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C&W hooks up with Orange over FMC
News By contrast, BT's Fusion service requires users to buy a dual-mode handset. C&W's FMC system will use low-power GSM spectrum for in-building coverage, powered by picocells (the big brother cellular tech of femtocells) - rather than wi-fi, which is... [05 Mar 2008]
BT wi-fi phones fail to light a fuse with consumers
News Speaking to slicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk, a BT spokesperson denied the company had abandoned its Fusion service. According to an article in The Daily Telegraph newspaper, the BT Fusion phones - which route calls off the cellular network and... [07 Feb 2008]
BT gets into bed with FON
News The deal means users of BT Fusion dual-mode handsets will be able to use those devices in far more locations around the world than had previously been possible. BT and FON have finally confirmed their long-expected tie-in, creating the largest wi... [04 Oct 2007]
BT fuels Fusion offering with two dual-mode handsets
News BT has inked deals with HP and Taiwan's HTC for the supply of converged devices for its BT Business Fusion service. The HP iPaq 514 Voice Messenger is a dual-mode UMA (unlicensed mobile access) Windows Mobile 6.0 handset, to be launched by BT in... [12 Feb 2007]
BT and Phones4u get together for Fusion deal
News As of next month, customers will be able to pick up a Fusion subscription and one of three dual-mode handsets - Nokia 6136, Motorola A910 and Samsung P200 - from the chain's 400 high street stores. BT has signed a deal with mobile phone retailer... [08 Jan 2007]
When mobile meets the landline
Comment Corporate Fusion offers seamless handover between GSM and wi-fi with dual mode handsets from as-yet unidentified suppliers. Despite BT's difficulties with Fusion, operators in other countries have not been deterred from using UMA - though they have... [13 Dec 2006]
Council fixed-mobile trial rings the changes
News With Fusion, council workers can make calls over Vodafone's GSM network when out of the office but once inside council premises, such calls are routed over the local authority's wi-fi system, all using a single dual-mode handset. [09 Nov 2006]
BT's mobile-cum-VoIP phones: Ready for business
News BT's Fusion service - where one device acts as both landline and mobile phone - is about a year old in the consumer market. Now, the telco is letting it loose in the corporate world under the cunning title BT Corporate Fusion. [14 Sep 2006]
BT beats analyst expectations
News Other notable announcements on Thursday included a hint that BT Fusion's "dual-mode" phones, which work as GSM phones while not connected to the Fusion hub, will gain wi-fi connectivity in the autumn, which should improve on their current... [28 Jul 2006]
Cheat Sheet: FMC
Cheat Sheet The main cheerleader for this is BT, which launched its FMC service, BT Fusion, back in the heady days of June 2005. Basically, you need a dual mode phone - one that can make VoIP calls over a broadband connection as well as over a mobile network. [23 Jun 2006]
Not in the mode: RIM steers clear of "half-baked" tech
News But BT, which will be releasing wi-fi-enabled dual-mode Fusion phones in the summer, denies the technology isn't ready. A BT spokesman said: "[Fusion] will become a far more mass-market product when it becomes wi-fi enabled. [05 Jun 2006]
BT to dish up wi-fi FMC cocktail
News Last year BT launched a similar product for home users called BT Fusion, which supports Bluetooth and GSM. It will use dual-mode phones that support both wi-fi and GSM, and BT says it will allow colleagues to call each other for free in some... [12 May 2006]
Radioactive: Mobile VoIP - not so disruptive
Comment The BT Fusion service is more to do with Vodafone's capabilities than BT's. These GSM phones will also operate in VoIP mode on DSL, W-CDMA and wi-fi networks. In fact, far from being a disruptive technology, it's firmly in the roadmap of most... [20 Mar 2006]
Samsung and LG to go Wi-Fi for all-in-one handsets
News While Samsung is currently just at the licensing stage, LG is collaborating with the US company to create dual-mode handsets in order to tap the fixed-to-mobile convergence market which BT made the first moves towards with its Fusion project. [13 Jul 2005]
