What are the actual speeds of GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, etc ?Theoretical maximum speeds of 4G LTE reach 100Mbps... However, actual performance of mobile data is much lower, considering signal strength, frequencies used, congestion, etc.
Here are the real-life speed ranges of the various mobile wireless strandards commonly used in the US today: GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) 2G -- 9.6Kbps GPRS (General packet radio services) 2.5G -- 35Kbps to 171kbps EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) 2.75G -- 120Kbps to 384Kbps UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) 3G -- 384Kbps to 2Mbps HSPA (software upgrade to UMTS, theoretical 42Mbps) 3.5G -- 600Kbps to 10Mbps, averages 1-3Mbps WiMAX/LTE "4G" (theoretical 100Mbps) -- 3Mbps to 10Mbps average, 20Mbps+ peak download speeds.
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