Didn´t have to go far: from Ericsson´s home page.
So they are talking about up to 96K, in real world, in commercial application. How does this look like to you guys, in comparison with a 150K laboratory speed of 1X?
IMO there is not much difference, the biggest one being that GPRS does not pretend to be 3G.
- rajala
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First commercial GPRS service in Hong Kong launched
Ericsson and SmarTone Mobile Communications, a communications services provider, are launching the first GPRS commercial service in Hong Kong. The new pilot service is initially being made available to 100 selected corporate customers.
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) introduces packet switching and the Internet Protocol (IP) to mobile networks. Ericsson's GPRS system enables operators to offer mobile Internet and other IP-based applications at speeds up to ten times as fast as current mobile networks which are optimized for voice applications.
Ericsson and SmarTone joined forces to score a significant first for the Asia-Pacific region with the launch of a network trial of GPRS in December 1999. Following successful system trialling, Ericsson and SmarTone introduced a live, operational GPRS system into SmarTone's Hong Kong network in May of this year - a world first.
"Now that we have the system and infrastructure completely ready as well as well as all backend support in place, we are taking things a step further with a full-scale operation with live customers in preparation for a market-wide launch," said Ian Stone, CEO of SmarTone.
For the pilot launch, SmarTone identified corporate customers whose businesses focus on finance services including insurance and stock trading; manufacturing and hospitality services. "Their insights on GPRS and service demand will become extremely valuable for us to further develop and refine our GPRS applications," added Stone.
"GPRS is one of the most important building blocks for the new era of mobile Internet, and we are very happy to take a major step in this development, together with our long-term partner, SmarTone," said Kurt Hellström, President of Ericsson. Ericsson has over 50 per cent market share of the GPRS market, with 47 commercial agreements and 44 test systems. The Ericsson GPRS solution is future-proofed for third generation (3G) systems and is compatible with the latest GPRS specifications approved at SMG 31 (Special Mobile Group within ETSI standardization organization).
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