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. It is possible that technologies such as EDGE can replicate the speed of...
Despite its ability to almost mirror the functionality of UMTS for a snip of the price, Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) will not take-off in Europe as developers and operators have been sucked into the 3G hype, according to Virtyt...
EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) is sometimes referred to as 2.75G, sitting in the evolution path between 2.5G GSM/GPRS networks and 3G networks of the W-CDMA - or UMTS - flavour. With 3, Hutchison's UK greenfield mobile network, going...
Meanwhile ARC Group has found that although there are teething problems with 3G roll outs, eyes are already on 3.5G based on High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), Time Division Duplex (TDD) and proprietary technologies such as Flash OFDM.
Cingular's approach is one that will be familiar to Europeans with its network ranging across GSM, GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA and HSDPA, or 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G and 3.5G technologies. Kuwait, for example, has two operators - one GSM, one W-CDMA/HSDPA - and...
The number of commercial HSDPA networks launched worldwide grew by 69 per cent last year, according to a survey by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) - a GSM/3G supplier association. 3.5G is driving mobile broadband growth around the...