Flexiroam makes international roaming easier

By Hannah Edensor

Flexiroam Limited today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Flexiroam Sdn. Bhd. has signed an agreement with international Cloud telecommunications provider, Voxbone.

The agreement will enable the Company’s Roam8 mobile application to rapidly expand its international reach while avoiding the costs and complexity associated with working with multiple local carriers.

Flexiroam’s Roam8 service allows users to own multiple international numbers, in one application, eliminating the need for international roaming and IDD calls.

It also enables users to call any phone on any global network without worrying about the charges. Overseas contacts can reach the user at the local number stored within the application, only paying the local rate.

The agreement with Voxbone puts plenty of value in the customers’ hands, with Flexiroam able to increase the international reach of Roam8 to over 55 countries and provide its customers with virtual local phone numbers.

“This is a landmark agreement for Flexiroam,” Flexiroam’s chief executive officer Jef Ong said.

“The aim of Roam8 is to eliminate roaming charges and bill shock for travellers when they are abroad. By working with Voxbone, we can provide our customers with voice and SMS services to over 55 countries at the local rate.

“Not only does this reduce the cost for using mobile phones abroad but also enables users to have multiple international numbers to communicate with anyone, at anytime, anywhere in the world, at the local rate.”

In addition to expanding Roam8’s reach, the agreement will also see Flexiroam reduce the the expected expenditure that comes with expanding its voice and SMS services worldwide.

“The costs of building an international network and purchasing hardware can be prohibitive for mobile operators,” Ong added.

“Deals need to be struck with local providers and, in some instances, operators will need to build their own local networks.

“Voxbone enables us to significantly reduce these costs and time-to-market, as it already has a ready-to-use network in over 8,000 cities. This means we can scale out to key countries, such as China and Hong Kong, at a much faster pace and at a lower cost.”

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