Siemens launches GPRS system

Siemens launches GPRS system

JAKARTA (JP): German-based mobile communications provider
Siemens Indonesia introduced on Thursday a new cellular
telephone technology, called the General Packet Radio Service
(GPRS).

The company said the GPRS technology, which was demonstrated
at the Indonesian International Telecommunications, Media &
Information Technology expo, will enable mobile telephone users
to transmit and receive data through their phones four times
faster than the speed provided by GSM technology.

Siemens said its new GPRS-based mobile telephones would be
available on the local market by the end of this year. (cst)