Wire Launches Modern Communications Network

Zug, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) -

Simple, beautiful conversations on your phone, tablet and desktop

A team of more than 50 people from 23 countries, supported by
Skype co-founder Janus Friis, is launching Wire, a communications
network for messaging, voice calling, sharing pictures, music and
video on your phone, tablet and desktop.

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"Skype was launched more than a decade ago. A lot has changed
since then - we are all used to free calls and texting, and we have
taken to carrying our computers in our pockets," said Friis. "It is
time to create the best possible communication tools, as beautiful as
they are useful. Wire is just that."

Wire is available on iOS, Android and OS X. It offers
communications with an emphasis on high fidelity paired with elegant
design. People can use Wire for personal and group messaging, voice
calling, sharing pictures, SoundCloud music and YouTube video
sharing. Wire conversations are kept in sync across all your devices.
It is engineered to take advantage of today's devices, including
iPhone 6, iPads and the latest Android devices.

With deep expertise in media processing technology, Wire's voice
calling benefits from its in-house developed audio technology. This
makes calls on Wire sound crisp and clear. By remaining compatible
with standard WebRTC, Wire will support audio calls to and from
WebRTC compatible browsers.

"We asked ourselves how modern communications could look and work.
How could we take full advantage of the latest devices and advances
in cloud computing to deliver something that is really simple, very
useful and truly beautiful?" said Jonathan Christensen, Wire's
co-founder and CEO. "Today's launch is the beginning for Wire."

The company's team comprises former product and technology leaders
from Apple, Skype, Nokia, and Microsoft. Christensen held leadership
roles at Microsoft and Skype, and was co-founder and CEO at Camino
Networks. Along with Christensen, founders include Alan Duric, Wire's
CTO, a co-founder of Telio (Oslo exchange TELIO) and co-founder of
Camino (acquired by eBay/Skype); and Priidu Zilmer, Wire's head of
product design, who led design teams at Vdio and Skype. Wire's Chief
Scientist Koen Vos, created SILK and co-created Opus, the standards
for fidelity and intelligibility in voice over IP that billions of
people use today.

About Wire

Wire is headquartered in Switzerland and has a development center
in Berlin, Germany. Wire is backed by Iconical, a collective of
designers, engineers and entrepreneurs including Janus Friis. For
more information, visit wire.com [http://wire.com ].

Wire is available worldwide and can be downloaded free from
wire.com [http://wire.com ].

For media inquiries:

press@wire.com

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