These 'inbetween' 2.5G upgrades for GSM networks include GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data), and EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution), and all promise speeds somewhere between today's pitiful...
For instance, the GSM network, supported by EDGE (enhanced data rates for global evolution) and GPRS (general packet radio service), can now increase the bandwidth available. One of the winners of the Finnish cellular pageant was Sonera.
It shows the roadmap from the current second-generation mobile networks (2G), through the intermediate step of data-friendly packet upgrades like GPRS (2.5G), and on to high-speed third-generation (3G) networks.
While logistics and distribution businesses may be expected to lead the way, TNT Express will for now start using narrowband GSM connections, with some use of packet-based GPRS and eventual upgrades to 3G where necessary.
Also, Wi-Fi is not subject to the latency you experience when using GPRS, so regardless of the download speed Wi-Fi will always feel much more reactive than cellular options. From a connectivity perspective, Wi-Fi has the promise of being much...
Alan Hadden, president of the GSA, said 3.5G is achieving better growth rates than other cellular technologies. The number of 3.5G devices on the market is mushrooming with 150 per cent annual growth in HSDPA gizmos, according to stats from GSM/3G...
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