What's Next for GSM?

July 1997 / International Bits / New GSM Network Services / What's Next for GSM?

* More users; around 750,000 new subscribers worldwide open GSM accounts each month.
* You can dial frequently called numbe rs with voice command.
* No need for a PC Card to connect a notebook to a mobile phone. Data communications software for Windows 95 emulates modem functionality.
* A new compression algorithm squeezes about 50 percent more text into a standard Short Message Service (SMS) message, making it more cost-effective.
* Top-of-the-line mobile phones will have a built-in Web viewer with small font sizes for "push" information.

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