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GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Related Entries Web Links New/Updated Information Note: Many topics at this site are reduced versions of the text in "The Encyclopedia of Networking and Telecommunications." Search results will not be as extensive as a search of the book's CD-ROM. GPRS is a technology for transmitting data over a GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) wireless network. It uses packet switching and supports IP. GPRS is a 3G (third-generation) cellular technology and was implemented in 1999 and 2000. Data rates are at least twice that of the fastest telephone modem. Refer to "Mobile Computing" and "Wireless Mobile Communications" for more information. Copyright (c) 2001 Tom Sheldon and Big Sur Multimedia. |