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Fusion of anti-collision radar and video sensors offers market platform for advancing pedestrian safety

05 January 2006 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has developed pedestrian-sensing software to support its anti-collision radar for automobiles. The technology allows radar and video sensors to work in tandem to sense pedestrians - or cyclists - enabling the introduction of advanced active safety concepts such as tilting the bonnet to mitigate an impact or deploying external air bags.

Highways Agency awards major testing and development contract to Cambridge Consultants

05 January 2006 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has won a prestigious 5-year contract, worth over £3million, with the UK government's Highways Agency against competition from three other UK companies. The contract will see the company develop the next generation of the Portable Standard platform, dubbed 'PSv2', and carry out the compatibility testing and analysis of all electronic roadside equipment, such as variable message signs, traffic measurement equipment, fog detection systems and their infrastructure. The PSv2 platform will be used primarily by Cambridge Consultants for formal compatibility testing, ensuring that all new products work with the existing National Motorway Communications System. It will also be used by Highways Agency contractors to test roadside equipment in the field, and by manufacturers during the product development process.

Research targets huge global problem

05 January 2006 - Cambridge Consultants Pioneering Canadian research into wind effects on low-rise buildings will use novel wind simulators being developed by Cambridge Consultants. A new University of Western Ontario research centre, known as 'The Three Little Pigs' facility, will, for the first time, permit the controlled application of realistic wind loads to full-scale houses and other low rise buildings.

Low gate count, low power consumption & high code density for portable & cost sensitive applications

28 December 2005 - Cambridge Consultants The all-new 16-bit XAP4 features a modern, high-performance RISC architecture with low gate count, low power consumption and high code density. It is optimised for use in cost and performance sensitive ASIC designs and is available for evaluation now. On a 0.18 micron CMOS fabrication process, XAP4 can deliver up to 63 Dhrystone MIPS at a clock frequency of 117 MHz. This benchmark performance of 0.54 MIPS/MHz is a 50% improvement over Cambridge Consultants' previous 16-bit processor, XAP2, which has been manufactured in hundreds of millions by licensees such as CSR, and in ZigBee radios, automotive devices and low-power industrial and medical sensors.

Parallel processing, MIMO, and a software-defined radio architecture, deliver radical performance

23 December 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has developed a WiMAX simulation testbench to support the launch of Aspex Semiconductor's innovative reference code for implementing multi-antenna basestations. The software simulates subscriber transmissions, providing an independent testing facility that can be used by developers alongside Aspex's radical 802.16d/e PHY baseband architecture in a familiar, PC-based software development environment.

Development of next generation breath-actuated bi-directional multi-dose nasal delivery device

21 December 2005 - Cambridge Consultants OptiNose AS, the leading Norwegian drug delivery company and Cambridge Consultants are developing the next generation breath-actuated bi-directional multi-dose nasal delivery device, a move that is set to revolutionise the treatment of rhinosinusitis, as well as Parkinson's disease, sexual dysfunction and other conditions.

Statoil employs intelligent agent software to boost responsiveness

15 December 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Norwegian-based Statoil, one of the world's largest suppliers of crude oil and natural gas, is developing software to support oil trading and operations management, using the JACK Intelligent Agent development toolkit from Agent Oriented Software and additional application development support from Cambridge Consultants.

Cambridge Consultants unveils new 16-bit XAP4 processor core

01 December 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has released a new 16-bit RISC microprocessor IP core, which it will feature at the Design & Reuse IP-SoC conference in Grenoble, France on December 7th and 8th 2005.

New test system will speed development of next generation inhalers and drugs

07 November 2005 - Cambridge Consultants New test system will speed development of next generation inhalers and drugs enables the testing of new device and drug combinations within 60 seconds first public demonstration at Drug Delivery to the Lungs exhibition in Edinburgh A new optical instrument that could vastly reduce the amount of time the pharmaceutical industry spends in R&D, by speeding up the measurement of drug inhaler performance, has been developed by Cambridge Consultants for VariDose Limited.

