Σιγα να μην ειναι και 4g.
"As its name suggests, EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) is an enhancement of the GSMTM radio access technology to provide faster bit rates for data applications, both circuit- and packet-switched. As an enhancement of the existing GSM physical layer, EDGE is realized via modifications of the existing layer 1 specifications rather than by separate, stand-alone specifications.
Other than providing improved data rates, EDGE is transparent to the service offering at the upper layers, but is an enabler for High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD) and Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS). By way of illustration, the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) can offer a data rate of 115 kbit/s whereas EDGE can increase this to 384 kbit/s. This is comparable with the rate for early implementations of Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), leading some parties to consider EDGE as a 3G technology rather than 2G (a capability of 384 kbit/s allows EDGE systems to meet the ITU's IMT-2000 requirements). However, EDGE is generally viewed as a bridge between the two generations: a sort of 2.5G."
Το ETSI αναφερει οτι οι ταχυτητες ειναι παραπλησεις με τα πρωτα 3g δικτυα (τωρα ειναι πανω απο 384) και οδηγει ορισμενους να το θεωρουν 3g.
Ειναι καθαρα 2g και δεν προκειτε να το δουμε απο τους αλλους (οι αλλοι ουσιαστικα εχουν χρηματα για να συνεχισουν το επενδυτικο τους προγραμμα).