AwayPhone is a unique managed service and our aim is to abolish the excessive costs of international roaming. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in London, UK with offices in Washington DC USA, Tokyo Japan, Sao Paulo Brazil, and Johannesburg South Africa. AwayPhone is dedicated to providing its customers with cutting edge solutions for mobile roaming connectivity. The company has aggressive international expansion plans through both direct relationships and partner relationships. AwayPhone acquired GlobalFon in October 2007 which gave access to new markets.
AwayPhone was founded on the belief that mobile communications must be seamless, transparent and cost effective. AwayPhone has expanded MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) relationships from the initial UK MVNO in 2005 to 17 MVNO relationships in 2007. The range of customers serviced by AwayPhone range from SMEs (Small to Medium Companies) through to 30 Fortune 1000 corporate clients such a Shell and Microsoft.