Edition for Nokia solutions. The Nokia E65 device also supports the most used corporate and consumer email solutions. The Nokia E65 supports the most popular email and business voice and other productivity and leisure time solutions, operate across different continents using the quadband GSM and 3G network frequencies, provide fast broadband data connectivity with 3G WCDMA and WLAN. The speed, processing power, and superb screens of the devices coupled with the flexibility of the S60 software open up opportunities for completely new mobile experiences in and out of the office. With the introduction of the new Nokia Eseries devices, Nokia continues to knock down the barriers to widespread adoption and unleash the true potential of business mobility for business customers and operators.

Nokia E61i announced

3GSM World Congress -- The Nokia E61i was the third new E-Series handset announced at 3GSM this year (see Nokia E65 and Nokia E90 Communicator for more info on the other handsets). The E-Series is Nokia's business targeted handset vertical and the phones ship with more mobile email and productivity apps than the multimedia-centric N-Series. The E61i is an update to the E61, a"BlackBerry Killer" that was announced back in October 2005.

Features of the E61i include:

Nokia will begin shipping the E61i in the second quarter of 2007.