Nokia unveiled today its new Nokia 6301 which offers unlicensed mobile access (UMA) technology. Thanks to this technology consumers can make calls over the Internet when they are hey are in range of an unlicensed wireless network, such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. WLAN/UMA provides excellent coverage and sound quality, even in areas where mobile phone reception has previously been poor.

"The convergence of mobile and fixed/land-line technologies means consumers are looking for products that can help make their lives easier," said Peter Ropke, Senior Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia. "With the Nokia 6301 utilizing UMA technology, worldwide triband GSM coverage is combined with superior indoor WLAN coverage to create a device that people can use in virtually any situation.”

The Nokia 6301 weighs 93 grams and measures less than 13.1mm thin. It includes also a 2–inch QVGA screen and a 2 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom.

The phone can be used also as an MP3 player and the files can be stored on its 30 MB internal memory or on SD cards.

According to Nokia, the Nokia 6301 has a talk-time of up to 3.5 hours and a standby time of up to 14 days.

Orange will be one of the first operators to offer the Nokia 6301, as part of its Unik/Unique portfolio and the phone will be available during the fourth quarter of 2007 with an estimated retail price of 230 euros before subsidies or taxes. Nokia didn’t announce any plans to launch the phone in US.