Mobile networks are a type of network that we frequently use in our personal or business lives with mobile phones or handheld devices called PDAs. However, the concepts of GPRS, EDGE, 3G, and HSDPA are often confused with each other.
The first mobile phones produced only offered voice service and then the short message service.
Later, the need for data exchange accelerated the development of 2G and 3G. GPRS, classified as 2G, provided data exchange at a speed of 114kbps, which is unacceptable today but was satisfactory for users at that time.
EDGE is considered the beginning of 3G, which we know as the third generation in mobile communication technology. The maximum internet speed with EDGE is 200kbps.
With 3G, which was launched in Turkey in 2009, mobile network technology gained a new dimension. It provides much faster data flow compared to GPRS and EDGE infrastructures.
HSDPA technology, used by almost all mobile devices today, can theoretically transfer data at 14.4mbps.
