Nov 30, 2010 14:40 GMT  ·  By

Telio Holding ASA, a fixed, video and mobile internet communications provider, has announced plans to start shipping its Teliophone product bundled with Apple’s iPad, providing a new method of distributing Telio’s access independent telephony services.

According to a report that just hit the wires, the bundle will be launched at the price of NOK 2,995 (around $480) with a Telio Mini subscription of NOK 159 (or $25) per month.

By employing Teliophone, it is possible to call any number on the traditional fixed and mobile networks all over the world at prices from 0,- per minute, said Telio.

”As iPad has become available for the Norwegian market, Telio will start shipping it bundled with its new Teliophone application."

"This new way of distributing Telio services is very exciting and shows one of the many new possibilities with Teliophone, which also works on iPhone and iPod Touch,” says Eirik Lunde, CEO of Telio Holding ASA.

Telio basically turns Apple’s tablet into a household and office telephone, the company claims. When traveling, Teliophone will allow users to call with a Norwegian number anywhere in the world.

The operator trusts that this will eliminate high international mobile roaming cost both for incoming and outgoing calls,

“Teliophone enables our customers to achieve substantial savings for a number of their calling scenarios and especially when travelling outside Norway. For many customers this will be a possibility to substantially reduce the very high roaming costs,” says Eirik Lunde.

For more information about the Telio iPad bundle, visit the provider here.

A leading European provider of fixed, video and mobile internet communications, Telio Holding ASA has a combination of offerings which, according to the company, can replace traditional fixed, video and mobile telephone services by using the Telio VoIP solution over a fixed or mobile broadband connection.

“Telio's flexible, scalable, access-independent technology platform provides Telio and its White Label partners with the ability to rapidly introduce innovative products and services,” the company’s about-us says.