<s>
Truphone	B-Language
is	O
a	O
GSMA-accredited	O
global	O
mobile	O
network	O
that	O
operates	O
its	O
service	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
offers	O
eSIM-based	O
GSM	O
mobile	O
services	O
to	O
both	O
businesses	O
and	O
individuals	O
,	O
mobile	O
phone	O
calls	O
and	O
SMS	B-Device
recording	O
services	O
for	O
businesses	O
,	O
remote	O
SIM	O
provisioning	O
and	O
related	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
customer	O
base	O
that	O
includes	O
more	O
than	O
3,500	O
multinational	O
enterprises	O
in	O
196	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
(	O
a	O
trading	O
name	O
of	O
TP	O
Global	O
Operations	O
Ltd	O
,	O
which	O
acquired	O
the	O
assets	O
of	O
Truphone	B-Language
Ltd	O
,	O
formerly	O
Software	O
Cellular	O
Network	O
Ltd	O
)	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2006	O
by	O
James	O
Tagg	O
,	O
Alexander	O
Straub	O
and	O
Alistair	O
Campbell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
core	O
business	O
focus	O
is	O
Truphone	B-Language
(	O
launched	O
as	O
Truphone	B-Language
Local	O
Anywhere	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
calls	O
this	O
group	O
of	O
countries	O
Truphone	B-Language
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
this	O
area	O
is	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
countries	O
the	O
company	O
calls	O
the	O
Truphone	B-Language
Zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
was	O
originally	O
formed	O
to	O
develop	O
downloadable	O
mobile	B-Protocol
VoIP	I-Protocol
applications	B-Application
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
integrated	O
Wi-Fi	O
connection	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Truphone	B-Language
application	B-Application
released	O
was	O
for	O
Nokia	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
applications	B-Application
for	O
Apple	B-Device
iPhone	I-Device
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
a	O
softphone	B-Protocol
application	B-Application
for	O
desktop	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
's	O
SIM	O
based	O
products	O
are	O
entirely	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
Apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Truphone	B-Language
had	O
announced	O
the	O
intention	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
SIM	O
and	O
App	O
accounts	O
for	O
customers	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
App	O
service	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
(	O
FCC	O
)	O
voted	O
to	O
fine	O
Truphone	B-Language
for	O
exceeding	O
foreign	O
ownership	O
limits	O
without	O
FCC	O
approval	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
Russian	O
oligarch	O
Roman	O
Abramovich	O
and	O
his	O
children	O
indirectly	O
control	O
a	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
Truphone	B-Language
Limited	O
has	O
sold	O
substantially	O
all	O
assets	O
and	O
subsidiaries	O
to	O
TP	O
Global	O
Operations	O
Limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
:	O
T-Mobile	O
blocked	O
all	O
calls	O
to	O
Truphone	B-Language
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
:	O
Truphone	B-Language
acquired	O
SIM4travel	O
,	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
travel	O
SIM	O
cards	O
,	O
for	O
cash	O
and	O
shares	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
foray	O
for	O
Truphone	B-Language
into	O
the	O
GSM	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back-end	O
technology	O
from	O
SIM4travel	O
is	O
now	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Truphone	B-Language
SIM	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
:	O
Truphone	B-Language
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
undergone	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
shape	O
,	O
focus	O
and	O
performance	O
of	O
its	O
business	O
and	O
that	O
following	O
this	O
process	O
its	O
shareholders	O
have	O
committed	O
a	O
funding	O
package	O
of	O
£51	O
million	O
for	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
review	O
Truphone	B-Language
initiated	O
a	O
process	O
to	O
streamline	O
and	O
restructure	O
the	O
business	O
to	O
accelerate	O
progress	O
towards	O
profitability.Reuters	O
2016	O
January	O
:	O
Truphone	B-Language
appoints	O
Ralph	O
Steffens	O
as	O
CEO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2022	O
March	O
:	O
The	O
Truphone	B-Language
board	O
mandates	O
FRP	O
Advisory	O
to	O
explore	O
strategic	O
options	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
majority	O
russian	O
shareholder	O
base	O
and	O
exposure	O
to	O
possible	O
UK	O
sanctions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
:	O
After	O
a	O
strategic	O
review	O
and	O
