Abstract: Methods and apparatus implementing a telephony terminal for connecting a telephone to a data network. In one implementation, a telephony system includes: a phone connection for connecting to a telephone; a network connection for connecting to a network; and a controller connected to said phone connection and to said network connection; wherein said controller provides a phone service for processing inflation for said phone connection, said controller provides a network service for processing information for said network connection, and said controller provides a network voice service for converting information to and from a network voice format.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for implementing a wireless local loop phone that operates connected to or disconnected from a terminal unit. In one implementation, a phone system includes: a terminal unit comprising: a power source, a handset connection; a handset comprising: an antenna, a modem connected to the antenna, a terminal unit connection, a handset user interface; and a power connection cable connected to the handset connection and to the terminal unit connection; wherein the modem provides an air interface using the antenna, and the air interface provides a wireless local loop, when the handset is connected to the terminal unit through the handset connection and the terminal unit connection, the handset receives power from the power source through the power connection cable.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for implementing a network gateway supporting one or more service interfaces. In one implementation, a wireless gateway includes: a local network interface; a wireless interface; a controller connected to said local network interface and to said wireless interface; and one or more service interfaces connected to said local network interface and to said wireless interface; wherein each service interface provides data conversion between two services.