GPRS
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GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a mobile data standard that enables packet-switched internet and multimedia services over 2G and 3G cellular networks.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GPRS canonical | 17 |
| General Packet Radio Service | 2 |
| EGPRS | 1 |
| Enhanced GPRS | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5479546 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GPRS Context triple: [GSM, supportsService, GPRS]
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A.
GSM
GSM is a second-generation (2G) digital mobile communication standard that became the global foundation for cellular voice and basic data services.
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B.
GSM
GSM is the common abbreviation for Great St Mary’s Church, the historic University Church located in the center of Cambridge, England.
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C.
GSM-R
GSM-R is a digital radio communication system used across European railways to provide secure voice and data links between trains and railway control centers.
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D.
UMTS
UMTS is a third-generation (3G) mobile telecommunications system that provides higher-speed voice and data services over cellular networks.
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E.
eXtended Data Rate
eXtended Data Rate (XDR) is a high-performance dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) technology designed to provide very high bandwidth for applications like game consoles, graphics systems, and networking equipment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GPRS Target entity description: GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a mobile data standard that enables packet-switched internet and multimedia services over 2G and 3G cellular networks.
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A.
GSM
GSM is a second-generation (2G) digital mobile communication standard that became the global foundation for cellular voice and basic data services.
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B.
GSM
GSM is the common abbreviation for Great St Mary’s Church, the historic University Church located in the center of Cambridge, England.
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C.
GSM-R
GSM-R is a digital radio communication system used across European railways to provide secure voice and data links between trains and railway control centers.
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D.
UMTS
UMTS is a third-generation (3G) mobile telecommunications system that provides higher-speed voice and data services over cellular networks.
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E.
eXtended Data Rate
eXtended Data Rate (XDR) is a high-performance dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) technology designed to provide very high bandwidth for applications like game consoles, graphics systems, and networking equipment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mobile data standard
ⓘ
packet-switched data service ⓘ |
| allocates | multiple timeslots per user ⓘ |
| basedOn | GSM ⓘ |
| billingModel | volume-based charging ⓘ |
| category |
mobile telecommunications technology
ⓘ
wireless networking standard ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
GSM circuit-switched domain
ⓘ
linked to:
GSM core network
|
| commerciallyDeployedFrom | around 2000 ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | existing GSM networks ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | circuit-switched data ⓘ |
| enables |
email over mobile networks
ⓘ
mobile internet access ⓘ multimedia messaging services ⓘ web browsing on mobile devices ⓘ |
| extends | GSM core network ⓘ |
| fullName |
General Packet Radio Service
ⓘ
linked to:
GPRS
|
| introducedBy | 3GPP ⓘ |
| introducedIn | late 1990s ⓘ |
| layerType | packet-switched domain ⓘ |
| operatesOn |
2G cellular networks
ⓘ
3G cellular networks ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
EDGE
ⓘ
UMTS packet-switched services ⓘ |
| region | global ⓘ |
| requires | GPRS-capable handset ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | 3GPP ⓘ |
| successor |
3G HSPA services
ⓘ
EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) ⓘ
linked to:
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
|
| supports |
always-on connectivity
ⓘ
packet-switched data transmission ⓘ roaming across networks ⓘ |
| supportsMobility | cellular handover ⓘ |
| supportsService |
MMS
ⓘ
WAP browsing ⓘ location-based services ⓘ |
| theoreticalMaximumDataRate | up to 171.2 kbit/s ⓘ |
| typicalDownlinkSpeed | up to 40 kbit/s ⓘ |
| typicalUplinkSpeed | up to 20 kbit/s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
early mobile IoT applications
ⓘ
machine-to-machine communication ⓘ |
| uses |
APN (Access Point Name)
ⓘ
packet switching ⓘ |
| usesNetworkElement |
GGSN
ⓘ
SGSN ⓘ
linked to:
Serving GPRS Support Node
|
| usesProtocol |
GTP
ⓘ
IP ⓘ |
| usesRadioInterface | GSM TDMA channels ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: GPRS Description of subject: GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a mobile data standard that enables packet-switched internet and multimedia services over 2G and 3G cellular networks.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: GPRS
linked to: GPRS