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To: slacker711 who wrote (32368)	2/17/2003 11:34:37 AM
From: waitwatchwander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196527

Ericsson, Nokia And Siemens Define Specs For Push-To-Talk Services tmcnet.com [February 17, 2003] Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens are working together to define specifications for an open standard to speed the adoption of direct-call push-to-talk service over GPRS. The push-to-talk technology uses the capabilities of the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) as specified by 3GPP for enabling IP connections between mobile phones. The specifications created through this collaboration will be submitted to relevant industry bodies in order to create a standard that will avoid fragmentation and establish a unified push to talk over GPRS market. The interoperable technology resulting from this work will allow mobile phones and networks to be used for push-to-talk communication using a variety of radio access networks. "AT&T Wireless supports this joint initiative. Our goal is to connect our customers to the people and information they care most about," said Rod Nelson, CTO of AT&T Wireless, "This new service, which will open to a broad audience, is another way to connect and is an example of how the scale and flexibility of GSM/GPRS/EDGE leads to new and cost effective services." "We are always looking for new service offerings like push to talk, that allow our customers to quickly and simply connect to others" said Mike Dobbs, vice president of product management at Cingular Wireless. "The standards-based approach taken by these manufacturers will allow carriers to ultimately deliver this service to the largest market in the most efficient and effective way." :-)