{"id":548228,"date":"2006-03-14T06:05:55","date_gmt":"2006-03-14T06:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/technology\/548228-line-between-telephony-internet-blurred.html"},"modified":"2006-03-14T06:05:55","modified_gmt":"2006-03-14T06:05:55","slug":"line-between-telephony-internet-blurred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/548228-line-between-telephony-internet-blurred.html","title":{"rendered":"Line between telephony, Internet blurred"},"content":{"rendered":"

Companies unveiled several models uniting mobile and Internet technology at the CeBIT technology fair here this week, reflecting a growing trend of manufacturers equipping phones with voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP). <\/font><\/p>\n

Taiwanese company Benq – owner of the mobile phone business of German manufacturer Siemens – presented P51, a phone installed with the Skype program that enables telephone calls through an Internet connection. <\/font><\/p>\n

South Korean firm Samsung demonstrated a prototype mobile phone that can transmit voice and images via a "wi-fi" local wireless Internet connection. <\/font><\/p>\n

Finnish manufacturer Nokia also recently unveiled its 6136 model, which allows users to make calls via the Internet in areas equipped with wi-fi networks. <\/font><\/p>\n

Mobile network operators have already begun to offer novel services for domestic calls. <\/font><\/p>\n

In Germany, Vodafone and O2 offer reduced charges for mobile calls made within a limited radius around the home. <\/font><\/p>\n

Internet users are set to benefit increasingly from mobile telephones too, with new models unveiled that allow online surfing on a mobile phone at high speed comparable to that of a broadband connection in the home. <\/font><\/p>\n

German companies Vodafone and the Deutsch Telekom-owned T-Mobile at CeBIT launched services that offer high download speeds of up to 10 megabits per second. <\/font><\/p>\n

The technology is currently only available for portable computers, but telephone makers plan to launch mobile phones that can surf the Internet at these high speeds later in the year. <\/font><\/p>\n

The services use high-speed downlink packet access (HDSPA) technology – a highly advanced version of the existing universal mobile telephony system (HMTS) which offers far lower speeds of around 380 kilobits per second. <\/font><\/p>\n

Benq-Siemens intends to launch its version of this high-speed Internet phone, the EF91, in Europe in a few months, while Samsung and Nokia also have models in the pipeline. <\/font><\/p>\n

The real future of mobile technology, however, looks likely to be a new breed of all-condition multi-function telephone that adapts to a fixed or mobile network depending on where it is. <\/font><\/p>\n

Deutsch Telekom unveiled at CeBIT its "dual phone": a handset that serves as both a fixed-line or mobile handset. <\/font><\/p>\n

Users of the dual phone will be able to make calls through a fixed line inside a building, a mobile phone network outside or via the Internet in a wi-fi-equipped zone – and receive a single bill for all calls. <\/font><\/p>\n

As many operators race to develop similar devices, Deutsche Telekom announced its TC300 model, while Nokia announced two models ? the E60 and N80 – to be released in the second half of the year. <\/font><\/p>\n

British Telecom launched the first such dual device, the BT Fusion, last year. <\/font><\/p>\n

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