Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution

Also known as EDGE, Enhanced GPRS, EGPRS, IMT Single Carrier, IMT-SC, Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution

digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible extension of GSM

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Within Vinony's link graph, Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution is referenced by 837 other articles, and connects out to Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, High Speed Packet Access and International Telecommunication Union.

It sits within the topics GSM standard, Telecommunications-related introductions in 2003 and Videotelephony.

Its subject is documented across 41 Wikipedia language editions.

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influenced by: Global System for Mobile Communications
complies with: IMT-2000
short name: EDGE

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Encyclopedic overview

EDGE sign shown in notification bar on an Android-based smartphone

Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE), also known as 2.75G and under various other names, is a 2G digital mobile phone technology for packet switched data transmission. It is part of the GSM family and represents an upgrade to General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), also known as "2.5G". EDGE is standardized by the 3GPP and offers speeds close to 3G technology, hence the name "2.75G".

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