With spectrum issues plaguing the US sector and European carriers looking for ways to supplement wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) services, the EDGE air interface has once again taken center stage as the next ...

In Part I of “Testing on the EDGE” in the February issue of EE, we looked at some of the basics of GPRS and EDGE technologies. Part II focuses on what is needed to test a GPRS or EDGE mobile radio.

Often, design engineers take for granted the impact lowering a peak-to-average ratio (PAR) has on a wireless communication design. By lowering the PAR value, designers feel they will receive better ...