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CommunicAsia 2009

Pay phones survive, improved though

2009-06-17 19:25:02

Public pay phones make a comeback, packed with a lot more interactive multimedia functions.


Function Group, a multi-national company based in China, is a manufacturer of telecommunications and network products. At its booth, it showcased the different pay phones it has designed and built.

Among the three phones pictured, the white E-kiosk is the main attraction as it features how different technologies can be melded into one body provding multiple functions for the user.

Credit: Konrad Foo