Carphone plans fixed-mobile link

13 April 2012

CARPHONE Warehouse is to offer a single-number service that will provide fixed and mobile calls on one handset with a single bill, The Business reports.

The technology uses a short-radius, wi-fi netweork at home to connect to the fixed-line netowrk.

Chairman Hans Snook, former chief executive of mobile operator Orange, revealed to The Business that it will take about a year to develop the technology to dovetail fixed and mobile networks.

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