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IP: WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS AT 64 kbps WITH GSM
From: Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 12:29:54 -0400
Repost from Ericsson's news released ------------------------------------ WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS AT 64 kbps WITH GSM For the first time ever, applications for wireless Internet access at 64 kbps via GSM have been demonstrated under real conditions. The live multislot GSM demonstration, which was organised by Telia Mobitel and Telia Research in co-operation with Ericsson, took place at Telekomdagarna in Stockholm on 21 May, 1996. High transmission speeds are the key to the long-awaited breakthrough in accessing the Internet's World Wide Web and videoconferencing using the GSM standard. The Stockholm demonstration was the result of close collaboration in development work between Telia Mobitel and Ericsson, and proof of the potential for development that GSM holds. Today, mobile telephone operators all over the world are facing high subscriber expectations regarding data communication. Both Ericsson - as a supplier of technology - and Telia Mobitel are in the forefront. GSM is specially well suited for multimedia services that include the transmission of sound, pictures and video. Ericsson and Telia play an active role in the international standardisation work being carried out to enable the introduction of high-speed data transmission, known as High Speed Circuit Switched Data, via GSM. Higher data transmission speeds will be successively introduced in existing GSM networks to keep pace with demand, and mobile telephone subscribers will be offered data communication at speeds from 19.2 and 28.8 kbps, right up to 64 kbps and above. "Our joint demonstration at Telekomdagarna showed how future-proof GSM technology is, and emphasised Ericsson's leading role as a GSM supplier. It also illustrated how forward-looking mobile telephone operators such as Telia Mobitel are in developing this digital standard to create new ways of competing in the future," says Olle Kdllstrvm, product manager for data communication applications at Ericsson Radio Systems in Kista. "Telia Mobitel is working together with Ericsson to develop technology that will achieve higher speeds in mobile telephony as more and more applications such as multimedia require it. The mix of still pictures, video, text, and sound requires higher transmission speeds," says Fredrik Landahl, who is responsible for business development at Telia Mobitel. "We see mobile units being used as part of a LAN environment as an obvious development in company communications. Many companies are now looking at intranet solutions for internal communication. Intranet is based on the Internet, and Telia Mobitel together with Telia Telecom Services have produced one of Sweden's first professional Internet solutions - Metafor - that provides internal information to their staff via a nationwide network," says Fredrik Landahl. Ericsson has supplied GSM systems to 43 countries and is a world leader in GSM equipment. Ericsson's 85,000 employees are active in more than 100 countries. Their combined expertise in switching, radio and networking makes Ericsson a world leader in telecommunications. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Per Bengtsson, Communications Director, Ericsson Business Area Radio Communications Tel. +46 8 757 2159 Olle Kdllstrvm, product manager data applications, Ericsson Radio Systems Tel. +46 8 764 1443 Fredrik Landahl, Business Development Telia Mobitel Tel. +46 70 590 7815
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