New services from MobiFon

Romanian communications operator Mobifon at the end of last week launched the first HSCSD (High-Speed Circuit Switched Data) service in Romania.

In a press release, the company shows that its clients will benefit thus from high-speed services of data transmission through their mobile phones. The offer implies the introduction of a new standard. Thus, data will be transmitted to cellular owners with a speed of 38.4 or 57.6 kilobytes/second, as compared to 9.6 kilobytes/second so far.

The Romanian operator currently has approximately one million clients. Starting August 8, Connex network clients benefit from Internet access on their mobile phones, due to the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) technology. The standard is internationally accepted and allows the user to view Internet data in a special text format on GSM mobile phones geared with WAP technology.

All clients with WAP mobile phones, which therefore have an incorporated Internet browser, may access this service, irrespective whether they are subscribers or are using rechargeable cards. Some of the models tested and acknowledged for Connex WAP services are Nokia 7110, Nokia 9110, Ericsson R320s, Mitsubishi MT 342 Trium Geo-@, Motorola P7389, Motorola T228, Motorola V2299, Motorola Angel.