New generation mobile:
The raft of all-singing, all-dancing phones announced at or just before 3GSM have a strong focus on multimedia, especially cameras, video, and music. Even the most basic, entry-level handsets -- the ones most likely to be offered for free with contracts by mobile operators -- are now featuring VGA-quality displays. Higher-end multimedia phones are starting to be equipped with hard drives and gigabytes of flash memory. That sets them up to do battle with Apple's iPod.
Another hot trend at 3GSM is called unlicensed mobile access, or UMA. (We're not kidding about the acronyms.) UMA is a scheme that allows phones and other portable devices to communicate over both cellular and wireless LAN networks (Wi-Fi), seamlessly handing off calls from one to the other. Major mobile-phone makers, including Nokia and Sony Ericsson, have introduced phones that can conveniently operate on both types of networks.
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