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To: Joseph E. Caiazzo who wrote (3194)	3/18/1998 5:40:00 PM
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Ericsson Communications System Zooms Into Private-Mobile-Radio Turf (03/18/98; 2:15 p.m. EST) By Peter Clarke, EE Times Ericsson Radio Systems will introduce a radio communications system at CeBit in Hannover, Germany, that will give professional mobile radio users, such as utility and transport companies, an alternative to their current Private Mobile Radio or Public Access Mobile Radio systems. The system will essentially overlay the familiar functions of a Private Mobile Radio system onto an established Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) digital cellular network. Ericsson Radio, in Stockholm, Sweden, said its new system, GSM Pro, combines the specialized features of professional mobile radio with the economy and functionality of GSM, thereby eliminating the need to maintain separate radio systems and frequencies. The GSM Pro system includes a server interfaced to a GSM network, PC-based dispatch consoles, and specialized, rugged end-user terminals. The system will be commercially available by the end of 1998. "GSM Pro provides the end user with professional mobile radio functionality without building a special network, thereby offering the potential to reduce their capital and operating costs," said Tore Smedman, product manager for professional mobile radio at Ericsson Radio Systems. "Given the state of development of GSM technology and its ubiquitous coverage, it makes good business sense for these users to migrate to GSM," Smedman said. Professional mobile radio users are used to functions not traditionally associated with GSM. These include group calls, special emergency calls, and passive monitoring. Users are also familiar with the push-to-talk mode, though this could be seen as a disadvantage of uniplex radio systems. An organization using a GSM Pro service could save the cost of investing in and maintaining its own network. GSM Pro terminals would function like push-to-talk radios, but would also allow additional GSM services, such as data communications and text messaging. GSM Pro will also offer advantages to GSM network operators, Ericsson Radio said. By supporting the specialized functions of professional mobile users, the operator serves a whole new group of heavy callers. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute -- the standardization body for GSM -- has begun work to incorporate Private Mobile Radio functionality into the GSM specification. A GSM-based alternative to private radio has already won the support of railway companies in Europe that have agreed on a GSM-based solution called GSM-R. Stock Lookup Search Archives