GSM - also known as PCS (personal communications services) - is currently available in the 900 megahertz (MHz), 1800 MHz and 1,900 MHz wavebands, but development on the 800 MHz waveband has been in progress for some time.
Many Nordic and East European analog cellular networks already work in this waveband, as well as CDMA (code division multiple access) networks in the Americas, but the arrival of digital networks means that many of these wavebands will become free.
Eight hundred megahertz isn`t the only new frequency band being developed for GSM services, as Nokia is considering developing the 400 MHz waveband for areas such as the Philippines.
However, Ericsson says that it plans to add GSM 800 base stations, network technology and handsets, to its range from the third quarter of this year.
Bo Bergstrom, Ericsson`s head of GSM, TDMA (time division multiple access) and Edge systems, said that the planned launch of 800 MHz GSM hardware means that his firm can now support any operator, almost anywhere, which wants to introduce GSM cellular services to their market.
Subscribers, he added, will be able to roam to other GSM networks using multi-band handsets, since the service portfolio for GSM 800 will be easily integrated with the service portfolios of GSM networks in any other frequency band.
Ericsson`s Web site is at http://www.ericsson.com.
Reported by Newsbytes.com, http://www.newsbytes.com.
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