fring mobile video calling turns 1: more than 100 million minutes since pioneering the service

London, United Kingdom, 9 December 2010. fring, and tens of millions of its users, are celebrating one year since fring pioneered mobile video calls. Since November 2009,

• fring users have enjoyed more than 100 million minutes of mobile video calling (in addition to more than 1.5 billion minutes of mobile voice calling last year)
• 77% of fring video callers call different platforms - eg. iPhone to Android
• 64% of global fring video calls are on 3G/4G

"fring is proud to have set the standard in mobile video calling, changing the way families and friends communicate. Since November last year, we’ve helped fringsters share those ‘be there’ moments on all the leading Smartphone platforms with any connectivity." said Avi Shechter, Co-Founder & CEO of fring. "To mark this 1st anniversary of the mobile video call revolution, we’ve raised the bar on mobile communication again: launching video calls with DVQ technology, giving users optimized video calling experiences in all their network conditions”.

After experiencing the joy of fring’s mobile video calling, Smartphone users have made mobile video calling the must-have communication service for their Smartphones. fring boasts a network of 10's of millions of fringsters and enables video calling between any supported Smartphone (including iPhone, Android and Nokia) and across any connection (including 3G, 4G and WiFi).

fring’s newest version is now available for download from fring’s website here and from appstores.

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fring (www.fring.com) is a mobile communication service that gives users internet-rich communication from their mobile phones. fring members make free video calls, voice calls and live chat to friends on the fring network and to other social networks.

Users can also make almost-free calls to friends and family worldwide to any landline or mobile phone from 1c/minute via fringOut.

fring leverages the mobile phone's internet connection to create these communication experiences. fring is available on all major Smartphones (including iPhone, iPod, Android and Symbian) on any mobile operator, and any mobile internet connection (3G/4G, Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE).

fring continues to grow exponentially with tens of millions of users in more than 200 countries, adding more than a million new Smartphone users every month.

fring® fringster™ fring™ logo and the DVQ™ are all trademarks of fringland Ltd.

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