TeliaSonera Continues Integrating Mobile, IP Telephony"

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Swedish telecommunications company TeliaSonera AB Wednesday said it continues with the initiatives in integrating fixed and mobile telephony and will now conduct a technical trial of the Unlicensed Mobile Access technology which permits the use of one single handset for both mobile and fixed telephony.

TeliaSonera said it is currently also doing user tests of the UMA concept in Denmark.

The aim with the tests is to gradually provide an integrated mobile and IP-based telephony solution where the customer only needs a single wireless phone for all of his or her telephone needs.

The phone will serve as an IP phone within the four walls of home. When the customer leaves home, the phone will automatically switch over to the mobile network.

Customers can then benefit from the higher data speeds and better coverage at home, while maintaining the convenience of their mobile phones, TeliaSonera said.

The trial in Sweden will include technical tests of the Telefon AB LM Ericsson's UMA system, connected to TeliaSonera's network in Sweden.

The test in Denmark is done in cooperation with Motorola Inc.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires "

Posted to the site on 9th November 2005