Local start-up offers mobile app that provides free Internet calls

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A local firm funded by investors including Creative Technology co-founder Sim Wong Hoo has debuted a mobile app that provides free Internet calls to landlines and mobile phones.

The nanu app, which was launched yesterday for Android phones, was developed by Gentay Communications. The apps for iPhones and other devices will be launched later this year.

The service allows free calls via the Internet, including to people who do not have the app, but users will have to listen to an advertisement while waiting for the other party to answer.

For the first million users, their free calls made to landlines and to non-nanu mobile users will be limited to 15 minutes. As soon as enough advertising revenue rolls in, all nanu calls to landlines and non-nanu mobile users will be free. Users can call more than 70 countries.