A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES OVER EITHER A FIXED NETWORK OR A MOBILE NETWORK DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL

摘要

A system and method for routing a telephone call, wherein a mobile terminal (106) is used as a combined cordless telephone and a mobile telephone. The system automatically takes care of roaming between a mobile network (102) and a fixed network (104). The call will be connected over either the fixed network (104) or the mobile network (102) depending on whether the mobile terminal (106) is within or out of radio coverage of a home base station (110) connected to the fixed network (104). The call is routed in response to a routing indication which is included in the called number of the mobile terminal (106) depending on the location of th emobile terminal (106). In this way, network operators may direct calls over the fixed network (104) in preference to the mobile network (102), thereby providing higher quality to subscribers and a simpler infrastructure of the mobile network (102).