MOBILTEL TO LAUNCH GPRS SERVICE BY THE END OF 2002

Business | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00

MobilTel intends to launch GPRS (General Packed Radio Services) by the end of 2002, the company’s executive director Rumyana Kyuchukova told Pari Daily. The biggest Bulgarian GSM operator will invest EUR 50 M in the construction of the system after signing a two-year agreement with Siemens daughter company in Bulgaria – Digicom. Thus, MobiTel will be able to offer faster Internet access, transmission of data and fax messages via the mobile phones. The General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a new nonvoice value added service that allows information to be sent and received across a mobile telephone network. MobiTel’s investment program for 2002 envisages over BGN 300 M, which will be used for network development and improvement of the signal quality.
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