Advanced nasal delivery technology set to transform growing healthcare markets

19 October 2005 - Cambridge Consultants OptiNose AS, the leading Norwegian drug delivery company and Cambridge Consultants are developing the next generation breath-actuated bi-directional multi-dose nasal delivery device, a move that is set to revolutionise the treatment of rhinosinusitis, as well as Parkinson's disease, sexual dysfunction and other conditions.

Easy pairing technique makes ZigBee appliances consumer friendly

22 September 2005 - Cambridge Consultants An ultra-simple pairing technique for ZigBee enabled appliances has just been demonstrated at the ZigBee Open House event in Chicago, by Cambridge Consultants. The technique allows end-users to configure ZigBee wireless networks in real world applications, such as determining which lights are controlled by which switch, without any tools or training. It works by exploiting the received signal strength indication data made available by ZigBee silicon solutions.

Electromechanical know-how helps Bayer HealthCare Diagnostics deliver point-of-care urine analysis

22 July 2005 - Cambridge Consultants A durable and intuitive motion control system designed by Cambridge Consultants to withstand harsh use, and even accidental abuse, is helping the Diagnostics Division of Bayer HealthCare to introduce greater simplicity of operation in point-of-care urine analysis.

Bluetooth product for fixed-mobile convergence developed in three months using innovative tool

29 June 2005 - Cambridge Consultants A wireless telephony access point for home use, a product that is one of the most sophisticated deeply-embedded Bluetooth systems ever developed, has been created in record time with the aid of a new development tool from Cambridge Consultants.

Cambridge Consultants provides Tecan with European & US regulatory strategy for diagnostics software

14 June 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants today announces that it played a pivotal role in bringing the highly advanced Freedom EVOware software from Tecan, a leading player in the life sciences supply industry, to the clinical diagnostics market. The technology based consultancy firm used its expertise in safety-critical software development and heavily regulated markets to advise Tecan Software Competence Centre on a US and European regulatory strategy. This enabled Tecan to move its revolutionary software, which has traditionally excelled in laboratory and research facilities, into the highly competitive world of clinical diagnostics, where Tecan is already a leading supplier of robotic workstations and liquid handling instruments.

Handheld through-wall radar delivers unique 3D view that can revolutionise security work

07 June 2005 - Cambridge Consultants At Intersec today, Cambridge Consultants is previewing the second generation of its through-wall radar technology, which will break new ground in quality of imaging and ease of use. Providing 3D feedback on the location and movement of people inside buildings, the system is being reengineered as a standalone handheld unit, and will be offered in a slimline case with its own colour display.

Cambridge Consultants wins development role in major UWB communications project

31 May 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has been chosen as a technology provider to ITI Techmedia's £6.7million project focused on ultra-wideband communications technology. The project is aimed at reducing the cables within the home.

Software tools extend application potential of world's leading Bluetooth platform

24 May 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has released a software development toolset that extends the application potential of the leading single-chip platform for Bluetooth applications, CSR's BlueCore family of ICs. The new tools allow users to develop application software to run natively on the XAP RISC microcontroller embedded in all BlueCore devices. This frees up a significant amount of computing power, providing developers with even more flexibility to implement hostless, Bluetooth enabled products, based on a single low-cost device.

Turbo code optimization service speeds time to market for advanced wireless systems

23 May 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has developed a powerful software program that demystifies and accelerates the selection of turbo codes for wireless communication systems. Called TurboDesigner, the unique tool addresses the real-world issues that electronic design teams implementing wireless basestations and terminals face when looking to adopt a turbo code based forward error correction strategy, allowing the rapid simulation of application-specific coding/decoding. Available as an element of Cambridge Consultants' design services, the software can rapidly reveal the optimum FEC strategy, potentially eliminating weeks of complex design and evaluation using conventional methods such as Monte Carlo simulation.

Unique colour reader delivers security that embeds extreme protection in routine printing

18 May 2005 - Cambridge Consultants An innovative security printing solution that addresses the growing global problem of product and document counterfeiting is making its worldwide debut at Technology World05. Developed by UK innovator Colour Secure, the company's unique 'colour signatures' promise to extend sophisticated anti-counterfeiting protection to a far wider audience than previously possible, and are verified by a colour reading terminal employing a novel form of spectrometer designed by Cambridge Consultants.

