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iPhone Hitting Europe With Hi-Speed 3G?
Sweet Lord, the iPhone rumors never stop! We're just weeks away from the official launch of Apple's iPod / cell phone / PDA / Internet device and the speculation is overheating. This time, the noise is over a potential second version of the iPhone to be released in Europe by the end of the year. Quanta is said to be building a revision of the handset that is rumored to be 3G-enabled for high-speed data transfers. The iPhone that comes out next month in the U.S. runs on the the slower EDGE network. (3G is about three times faster than EDGE when it comes to transferring data -- downloading e-mail, browsing the Web, and the like.)
It is likely this will be a Europe-only affair, though. 3G is the standard in Europe but is still something of a premium in the U.S.. Releasing the iPhone without 3G in Europe would virtually ensure failure.
What does this mean for U.S. consumers? A 3G-equipped iPhone of our own may not be too far in the future, but we wouldn't hold our breath for it any time this year (even the 3G networks in Europe are slightly different, so we doubt a U.S. version of the high-speed iPhone will be ready in time). If you want your iPhone in 2007, just get the one that's out in June, or move to Europe.
From Engadget Mobile
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Subscribe to commentsSteve WMay 31st 2007 12:15AM
The term 3G stands for 3rd Generation, and is causing lots of confusion.
In the US, the CDMA is in it's 3rd generation while GSM is still somewhere in the 2 - 2.5 range.
"EDGE can carry data speeds up to 236.8 kbit/s for 4 timeslots (theoretical maximum is 473.6 kbit/s for 8 timeslots) in packet mode and will therefore meet the International Telecommunications Union's requirement for a 3G network, and has been accepted by the ITU as part of the IMT-2000 family of 3G standards. It also enhances the circuit data mode called HSCSD, increasing the data rate of this service."
So when, Steve Jobs talks about ATT working on 3G, he is talking about 3rd generation GSM (GSM is the G in EDGE).