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Danes Getting Hybrid IP Mobiles

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-waiting-for-mine dept.

praps writes "UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) technology is here — well, in Denmark — meaning users can access mobile and Internet (IP) telephony on the same phone. The same phone that works outside the home as a normal mobile phone that automatically seeks out a mobile network can also be used as an IP phone, which uses wireless technology to make very low-cost calls."

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  1. Nothing new... by elFarto+the+2nd · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Nokia E60, E61 and E70 are capable of SIP calls over WiFi.

    I'll hopefully be getting mine this week, in the UK.

    Regards
    elFarto
    1. Re:Nothing new... by Wesley+Felter · · Score: 4, Informative

      The difference is that UMA allows IP and GSM calls to use the same phone number.

  2. It is in the USA... by MDMurphy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Just because you hadn't heard about it, or aren't forward thinking enough to do a search, doesn't mean it's not in the USA. Just because the article said "world's first" didn't make it so.

    Business Week:
    http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug 2006/tc20060814_285305.htm

    Wi-Fi Planet
    http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/362874 6

    Daily Wireless:
    http://www.dailywireless.org/modules.php?name=News &file=article&sid=5708

    From the Daily Wireless page:
    "Indeed, T-Mobile is not the only telco pushing into at-home wireless services. Already, AT&T (T) expects to introduce two new at-home offerings in the coming months."

    This page:
    http://www.blackberrytoday.com/articles/2006/7/200 6-7-28-Nokia-Takes-Dual.html
    Says there's reportadly 20 UMA trials going on right now.