Marginmike and all,
Anybody knows how fast this "GSM on the net" speed will provide? 9.6k, 14.4k, 56k, 84k, or even faster?
Ericsson's 'GSM on the Net' to enter trials with Pacific Bell Wireless and UC Berkeley
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 1999--Ericsson's GSM on the Net solution for providing IP-based wireless multimedia services will enter trials with Pacific Bell Wireless in the US. At the same time, new applications for the system will be investigated independently at the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Computer Science.
PacBell Wireless will commence trials of GSM on the Net in its GSM network in California and Nevada during the second quarter of 1999.
In a related development, the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Computer Science will use a GSM on the Net system in independent trials to develop open interface applications. PacBell Wireless will provide radio frequencies to Berkeley for work on the project carried on at the department, which is supported by Ericsson.
''We, at Pacific Bell Wireless, will be evaluating this new development as an additional feature to our service offerings in California and Nevada,'' said Dave Williams, vice president of Network Technology for Pacific Bell Wireless. ''If the trial is successful, I see this as an excellent solution for small- to medium-sized businesses that value the extra mobility it will give to their staff, allowing far greater productivity than conventional, fixed PBX solutions.''
''Ericsson's leading-edge products will give us a major new capability for our research projects into exploiting an Internet-based core that integrates telecommunications access networks and new telephony service architectures,'' said Randy Katz, chairman of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at UC Berkeley. ''Ericsson's support is helping bring Berkeley to the forefront of research in wireless and Internet-based technologies.''
''GSM on the Net is designed to make the truly wireless office an affordable reality,'' said Bengt-Ake Ljuden, marketing manager for GSM on the Net at Ericsson. ''Once fully developed and deployed, it will ensure local and global mobility, multimedia capabilities and advanced IP-based applications for businesses and other group users.''
Brian H.
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