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 Siemens constructs the largest part of the mobile radio network – third EDGE order |
Siemens mobile is delivering transmit and receive stations as well as microwave systems for the GSM1800 network of Telecom Américas and is equipping them with EDGE technology. Based on the GSM standard, EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) provides data transmission rates that are more than 40 times higher than GSM. This makes it possible to send videos, music clips, and photos via mobile devices; customers can also use interactive games and location-based services.
Joe Kaeser, board member of the Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group, said, “Since June 2000, when the government decided in favor of GSM1800, we have been present in the Brazilian market and have been able to expand our business steadily since then. The most recent decision of the government to continue using the 3G frequencies for the succeeding generations of GSM is a confirmation of our strategy. We’re proud to demonstrate the efficiency of our powerful EDGE technology now for the first time also in South America, besides the projects in USA and Asia.”
Telecom Américas has GSM licenses for all the important regions of Brazil, including São Paulo, and has more than 6.2 million customers. In the metropolitan area of São Paulo alone, there are 18 million potential mobile device users. With more than 33 million customers in nine countries, the parent company América Móvil, headquartered in Mexico, is the leading provider of mobile services in Latin America.
Background information on EDGE
EDGE stands for Enhanced Data Rates for Global (instead of “Global”, originally: GSM) Evolution, and is an expansion of GSM/GPRS. Based on the GSM standard, EDGE permits even faster data rates than GPRS so is another intermediate step for GSM technology toward UMTS. The performance enhancement for data throughput rates is achieved by employing a new, higher-grade modulation technique (8-PKS / Phase Shift Keying). Data rates of up to 472 kilobit per second can be achieved when this type of modulation is also used in conjunction with coding systems (as in the case of GPRS). Using EDGE, mobile operators are able to provide high-grade mobile data services even in regions as America with a lack of assigned dedicated spectrum for UMTS. EDGE is fully compatible and can effectively be deployed within the assigned spectrum.
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