PMN Intros GPRS Service

BARCELONA -- Private Mobile Networks Ltd, the UK provider of private GSM network technology, today announced the launch of a general packet radio service (GPRS) solution to allow customers to take control of the rising cost of data services and Internet connectivity. This solution is an industry first and is available as an optional upgrade to Private Mobile eXchange, enabling business users to access their LAN infrastructure from a standard GSM enabled handset or data device over the private mobile network (PMN).

“The inclusion of GPRS into PMX will allow our customers to take advantage of the existing corporate IP infrastructure for mobile voice and mobile data without incurring mobile operator data charges while within range of a private mobile network,” said Dean Parsons, Operations Director for Private Mobile Networks Ltd. “We selected the advanced Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution (EDGE) technologies to enable us to gain greater data transfer rates,” added Parsons.

“Cost control is one aspect, but we are in discussion with a potential customer who requires a private GPRS network as a secure network for data transfer of business related information around a large campus site,” said Parsons. “In this case, they already have a WLAN infrastructure but believe separation of general data from operational or machine generated information offers a better security option and provides the degree of resilience that they require,” he explained.

Private Mobile Networks Ltd.