Abstract: A system of controlling and managing voice and data services in a telecommunications network includes a media gateway interface coupled to a plurality of diverse voice and data media gateways operating under diverse protocols in the telecommunications network, the media gateway interface being operable to communicate service logic with the media gateways. A media gateway controller is in communications with the media gateway interface and media gateways and carries out service logic for a voice or data service according to input received from the media gateways. The system also includes a service management subsystem in communications with the media gateway controller and being operable to provision services with customers and provide service management tools for managing the services, and a service creation subsystem in communications with the service management subsystem and being operable to provide service creation tools for creating the service logic of the services.

Abstract: Docking station for at least one mobile or cordless telecommunication handset (3), particularly a phone handset, said docking station comprising a base (1) able to receive the handset (3), characterised in that the base (1) is adapted to receive simultaneously a plurality of mobile telecommunication handsets (3) and comprises therefor a plurality of locations (2) for a handset (3), the docking station comprising a public display (4) and an interface processor (5) between each location (2) of the base (1) and the display (4), said interface processor (5) comprising means for detecting an incoming call for a handset (3) docked in the location (2) and for controlling the display (4) in order to notify this detection.