BT Cellnet, AT&T Wireless Services, SmarTone of Hong Kong and Taiwan's FarEasTone will begin a general packet radio services (GPRS) pre-commercial roaming trial in the second quarter of this year. The companies will assess network stability, and trial network integration and connectivity. The companies expect the service to go live in the second half of 2000. Although AT&T Wireless uses TDMA technology in the United States, its GPRS project will help evolve the company to TDMA-EDGE third-generation digital technology which includes a new of GSM technology.
BT Cellnet, AT&T Wireless Services, SmarTone of Hong Kong and Taiwan's FarEasTone will begin a general packet radio services (GPRS) pre-commercial roaming trial in the second quarter of this year. ...
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