Nokia, the world's top cell phone maker, unveiled on Thursday a new phone featuring unlicensed mobile access, or UMA, technology. Nokia said this new UMA model, the 6301, will begin shipping in Europe in the fourth quarter for about $322 (230 euros), before subsidies and taxes.
UMA handsets can make calls over the Internet when they are in range of an unlicensed wireless network, such as Wi-Fi. When they move out of range, the connection automatically reverts to a GSM, GPRS or UMTS mobile phone network. Nokia started its first tests on UMA technology in mid-2006 and it has already
