This week more information on the hybrid mobile/satellite phone, the Terrestar Genus was announced by AT&T and Terrestar reports an article over on pcworld. Both companied intend to release the Windows Mobile 3G Terrestar Genus and target business users.

The Terrestar genus will use Terrestar’s satellite phone service when out of range of a mobile phone signal and when in range will use the AT&T network.

Spec wise the Terrestar genus sports a 2.6 inch touch screen, 3 megapixel camera, Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional operating system, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, VoIP app, Microsoft Office Mobile, Outlook Mobile, , quad-band GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA, and microSD expansion.