2008-09-08 13:27:35 - Skuku, an international communications company specializing in network based telephony solutions, announced today that the Skuku soft phone service will be available throughout India. Skuku is a service that allows users to make and receive calls from their home country while abroad, paying only local airtime rates and eliminating all roaming charges. Skuku products are distributed in India by Trav Tech Business Solutions and can be purchased in various retail outlets, airports, hotels and through travel agents in India.

When Indian customers are traveling, making roaming calls, here is an example of how high the charges can actually be:

Outgoing Calls Incoming Calls
UK 140 rupees/per minute 52 rupees/per minute
USA 135 rupees/pm 73 rupees/pm
Uni. Arab Emirates 149 rupees/pm 90 rupees/pm

With Skuku phone you only pay

650 rupees a month. To use the Skuku service, consumers must have a Skuku phone or Skuku stick. The Skuku stick is priced at 999 rupees and the Skuku phone is priced at 1999 rupees

'Having Trav Tech as a distributor will allow us to effectively target our largest demographic of those traveling from India as potential Skuku clients.' said Lior Tzabari, Vice President of Marketing for Skuku. 'This is only the first step in Skuku becoming an international phenomenon in eliminating cellular roaming costs.'

Skuku is a USB handset or USB stick which, once a SIM-card has been inserted, allows the user to pay only their local airtime charges when making and receiving calls from their home country. Skuku phone transforms the user's PC into his personal mobile phone, keeping all of the phone's features and allowing low-cost VOIP and text messaging. The user keeps their own personal phone number and enjoys all the other features of their mobile phone, including their personal contact lists Skuku phone also enables receiving and making of international calls from anywhere in the world at low IP tariffs, while inter-network calls between Skuku users are free.

Skuku will also be distributed in Sri Lanka by Lanka Global Online.

Visit Skuku at their website, www.skuku.com

Visit Trav Tech at their website, www.travtech.in

About Skuku
Skuku is an international company which has been specializing in network based telephony solutions since 2000. The company has recently launched a unique breakthrough solution for roaming that combines the GSM network and VoIP technology.
Skuku's Reaseach and Development compiles years of experience and prides itself in its young and innovative approach to telecom. The company's core competency is in converging IP and GSM technologies. Skuku believes in a joint mobile network which crosses borders and enables customers to call from everywhere in the world at local prices.


Contacts: Vanessa Perplies
NCSM Strategic Marketing
+972-52-689-4546
vanessa@ncsm.co.il
Lior Tzabari
Skuku
VP Marketing
+ 972-54-5591823
liort@skuku.com



About Trav Tech Bussines Solutions

Trav Tech enables travel businesses with low-cost, cutting edge technologies to access various real-time market opportunities across the globe.

TravTech is a complete solution company for the Global Travel and Hospitality industry, providing provides Hotels with real-time inventory management and distribution solutions. TravTech also provides Travel Agents and Corporations across the globe with corporate and travel booking solutions, car rental solutions, CRM solutions, Electronic Distribution and call center services.

Contact: Zubin Bilimoria
Trav Tech
Chief Executive Officer
+91 (22) 6725 0203
zubin@travtech.in
Omer Shadar
Skuku
Sales Manager
+ 972-54-5610160
omers@skuku.com



About Lanka Global

Contact: Rohan Karunaratne
Chief Executive Officer
+94772244785
Rohan@lgo.lk

Omer Shadar
Skuku
Sales Manager
+ 972-54-5610160
omers@skuku.com