EDGE

Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

A pre-3G mobile telephone technology and digital mobile radio standard that improves data transmission rates and reliability in GSM cellular networks. EDGE enhances data throughput increases connection stability implements advanced modulation provides backward compatibility extends network coverage and optimizes bandwidth utilization enabling faster mobile internet access improved multimedia services enhanced application performance and bridge technology between second-generation and third-generation mobile telecommunications through improved encoding methods that deliver up to three times the data capacity of standard GSM networks.