Hybrid Cellphone and landline launched in the UK
The world's first hybrid telephone, designed to switch seamlessly between mobile and landline networks, was unveiled yesterday. In the home, the BT Fusion handset is linked wirelessly to a base station and behaves like a conventional fixed line cordless phone. But outside, the phone automatically turns into a mobile phone, charging full mobile rates.
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The new phone marks an important technical step towards convergence - the point at which mobile and landline phones are completely interchangeable. To use BT Fusion, homes must sign up to BT Broadband. They will be given a free base station, called a hub, and a free handset. The hub uses Bluetooth wireless technology to connect to any handset within 25 yards. The box also works as a wireless (wi-fi) router, allowing the owner to connect several PCs and laptops around the home to the internet simultaneously.
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