Orange lauches 3G UMA service, Unik

Orange’s Unik, the 3G UMA (unlicensed mobile access) service, is offering a single handset that can be used to make calls and access the data services via Wi-Fi or operator network as well.

Orange claims to be the first telco to bring 3G and UMA technologies together. This will bring it’s customers an experience with richer content services and faster data speeds.

This service in the intial stages will be available in France from October, followed by Poland, Spain and the UK. Orange’s existing Unik service, presently, available to customers in France, Poland (Unifon), UK (Unique) and Spain (Unico).

The first handset which will be provided with this service will be Samsung P270, followed by the Sony Ericsson G705u.

Georges Penalver, EVP of group strategic marketing at Orange, said: “Our Unik customers will be able to take advantage of 3G’s capabilities delivering exciting multimedia services, such as music, downloads, TV and video. We have increased the benefits of this innovative technology, delivering a simple and cost-effective solution to meet our customers’ needs. That’s why UMA is at the heart of our convergence strategy.”