i2Telecom's MyGlobalTalk has been submitted to Apple for inclusion on its iPhone App Store. MyGlobalTalk is a free downloadable application that will allow iPhone users to place inexpensive phone calls to destinations anywhere in the world for as little as two to three cents per minute via their carriers’ cellular voice networks. This contrasts sharply with the current methods in which users place regular calls via their mobile phone service providers at prices that can easily reach or exceed one dollar per minute when calling locations outside of the United States.

MyGlobalTalk, i2Telecom’s internally developed patent-pending technology, is a new and advanced mobile VoIP application that targets the wireless handset market. MyGlobalTalk places Internet telephony in the hands of every cellular phone user, independent of wireless carrier technology, handset manufacturer, or the type of wireless carrier voice/data plan involved. The objective is to enable mobile users to access low-cost Internet telephony communications in a completely “untethered” manner via their MyGlobalTalk enabled cellular phones. Once the MyGlobalTalk application is simply downloaded onto a cellular handset, users are able to call any telephone in the world directly from their cellular phones, using VoIP technology, at a fraction of normal long-distance rates. In addition, MyGlobalTalk is fully functional without requiring local access to the Internet or proximity to an Internet “hotspot”. Users also need not wait for the availability of dual-mode WiFi phones, because MyGlobalTalk provides the benefits of a dual-mode phone at a fraction of the cost, using the customer’s existing mobile handset.

i2Telecom’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paul Arena commented, “Our latest version of MyGlobalTalk has demonstrated excellent reception quality in beta trials and is now ready for prime time with iPhone customers. We are offering 20 minutes of free calling with the MyGlobalTalk application, which should be available through the App Store in coming weeks”.

“We previewed the MyGlobalTalk iPhone application at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week,” continued Arena. “The response from CES attendees was very enthusiastic, with particular interest in the fact that the application offers carrier-grade quality at VoIP rates.”