Cambridge Consultants collaborates with Philips Medical Systems on radio architecture

13 May 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants collaborated with Philips Medical Systems, a unit of Royal Philips Electronics, to provide the radio architecture behind the IntelliVue Telemetry System. This 1.4 GHz wireless medical telemetry system enables continuity of care by maintaining a connection between caregivers and ambulatory patients and enhances a patient's freedom to walk around or rest in bed comfortably while maintaining uninterrupted monitoring.

Convergence of drug delivery and diagnostics technology will be key by 2025

10 May 2005 - Cambridge Consultants The increasing sophistication of drug delivery and diagnostic products will result in the convergence of these complimentary technologies, enabling drug delivery to be better tailored to individual patients. This will improve the efficacy of drugs and reduce the overall cost of treatment. Furthermore this approach will also address a major issue raised by the medical profession, the need for more evidence from pharmaceutical companies to clearly demonstrate the long-term economic and therapeutic benefits of new device technology.

Cambridge Consultants to help develop next-generation terminal equipment for Iridium Satellite

09 May 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants announces that Iridium Satellite LLC has appointed the company as a strategic wireless technology development consultant. In this role, Cambridge Consultants will help Iridium evolve the design of its ground-based terminal equipment. The consultancy has assembled a multi-disciplinary engineering team with expertise in satellite communications to work on the multi-million dollar program.

Simulation Technology Supports Ground-Breaking Research into Wind Effects on Homes & Low-Rise Buildings

27 April 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Pioneering Canadian research into wind effects on low-rise buildings will use novel wind simulators being developed by Cambridge Consultants. A new University of Western Ontario research centre - known as 'The Three Little Pigs' facility – will, for the first time, permit the controlled application of realistic wind loads to full-scale houses and other low rise buildings.

New Tools Accelerate Software Development for XAP3 32-bit RISC Core

26 April 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has announced powerful new development tools for its royalty-free 32-bit RISC processor core for ASIC and FPGA applications, XAP3. The tools include the widely-used GCC (Gnu Compiler Collection) C/C++ compiler, and the uCLinux and Micrium µC/OS-II real-time operating systems, and will provide exceptionally powerful and flexible support for embedded system applications. The new software is in addition to Cambridge Consultants' own ANSI C compiler for XAP3, which optimises application code density to achieve significant memory cost savings.

Cambridge Consultants to Sponsor Category at Prestigious Innovation Awards

21 April 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants will be sponsoring the 'Electrical Technologies' category at the upcoming IEE Engineering Innovation Awards, which will be held on 14th September 2005 at the IEE's London headquarters – Savoy Place. The awards have been established to recognise excellence in engineering innovation across a range of industry sectors and is therefore something very close to the heart of Cambridge Consultants.

Simulation Testbench Gives Green Light for Advanced WiMax System Development

05 April 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has developed a WiMAX simulation testbench to support the launch of Aspex Semiconductor's innovative reference code for implementing multi-antenna basestations. The software simulates subscriber transmissions, providing an independent testing facility that can be used by developers alongside Aspex's radical 802.16d/e PHY baseband architecture in a familiar, PC-based software development environment.

Cambridge Consultants Doubles US Office

23 March 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants, a 45-year old outsourced product design, development and technology consulting firm founded in Cambridge UK, announced that it has hired four more staff members in its US headquarters office in Boston. These appointments have more than doubled the size of the Boston office in the past six months, and allow Cambridge Consultants to staff a US laboratory and expand sales and marketing functions in service to the firm's medical device clients.

Technology Creates the World's 'Smartest' Iron

25 February 2005 - Cambridge Consultants LAURASTAR, the world's leading innovator in ironing systems, has today launched a range of intuitive products using technology developed by Cambridge Consultants. Flagship products, the MAGIC i-S5 and STEAMUP i-G5, incorporate a number of world firsts including automatic steam and an automatic blower system built into the ironing board. The result is products which deliver a professional, long-lasting finish whilst reducing ironing times by up to 50%.

