Siemens offers customers an EDGE

28 November 2007 Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Siemens' MC75 allows users to take advantage of the EDGE Class 12 transmission standard in facilitating functions such as multimedia downloads and data streaming in their products.

EDGE - which stands for 'enhanced data rates for GSM evolution' - is both a supplement and an alternative to UMTS. The cost of rolling out a UMTS network is high and as a result, 3G and HSDPA coverage is only available in major city centres and urban areas. EDGE on the other hand is based on GSM and so the implementation costs are much lower, with the result that it has far wider coverage in South Africa. By employing this standard, products are able to download data at speeds of up to 236,8 Kbps, even in regions where UMTS is not available.

In addition, due to the Quad-Band technology, the module can be used in every GSM network worldwide. The MC75 includes an RIL driver, which makes it particularly attractive for Microsoft Windows Mobile-based devices like smartphones and PDAs. The integrated USB port also allows the use of the MC75 in applications like GSM/GPRS modems.

The MC75 allows mobile e-mail and Internet access - features that can now be available in vehicles when embedded into fleet management products. Even multimedia streaming is possible. This degree of flexibility enables a host of possibilities for notebooks, PDAs, and other computing and industrial applications.

In order to get customers' products to market quickly and easily, the MC75 comes with full type approval. It has also been approved by major network carriers around the world, including US and European operators.

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