The present invention relates to a mobile communication system which comprises a base station (BTS1) having a data transmission connection to a mobile services switching centre (MSC) through a transcoder unit (TRCU). In order to improve the data transmission connection between the base station and the transcoder unit, the data transmission connection in question is partly composed of a packet-switched data transmission connection (4) to which a converter means (3) is arranged comprising means for converting the TRAU frame received into a packet to be transmitted over the packet-switched connection (4), the conversion including the removal of bits included in the TRAU frame and not needed on the packet-switched connection (4).