Summit Medical Targets Ambitious Aannual Growth Through Stronger Product Portfolio

15 February 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Summit Medical, a successful developer, manufacturer and distributor of single-use medical devices, has asked Cambridge Consultants to identify suitable products to license and distribute. This will enable the company to achieve its ambitious target of double-digit annual sales growth over the next two years and beyond. Over the next two months Cambridge Consultants will be actively identifying and prioritising a range of novel disposable products that provide a strong or proven clinical benefit, such as reducing the time patients spend in hospital, and which could further enhance Summit Medical's portfolio.

Industry Leader Shares Thoughts on UK Healthcare Sector for the Year Ahead

02 February 2005 - Cambridge Consultants At the 8th Annual Healthcare Dinner, which was hosted by Cambridge Consultants at the end of last month, the keynote speaker, Dr. John Brown, identified the three biggest issues facing the UK healthcare industry in 2005 and highlighted methods for maintaining investment momentum. In his speech he called for private companies to use AIM as a stepping stone; the relaxation of the pre-emption rights following the Myners report; and the need for pan-European biotech funds, to increase the number of specialist investors available.

New Radio Architecture Meets Medical Implant Designers' Needs for Higher Performance & Longer Life

18 January 2005 - Cambridge Consultants Long-lifecycle MICS architecture ideal for pacemakers, defibrillators, remote telemonitors, orthopaedic devices, pump controllers, nerve stimulators and swallowable imaging systems. Cambridge Consultants has designed a new 'control and communications' radio architecture for in-body medical diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Called SubQore, it supports medical device manufacturers' drive for implantable devices which combine very low power requirements with robust wireless communications.

Action to Prevent Mismatching Patients with Care Must Involve Manual Checking & New Technologies

14 December 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has delivered its report to the National Patient Safety Agency identifying new developments in technology that could prevent the mismatching of patients with appropriate care. The report, as part of a wider study by the NPSA, will help to focus the health service on new technological developments and improve manual checking processes.

Plant-Life Inspires Cooling System for Fuel Cell Powered Laptops of the Future

09 December 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants today announces the availability of its 'evaporative cooler' concept design for cooling the fuel cell powered laptop computers of the future. Although fuel cells offer many potential benefits to the user and the environment they produce clean water as a by-product, which must be managed or contained. In addition the powerful microchips used in laptops also emit a substantial amount of heat, which is difficult to dissipate in compact product arrangements. Cambridge Consultants has developed and tested a design that takes its inspiration from plant-life and uses evaporation to cool the processor, reduce package space and improve the user experience.

Innovation is Top of Agenda

15 November 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants used its annual Innovation Day conference and exhibition on November 2nd to engage with leading businesses from a diverse range of industries. The one-day event, which attracted nearly 100 senior managers and engineers, featured a number of seminars from some of the leading thinkers in their respective industries.

Hardware-Independent Bluetooth Software Offers Low-Cost Platform for Next-Generation Portable Devices

09 November 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants today launches its Bluetooth v1.2-compliant Mezoe software, comprising a protocol stack and extensive library of application profiles. Drawing on Cambridge Consultants' strong pedigree in Bluetooth and meeting all mandatory and optional v1.2 specification features, the highly modular software offers a hardware-independent platform for the rapidly-expanding Bluetooth product market.

Cambridge Fun Run is Back

20 October 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants, the organiser of the annual Cambridge Fun Run for BBC Children in Need, is pleased to announce that this year's event will take place at lunch time on Friday, the 19th November. The event, which raised over £9,000 for Children in Need last year and attracted 80 teams, has bold ambitions of reaching the target of £15,000 and 150 teams. The invitation is open to any organisations and individuals, over the age of 18, throughout Cambridgeshire and not just those companies based on the Science Park.

