Nokia starts tests of Wi-Fi Internet mobile calls

Fifty families in Oulu near the polar circle in northern Finland will test Wi-Fi Internet mobile calls over the next two months, Nokia said on Thursday, reports Reuters.

"Mobile subscribers with handsets enabled for so-called unlicensed mobile access, or UMA, can make calls over the Internet when they are in range of an unlicensed wireless network such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

When they move out of range, the connection will automatically revert to a GSM, GPRS or UMTS mobile phone network."

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