EDGE

Supercharging your GSM network for high-speed mobile data

With businesses and consumers embracing multimedia services, the importance of wireless data is increasing on an unparalleled scale and driving savvy operators to seek affordable ways to boost data rates. If you are looking to do this, look no further. Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) has arrived. A here-and-now radio interface, EDGE introduces new coding schemes, improved link adaptation, and increased spectral efficiency to boost performance. Fully compatible with legacy GSM/GPRS network infrastructures, EDGE is the evolutionary step towards highspeed mobile data and multimedia services.

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Fully in step with mobile data services' evolutionary path, EDGE enhances GPRS while leaving options for future voice improvements open. Fully compatible with all existing GSM standards and protocols and designed to use legacy GSM or TDMA frequency bands, EDGE is a "natural progression in the evolutionary path from GSM and GPRS. And it outperforms GPRS data throughput capacity by up to 300%. Beyond that, EDGE improves spectral efficiency to deliver capacity gains. The first choice for operators who do not own UMTS licenses, EDGE also provides ubiquitous coverage to operators seeking to deploy UMTS in densely populated areas. A cost-efficient way to optimize high-quality data services availability, EDGEs performance satisfies both subscribers and operators. And EDGE networks will prove their merits in the field in regions throughout the world, including North and South America, Asia and even Central Europe.

EGPRS In contrast to GPRS four coding schemes, EGPRS (Enhanced GPRS) introduces nine new modulation and coding schemes (MCS1-9) right out of the box. The higher MCS5-9 coding schemes utilize the new modulation scheme (8-PSK); the lower coding schemes continue to address the prevalent GMSK modulation scheme. EDGE also features an improved link adaptation mechanism whereby MCS are switched dynamically according to the radio conditions - even during calls. Combining several EGPRS time slots in an uplink or downlink enables packetoriented data transfer rates of up to 473 kbit/s.

Applications EDGE empowers operators to introduce high-speed data applications in legacy GSM/GPRS and TDMA networks. Whats more, EDGE boosts the speed and efficiency of packet-oriented transmission threefold over GPRS, thereby optimizing cost of ownership. Multimedia Messaging (MMS) Audio streaming Video streaming Game, ring tone, image downloads File downloads Fast Internet access

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Operator benefits: EDGE paves the road to mobile multimedia applications while protecting your investments: No new network elements required. Easy upgrading: Simply add or replace EDGE CUs in the BTS and download software. Fully backward-compatible with GSM to minimize investment risk. New EDGE and old GSM cell sizes are identical courtesy of high-powered Siemens TRX. Siemens ECUs best-in-class architecture is ready for future applications like interference cancellation, VoIP, and AMR over 8PSK. Highest RF transmission power per BTS footprint. Smooth evolutionary path. EDGE: - supports GPRS services, even with data rates exceeding 400 kbit/s, - uses the GSM spectrum, bandwidth, protocol, carrier structure and cell planning process, - complements UMTS, ensuring costefficient network evolution, - affords new business opportunities in a strong growth market, - offers excellent value, particularly in terms of its cost-to-bandwidth ratio, and - will deliver extra voice capacity when AMR over 8PSK is introduced.

User benefits: The latest generation of handsets features color displays, Java, and polyphonic ring tones, creating real demand for higher bandwidth. EDGE significantly improves the quality and speed of consumer services: Multimedia Messaging (MMS), Faster downloading of games, pictures, polyphonic ring tones, Satisfying speed even for complex WAP portals, Fast Internet access with high data throughput, Improved voice quality with wide band AMR, and Reduced EMI due to more efficient modulation.

Siemens ECU the most powerful and advanced EDGE TRX on the market

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Impact of EDGE on a legacy GPRS network infrastructure

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8 Phase Shift Keying Adaptive Multi RateCodec Base Station Controller Base Transceiver Station Carrier Unit EDGE Carrier Unit Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution Enhanced General Packet Radio Service Electro-Magnetic Interference Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying General Packet Radio Service Global System for Mobile Communication GPRS Support Node Home Location Register Integrated Services Digital Network

Modulation and Coding Scheme MMS Multimedia Messaging Service MSC Mobile Switching Center PSPDN Public Switched Packet Data Network PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network RF Radio Frequency SMS Short Message Service TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TRX Transceiver UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems VLR Visitor Location Register VoIP Voice over IP WAP Wireless Application Protocol W-CDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access MCS

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