EDGE, GPRS, and 3G

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EDGE, EGPRS, and other wireless networks 2.5G and 3G

Agenda2

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Main Two-Way Wireless Technologies3

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GPRS and EDGE4

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GPRS 80.0 20.0

GPRS 60.0 40.0

EGPRS (EDGE) 236.8 59.2

EGPRS (EDGE) 177.6 118.4

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packet oriented mobile data service Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) phones data rates from 56 up to 114 kbit/s GPRS is a best-effort packet switched service

not circuit switched, where a certain QoS is guaranteed

General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)5

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extension on top of standard GSM technically considered a 3G radio technology (“2.5G”) three-fold increase in capacity of GSM/GPRS networks higher data-rates by switching to more sophisticated coding can be used for any packet switched application

Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE)

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Services include wide-area wireless voice telephony, video calls, and broadband wireless data

14.4Mbit/s downlink and 5.8Mbit/s uplink ITU does not clearly specify minimum or average speeds various speeds sold under 3G label

3G expected to provide 384 kbit/s at or below pedestrian speeds But only 128 kbit/s in a moving car

3G7

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Wireless Spectrum Efficiency Increase

You’re

here

Million times faster?

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How Cheap Does Wireless Ubiquity Get?

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