Now EDGE's successor, a 3G-wireless technology called HSDPA (High-Speed Download Packet Access), provides transmission rates of 400 to 700 kilobits per second.

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Cellular carriers have been touting the vision of a wireless Web for a few years, dreaming of high-speed, always-on, packet-based connections that deliver everything from music to traffic warnings and restaurant ratings.

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And since the modules from Intel and Nokia will not hit the market until the latter part of 2007, many believe that by then, the market will already be moving to even higher-speed networks such as WiMax and another technology known as High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA).

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