Cambridge Consultants Organise ZigBee Design Conference

07 October 2004 - Cambridge Consultants It's taken 30 years for Ethernet to reach the volume shipments we see today, but the new ZigBee standard for wireless networking of embedded systems has the potential to overtake it within a year, according to Bob Metcalfe, the inventor of Ethernet. Speaking at the organised by Cambridge Consultants and Ember Corporation, Metcalfe noted that just 2% of the annual eight billion embedded microprocessor shipments a year are currently networked.

Study Reveals Significant Opportunities in Declining Patient Monitoring Market

01 October 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Companies must provide more value for money or value added services A study conducted by Cambridge Consultants into the Critical Cardiac Care Monitoring market has concluded that significant opportunities for growth are being missed and that with careful positioning, any one of the current major players could take the majority share.

Advanced Breast Cancer Imaging Technology Takes Step Closer to Market

28 September 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants Ltd. and TeraView Ltd. are working together with leading international surgeons to establish the best market entry strategy for TeraView's advanced imaging technology for breast cancer. TeraView is currently conducting a series of studies with Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, imaging healthy and cancerous tissues. By utilising TeraView's technology, significant healthcare savings could be made world-wide by reducing the need for repeat surgery.

Cambridge Consultants Opens Boston Office

13 September 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Boston, MA USA and Cambridge, UK, September 13, 2004, Cambridge Consultants, leaders in technology development and consultancy for over 40 years, opened its first US office in Boston, Massachusetts on September 8th. This laboratory-based development business will effectively be an extension of its Cambridge, UK parent. Cambridge Consultants is initially seeding its US operations with several staff members from the UK headquarters. Within the next two years, the goal is to bring over 75 jobs to the Boston community. Cambridge Consultants aim is to build an American operation similar in size and scope to its current European operations, a facility that offers a diverse range of intellectual and career opportunities for both engineers and scientists. Andrew Diston, Managing Director, will be overseeing its US operations.

Pioneering DSP Core Breaks More Ground With New Processing Modules

03 September 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has extended the versatility of its ground-breaking adaptive-datapath DSP core, APE2, with new processing modules for math-intensive embedded applications. These ready-to-use modules facilitate the rapid development of highly-efficient signal-processing data engines for ASIC applications in consumer markets such as wireless, audio and control.

Smart Specs Technology Could Clear the Way to Ultimate Athletic Performance

10 August 2004 - Cambridge Consultants A monitoring and display breakthrough from Cambridge Consultants could give athletes the means to truly optimise their training and performance - without the need for the conventional armoury of sensors and awkward wrist displays. Instead, the athlete of tomorrow will just need to wear a pair of glasses, which incorporate everything needed to monitor and display key biomedical parameters in real time.

Integrated Development Environment for Microprocessor-Based ICs

27 July 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Today, Cambridge Consultants launches xIDE, a generic Integrated Development Environment that can be customized for embedded system and semiconductor companies to create software development kits for ASSP, structured ASIC, platform or SoC products. xIDE reduces time to market, risk and software costs for companies requiring application-specific development tools, both for their own use and for delivery to customers.

UWB Wireless Technology Lifts the Barrier to Invisible Intelligent Railway Ticketing

16 July 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants has demonstrated a wireless tagging technology based on new-generation 'ultra-wide band' communications, providing a step-change in capability compared with today's paperless transport ticketing. Offering a very large sensing zone - with the option of 3D-positional information on tags, the technology has the potential to give commuters an invisible license to travel. It could be used to eliminate barriers in railway systems and allow revenue-checking staff to target only ticket-less passengers.

2.4GHz Interference-Avoiding DECT Offers High-Quality Wireless Platform for Applications Worldwide

09 June 2004 - Cambridge Consultants The product development consultancy Cambridge Consultants is introducing new software intellectual property that optimises DECT for use in the license-free 2.4GHz ISM frequency band, making it ideal for worldwide markets including the USA where the usual 1.8-1.9GHz band is unavailable.

Ground-Breaking Wireless I/O Demonstration Uses Industry-Standard Bluetooth Hardware

09 June 2004 - Cambridge Consultants The development consultancy Cambridge Consultants is demonstrating a standards-based solution for radio-enabling products and equipment at WiCon, using Bluetooth. The short-range radio option is fully available now and offers wireless-enabling potential with extremely low bill-of-material costs.

