GSMGPRS Technology A Global GSMA Solution

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GSM/GPRS TechnologyA Global GSMA Solution

• By Zach Beckel

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What is GSMA?

• GSMA encompasses four cell phone technologies
• GSM
• GPRS
• EDGE
• 3GSM

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What is GSM?

• has a hug history behind it
• When do you think it was invented/work started on
  it?
• When do you think it was completed?
• 1993 there were 36 GSM networks in 22 countries
• Operates on 900/1800/1900 MHz
• (U.S. uses 900/1800)

ATT GSM Coverage map Click here
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More GSM

• By the beginning of 1994, there were 1.3 million
  subscribers worldwide
• What do you think GSM stands for now?

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What is GPRS?

• What does GPRS stand for?
• Would you use it if you had it/have it?
• What else do you think its used for?

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GSM and GPRS together?

• Why?
• What do you think the potentials are?
• Do you think this is a good idea?

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GSM/GPRS Costs?

• What do you think?

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What is SMS?

• Do you think it is widely used?
• Why would it be used?
• What is WAP?
• Why is this important?

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SMS Activity

• Activity
• http//www.mymmode.com/messagecenter/

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SMS can save your life!

• http//www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/12/10605883
  55137.html?fromstoryrhs

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What is MMS?

• Again, what do you think it is?
• Why is it starting to replace SMS?
• Many more technologies involved here
  http//www.gsmworld.com/technology/index.shtml

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What is EDGE?

• Newest trend companies are trying to sell
• Big wireless benefits with EDGE

Click Here to Watch EDGE Speed Movie Now!
http//www.attwireless.com/speed/
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Who has EDGE?
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3GSM

• 3GSM is the latest addition to the GSM family.
  3GSM is about having third generation mobile
  multimedia services available globally. 3GSM
  focuses on visionary communications, in more ways
  than one. It's about the new visual ways in which
  people will communicate and the unique vision of
  the GSM community, which has always focused on
  the future needs of our customers.The
  technology on which 3GSM services will be
  delivered is built around a core GSM network with
  a Wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) air interface, which has
  been developed as an open standard by operators
  in conjunction with the 3GPP standards
  development organization. Already over 85 of the
  world's network operators have chosen 3GSM's
  underlying technology platform to deliver their
  third generation services. 3GSM is a key element
  of GSM-The Wireless Evolution.

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Where did I get my info?

• http//kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/jutta/gsm/js-intro.htm
  l
• http//www.gsmworld.com/
• http//keskus.hut.fi/opetus/s38118/s00/tyot/26/
• http//www.siemens.ie/mobile/GSM/benefits.htm
• http//www.roshan.af/benefits.htm