Nokia Seimens Networks Unveils EGPRS2

Here we are regressing with EGPRS2 technology from Nokia Siemens Networks, taking a break from all those fancy 3G and 4G data news items. EGPRS2 is a subset of the future EDGE Evolution format, improving the practical connection speed in either direction by adding a second carrier to the data path. This results in download speeds of up to 1.2Mbps while upload speeds aren’t half bad either at 473Kbps. The network partnership have so far laid claim that this is four times faster than a standard EDGE network, enabling users to use 3G-class features like streaming video from Internet. Since there is no need for a hardware upgrade but just a software change, it looks as though the iPhone with EDGE capability is going to sell even more.