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About GPRS Chips

GPRS chips use general packet radio service (GPRS), a standard for wireless communications with a throughput rate of 115 kilobits (kbps) per second. GPRS represents an enhancement to global system for mobile communications (GSM), a standard which marked the advent of the “smart-card” technology in wireless products. GPRS chips are popular choice with device manufacturers for a wide range of consumer and enterprise applications. Unlike GSM, which restricts message lengths to 160 bytes, GPRS permits a continuous flow of IP packets. This means that a wireless chip can be used in a range of devices. For example, wireless GPRS phones can be used for everything form global position and other location-based services to multimedia streaming such as video and text-messaging). Companies that use GPRS chips in their wireless communication products can also provide Internet access and intranet access.




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