Domestic CHP Investing in Mass Production

03 June 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Current predictions for the growth of domestic CHP in Europe to a mass market extend well beyond 2015. However, with investment in mass production and cost reduction, this could be achieved much earlier, possibly as early as 2010, yielding revenues in excess of €2bn per annum. Home-based cogeneration is a vital part of addressing both security of supply and environmental concerns associated with centralised power generation, as well as delivering cheaper and more efficient energy to individual households.

Cambridge Consultants Welcomes the President of Vietnam

28 May 2004 - Cambridge Consultants The President of Vietnam Tran Duc Luong visited Cambridge, spending time at Cambridge Consultants on the Science Park and the Earth Sciences department at Cambridge University. This formed part of the official visit to the UK as a guest of the Government. President Tran Duc Luong was welcomed to Cambridge by Alan Richardson, Chief Technology Officer and Mark Pettit, Finance Director.

Support Systems for Control Rooms Combats Information-Overload Effects of Escalating Levels of Automation

19 May 2004 - Cambridge Consultants At Urban Transport 2004 (Dresden 19-21 May), Cambridge Consultants Ltd will demonstrate the role of decision support systems for optimising the efficiency of real-time control rooms. Using a model developed in conjunction with a major European metro operator, CCL's agent software demonstrator shows how intelligent tools help controllers to combat the real-life stresses of centralised control strategies, and to remain focused on strategic issues.

Micro CHP Revenues to Rise to Over £1bn Per Annum by 2010

04 May 2004 - Cambridge Consultants According to latest predictions, early adoption of domestic combined heat and power by utilities and manufacturers could easily lead to sales and service contracts worth over £1.5bn per annum (€2.2bn) across Europe by 2010, says technology specialist Cambridge Consultants Ltd. Utilities could also see additional profitability of £140m (€208m) per annum, based on a figure of 10% electricity generated by CHP.

CCL's 'Soft Plume' Inhaler Technology Set to Slash Device Costs

27 April 2004 - Cambridge Consultants New technology advances from Cambridge Consultants Ltd have led to the development of a new inhaler concept, 'Soft Plume', designed to enhance drug deposition to the lungs. It uses complex aerodynamics to create a plume effect by reducing the spray velocity, effectively delivering a gentle mist to the lungs.

Ember Buys World-Leading 802.15.4 Radio Technology

29 March 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Technology licensing deal with UK-based Cambridge Consultants Ltd. and integrating experienced development team positions Ember to offer single-chip ZigBee solution in 18 months. CAMBRIDGE, UK and BOSTON, USA, Ember Corporation today announced that it has purchased one of the world's deepest portfolios of 802.15.4 radio frequency integrated circuit technology from Cambridge Consultants Ltd and hired the engineering team that developed it.

Encouraging Signs in UK Technology Markets

08 March 2004 - Cambridge Consultants This week sees the second successful flotation on the UK hi-tech market in as many weeks. Ark Therapeutics Group plc is the first biotech company to list on the London Stock Exchange for a number of years. Cambridge Consultants Ltd's IPO team wrote the independent Expert's Report which formed part of Ark's listing prospectus addressing the merits of Ark's products, aspects of its business plan and associated risks.

New Radar Sensor Allows Pedestrians & Traffic to Coexist

24 February 2004 - Cambridge Consultants Cambridge Consultants Ltd will demonstrate a new intelligent activity sensor for vehicle and pedestrian detection at RTIC. Based on state-of-the-art ultra-wide band radar, the sensor's imaging capability allows it to provide a complete picture of traffic and pedestrian presence and movement at crossings or junctions – reducing the number of sensors required while providing more accurate information.

Using Bluetooth to Revolutionise Landlines

06 February 2004 - Cambridge Consultants The following text is taken from the leading wireless publication - Incisor The remarkable status of mobile handsets as must-have fashion accessories, has made the fixed line telephone business look as if it's been standing still in the last few years. Now, a new concept that allows mobile handsets to be used to receive and make fixed-line calls, appears to be about to inject fresh life into the market.

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