Since its standardization was finalized by the 3GPP in year 2000, EDGE – Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution – has achieved market maturity in terms of networks, terminals and business models. Upgrading to EDGE has become a natural step for operators who want to offer high-performance mobile data services over GSM. EDGE gives them a cost-efficient way to reach the mass market to boost the uptake of mobile data services. Market data reveals that, on average, EDGE users consume up to three times as much data as standard GPRS users.

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