Communications provider Nimbuzz has announced the release of a new mobile and internet application providing free call and chat facilities.

The unified platform will offer free mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calling, conference calling, instant messaging and chat across a range of online communities including Skype, MSN, Google Talk, and Yahoo! and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.

Tariq Dag Steinberg Khan, chief marketing officer for Nimbuzz, said: "Everyone loves Skype on the PC. But when it comes to the mobile, we believe we offer a better solution.

"Mobile data costs are coming down dramatically. Flat-rate data plans didn't exist last year [in Europe], now they're everywhere. This makes using Nimbuzz the closest thing to free communication there is."

He went on to say that there is great consumer appetite for communications technology worldwide and the expansion of the sector is gathering pace.

Last week, the Internet Telephony Services Providers' Association commented that VoIP telephony compatible with mobile phone handsets is still in development but is likely to become increasingly popular over time.


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