Definitions of GPRS on the Web:

General Packet Radio Service. A GSM data transmission technique that does not set
up a continuous channel from a portable terminal for the transmission and reception
of data but transmits and receives data in packets. !t makes ver" efficient use of
available radio spectrum.
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General Packet Radio Service
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General Packet Radio Service: a radio technolo&" for GSM net#orks that adds
packet-s#itchin& protocols shorter set-up time for !SP connections and offer the
possibilit" to char&e b" amount of data sent rather than connect time. GPRS
promises to support fle$ible data transmission rates t"picall" up to ./ or '/ 0bps
1#ith a theoretical ma$imum of )2).. 0bps3 as #ell as continuous connection to the
net#ork. ...
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4his stands for General Packet Radio Services and is one of the latest advancements
in mobile data. !t is a GSM Packet 5ased bearer for the deliver" of data services.
With GPRS "ou onl" pa" for the amount of information "ou do#nload rather than the
duration of the connection.
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General Packet Radio Service: GPRS is hailed as the ..+ for mobile phones and #ill
be #ith us from the be&innin& of .//). GP!s #ill &ive "ou a permanent connection at
about +/kbps or so to "our mobile phone.
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General Packet Radio S"stem. Multislot packet data transmission protocol for GSM
supportin& speeds up to )2/ 0bps. GPRS net#orks consist of t#o main elements:
SGS6 1Service GPRS Support 6ode3 and GGS6 1Gate#a" GPRS Support 6ode3.
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General Packet Radio Service. A packet-based #ireless communication service
based on Global S"stem for Mobile 1GSM3 communication that deliver effective data
rates up to +/ 0bps and continuous connection to the data services for mobile phone
and computer users as #ell as telematics applications. 4he hi&her data rates allo#
users to send multimedia messa&es and interact #ith multimedia Web sites and
similar applications usin& mobile handheld devices as #ell as notebook computers. ...
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Short for General Packet Radio Service a standard for #ireless communications
#hich runs at speeds up to ))+ kilobits per second compared #ith current GSM
1Global S"stem for Mobile 7ommunications3 s"stems8 *.9 kilobits. GPRS #hich
supports a #ide ran&e of band#idths is an efficient use of limited band#idth and is
particularl" suited for sendin& and receivin& small bursts of data such as e-mail and
Web bro#sin& as #ell as lar&e volumes of data.
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General Packet Radio Service is a #ireless data transmission service based on
packet transmission #hich is similar to the #a" !nternet email is delivered. GPRS is
bein& absorbed in 'G is compatible #ith GSM and 4DMA net#orks and offers
speeds in the ))+ kbps ran&e.
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General Packet Radio Service ;or the third &eneration of mobile hand sets and
mobile !nternet devices.
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A packet-s#itched technolo&" that allo#s internet and other data communications
over a GSM net#ork. GPRS is considered a <.G8 technolo&" and supports <al#a"s
on< capabilit" #hich uses the net#ork onl" #hen there is data to be sent.
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General Packet Radio Services a ..+-&eneration technolo&" 1bein& implemented in
GSM net#orks3 that ma" offer #ireless data access speeds of up to ),, kilobits per
second in end-user devices.
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General Packet Radio Service. =ften referred to as the ..+G mobile
telecommunications s"stem.
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General Packet Radio Service. A packet-based air interface desi&ned as a GSM
overla" permittin& the use of GPRS as an optional data net#orkin& service on GSM-
based net#orks includin& interoperabilit" #ith the #ireline !nternet. GPRS #hich
ma" also be implemented on non-GSM 4DMA net#orks can theoreticall" offer near-
broadband data over mobile but practical multi-user implementations are constrained
to much lo#er throu&hput rates closer to dial-up !nternet speeds. ...
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A packet-linked technolo&" that enables hi&h-speed 1up to ))+ kilobit per second3
#ireless !nternet and other mobile data communications.
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an e$tension to GSM standard to include packet data services.
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Packet s#itchin& s"stem enablin& enhanced data rate over GSM net#orks 1cf.
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General Packet Radio Service. GPRS permits faster !nternet access and improved
mobile technolo&" throu&h continuous connectivit".
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General Packet Radio Services a service for cellphones promoted b" >odafone that
carries all messa&es in di&ital form at a much hi&her rate than the standard di&ital
cellphone messa&in& band#idth. !t is bein& promoted as the ne$t-&eneration mobile
!nternet service and char&es users b" the amount of data used not the time spent on
the phone enablin& a GPRS cellphone to be left al#a"s on.
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4he General Packet Radio S"stem 1GPRS3 is the ne$t &eneration of GSM. !t #ill be
the basis of 'G net#orks in @urope and else#here.
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GPRS is General Packet Radio Service and is part of the GSM standard. !t delivers
Bal#a"s-onC #ireless packet data services to GSM customers. GPRS can provide
packet data speeds of up to ))+ kb%s.
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1General Packet Radio S#itchin&3 - A #ide-area #ireless standard not "et in
common use but e$pected to &ain in popularit" in .//) and be"ond.
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provides packet-based rather than circuit-s#itched connections on mobile net#orks.
Data rates should ran&e from +9 up to )+/ 0bps. 4he as-needed 1rather than
dedicated3 connections should brin& do#n the cost of data services. 5ased on the
GSM standard this is an incremental step to#ard @nhanced Data GSM @nvironment
1@DG@3 and 'G services.
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&eneral packet radio services
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abbreviation for <&eneral packet radio services< a technolo&" for radio transmission
of of data usuall" bet#een mobile phones and the !nternet.
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General Packet Radio Service 1GPRS3 is a mobile data service available to users of
GSM mobile phones. !t is often described as <..+G< that is a technolo&" bet#een
the second 1.G3 and third 1'G3 &enerations of mobile telephon". !t provides moderate
speed data transfer b" usin& unused 4DMA channels in the GSM net#ork. ...
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