Coms PLC
04 April 2007
Coms, the broadband phone service, sold through John Lewis Partnership stores
London, 5th of April, Coms plc (Coms) commences shipping a WiFi Mobile (combined
VoIP and GSM) service through John Lewis stores.
John Lewis Partnership is providing retail display space to promote and
demonstrate the Coms products and services as a trial in their stores, including
Chelsea, Kingston, Nottingham, Newcastle and Peterborough. Coms is providing
training at each store and the products will have branded display and point of
sale materials.
The Coms WiFi Mobile combines GSM with VoIP, integrating the best of mobile
phone technology with the added advantage of making phone calls over the
Internet. So, whenever you have a WiFi Internet connection (at home, in the
office, at a cafe, on the train...) the WiFi Mobile automatically switches to
make calls over the Internet, at a fraction of the cost of standard mobile
calls. When you are not connected to the Internet, the phone reverts to making
calls over the GSM connection. In all situations, your phone will continue to
receive GSM calls.
"This gives the Coms brand high visibility in premiere retail stores" said Terry
Martin, CEO, "and their trained, knowledgeable staff will give consumers the
confidence to migrate to an Internet Telephony service."
"This is another important milestone demonstrating fast progress against our
stated strategy" said Jason Drummond, Executive Chairman, "we continue to pursue
organic growth directly through our own branded website, retailers and
resellers, as well as acquisitions to add to our skills and revenues."
Notes to Editors
Coms is supplying the Pirelli DP-L10 combined GSM/WiFi VoIP phone. The retail
price is £164.00 with a Coms usage contract.
About Coms plc
Coms was founded by Jason Drummond in 2000 with the vision of using the Internet
to carry and deliver voice telephone calls. Unlike Skype, Coms is based upon the
industry standard SIP protocol which enables the widest possible connection of
customers, devices and integrated Web 2.0 applications. Coms subscribers can
make high quality calls over the internet wherever a high-speed internet
connection is available including in wireless hotspots. Coms subscribers can
also select their own free telephone number. Ofcom has allocated Coms 2 million
numbers in the top 178 UK geographic area codes by population which Coms
subscribers can choose from. In addition, Coms can transfer a company's existing
telephone number to their service. Subscription is available in a range of
packages from the Company's website www.coms.com.
As well as the obvious cost saving implications for businesses and consumers,
the expanding market will enable Coms to develop and offer innovative new
convergent services such as video calling, IP Centrex, location independence and
online presence. It is these new innovative features, alongside the cost saving
benefits that are likely to encourage customers away from traditional PSTN
systems and combine their broadband service and voice calling system.
Coms launched its consumer service in October 2006, and recently acquired
ExchangeXT, a leading provider of business VoIP services, to enable Coms to
enter the SME market.
Coms is an Ofcom authorised Public Electronic Communications Network (PECN) and
a member of the Internet Telephony Service Providers Association (ITSPA).
Contact:
Coms plc
Richard Bennett, Corporate Development Officer
Tel: +44 (0)20 7148 3148
HB Corporate
Rod Venables
Tel: +44 (0)20 7510 8618
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