Let us not forget GPRS.
Wireless messaging by early 2000 in Britain in an article about British Telecom and the Network service Freeserve.
One of the first services to be delivered to
Freeserve customers is an email notification service
on mobile phones, which will be available from late
January. Genie Internet customers already receive
the service, which forwards the first 140 characters
of an email to a mobile phone.
In late January, Freeserve customers will be able to
type an SMS on their personal computer screen
and send it from the Internet direct to any digital mobile phone user.
Peter Erskine, managing director of BT Cellnet, said in a statement that
from the middle of 2000, when GPRS technology is rolled out, customers
will have mobile Internet access which is five to 10 times faster than
current speeds.
"We are on the brink of a mobile Internet revolution and this alliance is
part of Freeserve's commitment to ensure we can provide services and
content to our customers on all platforms, using all devices and on all
networks," John Pluthero, Freeserve's chief executive, said in a statement. |
