STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced it received orders from three European mobile operators for its GSM Pro system. GSM Pro enables mobile phones to operate like two-way radios, adding group communications functions to Global System for Mobile communications technology.
Switzerland’s Swisscom, Westel 900 of Hungary and Lithuanian operator Bite GSM ordered the equipment. The GSM Pro services will be introduced within months, initially for users of traditional private mobile radio systems, said Ericsson.
Four operators worldwide, including MNT in South Africa, have purchased the equipment, first announced in 1998, said Ericsson.
