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Nokia, AT&T Wireless on the EDGE

Nokia and AT&T Wireless announced Thursday that they have completed the first phone call using a wireless network technology called EDGE. The call was made from an EDGE handset to a laptop that was connected to the Internet. The announcement comes a day after American carrier Cingular Wireless said it would be upgrading its entire wireless network with EDGE technology. EDGE is software and hardware some carriers will use to create next-generation telephone networks that will offer Internet and voice access at broadband speeds.

Ben Charny Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Ben Charny
covers Net telephony and the cellular industry.
Ben Charny
Nokia and AT&T Wireless announced Thursday that they have completed the first phone call using a wireless network technology called EDGE. The call was made from an EDGE handset to a laptop that was connected to the Internet.

The announcement comes a day after American carrier Cingular Wireless said it would be upgrading its entire wireless network with EDGE technology. EDGE is software and hardware some carriers will use to create next-generation telephone networks that will offer Internet and voice access at broadband speeds.