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3GSM: Nokia announce new Nokia 6136 Mobile Internet Phone
February 14th, 2006
Nokia have announced at 3GSM the new Nokia 6136 mobile phone, which features UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access): a technology that enables the phone to make calls over mobile networks and broadband Internet connection via WLAN. Both data and voice calls can be made over a user’s Internet connection via WLAN, enabling incredibly quick download speeds and high quality voice calls when within range of a home WLAN/mobile basestation. When out of range, the voice or data call is transferred seamlessly to the mobile phone network. Orange have already said they will be an initial customer for the Nokia 6136, and will sell the basestation with the phone.
More details on the new Nokia 6136 mobile Internet phone after the jump.
[Source: Nokia]
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BT adds Motorola RAZR V3b to Fusion
January 11th, 2006
BT has begun to sell the Motorola RAZR V3b with its Fusion service. BT’s Fusion enables users to use the same mobile handset for calls over Vodafone’s network and over their own home broadband network. Fusion uses UMA to route a GSM call through a WiFi Fusion base station and onto a broadband connection. If the mobile handset is out of range of the base station, the GSM call will be made over Vodafone’s network.
Originally, Fusion came with a fairly unremarkable Motorola V560, making the service interesting, but not exactly sexy. The addition of the Motorola RAZR V3b to the service certainly increases its attractiveness. Interesting to see where this WiFi/mobile phone/home broadband convergence is heading.
[Source: TotalTele]
