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GPRS
phase 2 or GPRS for UMTS
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certain
issues defined in stage 1 documents not yet included in first
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release
of GPRS standard (mutual authentication, MS initiated
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QoS
renegotiation, support for continuous data flow: voice over
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GPRS,
multicast services)
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new
requirements have been pointed out for UMTS
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GPRS
products:
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official
ETSI schedule is 18-24 months after approval of the
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standard
(vary ambitious)
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Ericsson
and Motorola announced deals with operators on GPRS
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in
January 1999
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Ericsson
delivered first GPRS equipment during Summer 1999
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field
trials with 50 or so operators during Fall 1999
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services
launched in Europe in 2001
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