SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) published “GEO-Mobile Radio (GMR) interface specifications,” specifications for a mobile satellite radio interface.
New features include direct terminal-to-terminal calls that adapt and enhance GSM radio interface coverage and a full set of circuit mode services for voice, fax and data.
The specifications, jointly developed with U.S. Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), were evolved mainly from the GSM standard. TIA is expected to publish parallel GMR specifications later this year.
In other news, ETSI announced the Wireless Multimedia Forum (WMF) will join the Organizational Partners of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) as a market representation partner.
