TalkFree has added new features to its popular 1LegCall wireless VoIP application and Zonefone mobile VoIP dialers. Both solutions now support the S60 5th Edition, Symbian OS version 9.4 Nokia mobile phone models and Short Message Service.

1LegCall and Zonefone now can be used with nearly the entire Nokia S60 phone series, including popular models X6, N97 and 5800 XpressMusic. These new edition phones are selling fast in the Middle East and Africa, which are strong markets for TalkFree. Indeed, the carrier uses its mobile VoIP platform to complete more than 500,000 calls originating in these markets daily.

Additionally, TalkFree has integrated SMS functionality into its existing mobile VoIP platform. With 1LegCall, the carrier’s resellers now can give their customers the ability to send international SMS messages at a fraction of the rate charged by traditional wireless carriers. “The same application that empowers our customers to make affordable calls using their mobile phone and VoIP now allows them to send affordable international SMS,” says Jean Templin, director, product marketing for TalkFree.

TalkFree’s 1LegCall application uses existing mobile handsets to deliver an inexpensive call solution using VoIP technology. Customers simply load the dialer application onto their existing phone using their 3G or WIFI connections and they can instantly bypass expensive fixed-line infrastructure and phone rates. The1LegCall application currently runs over 3 million minutes of traffic daily and has a growth trajectory of nearly 300 percent annually, demonstrating the strong demand for mobile VoIP technologies in emerging markets and Third World countries.

TalkFree operates primarily in the Middle East and Africa with targeted growth coming from Southeast Asia and rural areas of South America. The company specializes in assisting local in-country communications providers by delivering a turnkey, plug-and-play VoIP “business in a box” with no contractual obligations and inexpensive start-up costs. TalkFree’s multiple access techniques ensure high-quality voice connections regardless of Internet traffic volumes. All applications are managed in real time, in local language and local currency, and are supported by customer service experts who are available 24/7.