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Deploying a Next Generation Push-to-Talk Service across Today's Wireless Networks

Overview This white paper talks about Push-to-Talk services which offer enormous appeal for wireless carriers and their subscribers. PTT has proven to be a very popular form of communication among many user segments such as construction, field sales, dispatched services and security firms. This popularity has driven higher Average Revenue per User (ARPU) and lower customer churn, and PTT has grown to a multi-billion dollar service in North America alone.

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Publisher	Hewlett Packard	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	November 2003	Downloads	35
Format	White Papers
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications

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