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Truphone, the provider of software that allows you to make free or cheap calls via Wi-Fi on your mobile phone, has raised £16.5m ($32.7m) of Series B venture capital funding. Truphone’s Series A investors – Burda Digital Ventures, Eden Ventures, Independent News & Media and Wellington Partners – participated in the Series B round.

I have used Truphone to make free voice calls on Wi-Fi networks using my Nokia mobile phone, especially when I’m traveling, to avoid nasty roaming charges. Recently,…

Mobile operators could see their voice and data revenues threatened if more of their customers use Wi-Fi instead of the 3G networks they have heavily invested in, according to this article from the BBC. Mobile operators were counting on a long period of time during which they could exploit their networks after having spent billions of euros in spectrum auctions. Unfortunately, with more Wi-Fi available from hotspot operators and individuals sharing their connections, many people are using Wi-Fi instead of…