bidding	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
Truphone	B-Language
board	O
decides	O
to	O
award	O
the	O
bidder	O
group	O
consisting	O
of	O
European	O
technology	O
entrepreneurs	O
Hakan	O
Koç	O
and	O
Pyrros	O
Koussios	O
exclusivity	O
for	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
its	O
assets	O
and	O
subsidiaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
:	O
Truphone	B-Language
's	O
COO	O
Harry	O
Odenhoven	O
is	O
appointed	O
as	O
CEO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
Limited	O
goes	O
into	O
pre	O
pack	O
administration	O
and	O
sells	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
its	O
assets	O
and	O
subsidiaries	O
(	O
the	O
Truphone	B-Language
business	O
except	O
any	O
Russia	O
related	O
business	O
or	O
subsidiary	O
)	O
to	O
TP	O
Global	O
Operations	O
Limited	O
,	O
a	O
newly	O
founded	O
UK	O
entity	O
which	O
is	O
solely	O
owned	O
by	O
Hakan	O
Koç	O
and	O
Pyrros	O
Koussios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Truphone	B-Language
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
:	O
Under	O
new	O
ownership	O
,	O
Truphone	B-Language
can	O
focus	O
on	O
its	O
core	O
competencies	O
and	O
shows	O
a	O
live	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
ESIM	O
Consumer	O
IoT	O
SGP.31	O
standard	O
at	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Truphone	B-Language
SIM	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
GSM	O
service	O
with	O
patented	O
technology	O
that	O
allows	O
customers	O
to	O
have	O
additional	O
phone	O
numbers	O
for	O
any	O
or	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
countries	O
where	O
Truphone	B-Language
has	O
MVNO	O
partnerships	O
with	O
local	O
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
uses	O
these	O
local	O
points	O
of	O
presence	O
(	O
POPs	O
)	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
distance	O
that	O
mobile	O
traffic	O
has	O
to	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
offers	O
local	O
rates	O
for	O
calls	O
,	O
texts	O
and	O
data	O
through	O
commercial	O
arrangements	O
with	O
mobile	O
network	O
operators	O
in	O
66	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
countries	O
:	O
Truphone	B-Language
network	O
provides	O
service	O
with	O
higher	O
quality	O
performance	O
in	O
over	O
220	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
roaming	O
service	O
,	O
Truphone	B-Language
offers	O
mobile	O
call	O
and	O
SMS	B-Device
recording	O
service	O
to	O
financial	O
institutions	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
USA	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
mobile	O
recording	O
legislation	O
from	O
the	O
Financial	O
Conduct	O
Authority	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Dodd	O
Frank	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Reform	O
Act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Truphone	B-Language
Mobile	O
Recording	O
service	O
is	O
delivered	O
with	O
its	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
TruObsidian	O
,	O
an	O
organisation	O
created	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Obsidian	O
Wireless	O
by	O
Truphone	B-Language
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Truphone	B-Language
SIM	O
allows	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
mobile	O
subscriber	O
identity	O
(	O
IMSI	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
onto	O
the	O
SIM	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
user	O
can	O
have	O
a	O
number	O
for	O
every	O
country	O
Truphone	B-Language
has	O
an	O
MVNO	O
partnership	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Smart	O
Caller	O
Line	O
Identification	O
(	O
Smart	O
CLI	O
)	O
technology	O
ensures	O
that	O
the	O
most	O
appropriate	O
number	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
of	O
the	O
person	O
the	O
Truphone	B-Language
user	O
is	O
calling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
's	O
voice	O
and	O
SMS	B-Device
recording	O
is	O
integrated	O
within	O
the	O
network	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recorded	O
conversations	O
can	O
be	O
stored	O
in	B-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
cloud	I-Architecture
or	O
within	O
the	O
financial	O
institution	O
's	O
existing	O
recording	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
Truphone	B-Language
partnered	O
with	O
BT	O
to	O
market	O
Truphone	B-Language
Mobile	O
Recording	O
service	O
to	O
help	O
firms	O
meet	O
new	O
financial	O
market	O
regulations	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
has	O
MVNO	O
agreements	O
with	O
operators	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Poland	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
owns	O
