As a packet-switched network, GPRS saves time by accessing the net instantly without the long waits for connection experienced by GSM users. Baker also confirmed that GSM data speeds are still well below the theoretical maximum enabled by GPRS...
Carly Fiorina, CEO of HP, has been anxious to increase the company's 5.4 per cent share of the handset market in an effort to close the gap with rival Compaq - whose iPaq holds 9.8 per cent of the market.
HP's iPaq, while still the second best seller in Europe, has fallen back around 28 per cent in sales terms year-on-year, both in Europe and worldwide. Despite Compaq's early success with the device and HP's withdrawal of its similar Jornada - which...
The card, dubbed the GC79, is an update of the existing GC75, which only offers GSM and GPRS connectivity. It will support all three GSM bands for worldwide connectivity, as well as GPRS class 10 and 802.11 Wi-Fi, which provides 11Mbps when in...
The backhaul options are either mobile (GSM/GPRS, 3G) or satellite which means there may be less bandwidth available for internet access than there is in fixed deployments of wi-fi. The GNER service is provided by Icomera, which handles backhaul...
Multimode diallers are ideally combined with a PC card featuring GSM, GPRS, 3G and wi-fi. Remote logon to email servers with GPRS can be quite slow. Workers will always use devices such as USB drives, MP3 players, digital cameras and PDAs - and...