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Truth be told, Fixed Mobile Convergence still isn’t talked about much (comparatively speaking) ’round these parts. Yeah, we’ve seen a few FMC routers scattered about, but Vodafone’s taking a stand by rolling out its Station in Italy. The box, which was developed in cooperation with Huawei, is an integrated switch / router with ADSL2+, WiFi, UMTS / HSPA (via a removable USB key) and four Ethernet ports. Essentially, it’s designed to combine voice with fixed and mobile broadband services, and it enables users to assemble calls on their handset through a fixed line connection when they’re kicking back at home. We’re additionally hearing that the device will eventually assemble its way to other Vodafone markets, but there’s been no word yet on future rollout dates.

[Via GigaOM]

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