and	O
manages	O
its	O
own	O
core	O
mobile	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
global	O
distributed	O
major	O
points	O
of	O
presence	O
using	O
a	O
dedicated	O
high	O
speed	O
internet	O
connection	O
(	O
IP/VPLS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
was	O
the	O
first	O
carrier	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
launch	O
an	O
eSIM	O
enabled	O
app	O
in	O
the	O
APP	O
store	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
my	O
Truphone	B-Language
the	O
app	O
allows	O
apple	B-Device
iPhone	I-Device
eSIM	O
compatible	O
to	O
download	O
a	O
sim	O
over	O
the	O
air	O
mapped	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
famous	O
Truphone	B-Language
's	O
travel	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
's	O
old	O
VoIP	B-Application
application	B-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Truphone	B-Language
App	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
separate	O
product	O
to	O
the	O
Tru	B-Language
SIM	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
calls	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
to	O
landline	O
and	O
mobile	O
phone	O
contacts	O
,	O
and	O
free	O
calls	O
to	O
other	O
Truphone	B-Language
App	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
instant	O
message	O
contacts	O
on	O
other	O
networks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Skype	B-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
on	O
selected	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	B-Application
also	O
had	O
additional	O
user	O
experience	O
enhancements	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	B-Application
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
and	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
following	O
devices	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Device
iPhone	I-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
;	O
however	O
,	O
user	O
reviews	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
App	O
Store	O
report	O
that	O
the	O
Tru	B-Language
App	O
does	O
not	O
work	O
correctly	O
with	O
iOS	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Text	O
messages	O
could	O
be	O
sent	O
from	O
Tru	B-Language
app	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
Nokia	O
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Apple	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
TruApp	O
version	O
5	O
(	O
in	O
October/November	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
text	O
messaging	B-Protocol
functionality	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
iOS	O
app	O
and	O
TruApp	O
for	O
iPad	B-Device
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	O
App	O
Store	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tru	B-Language
App	O
supported	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
calling	O
methods	O
:	O
calls	O
over	O
wired	O
or	O
wireless	O
internet	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supported	O
calls	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
3G	B-Architecture
and	O
call-through	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call-through	O
was	O
called	O
Tru	B-Language
Anywhere	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
local	O
minutes	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
call	O
to	O
a	O
local	O
Tru	B-Language
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
application	B-Application
from	O
Tru	B-Language
uses	O
this	O
method	O
of	O
calling	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
applications	B-Application
used	O
the	O
Session	B-Application
Initiation	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
open	O
standard	O
,	O
that	O
competes	O
with	O
other	O
VoIP	B-Application
standards	O
such	O
as	O
UMA	O
and	O
proprietary	O
protocols	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Skype	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Truphone	B-Language
maintained	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
governed	O
by	O
and	O
complies	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
'	O
lawful	O
intercept	O
 '	O
laws	O
as	O
every	O
other	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Truphone	B-Language
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Truphone	B-Language
App	O
would	O
close	O
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
21	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
its	O
user	O
base	O
from	O
Director	O
of	O
Service	O
&	O
Operations	O
,	O
Paula	O
Booth	O
,	O
Truphone	B-Language
"	O
took	O
this	O
hard	O
decision	O
to	O
allow	O
us	O
focus	O
on	O
our	O
core	O
business	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
