What is GPRS ?
With GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) you can be continuously connected to data networks and access your favourite information and entertainment services. Just turn on, tune in, and download – whenever you like. GPRS is the perfect bearer for many kinds of applications: Multimedia picture messaging, Imaging and browsing. GPRS utilizes packet switching technology where information is transmitted in short bursts of data over an IP-based network. GPRS provides a quick session set up and fast data transmission speeds. GPRS can use multiple time slots for data transfer as opposed to a normal single time slot. GPRS is an always-connected data service as opposed to the old method of actually dialling into the data service as required.
GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service. It is a new data communications service for GSM networks and is currently being tested and installed around the world and in Australia. GPRS will allow large amounts of information to be transmitted to and from mobile devices including mobile phones. This will allow faster and much faster and cheaper Internet access from a mobile phone than what is available today.
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a mobile data service available to users of GSM mobile phones. It is often described as “2.5G”, that is, a technology between the second (2G) and third (3G) generations of mobile telephony. It provides moderate speed data transfer, by using unused TDMA channels in the GSM network.
