PARIS-French wireless operator Orange S.A. said it will launch EDGE services geared toward business customers beginning April 18 with plans for a consumer launch scheduled for this summer. The carrier noted that the service would provide network speeds of up to 200 kilobits per second and would be complementary to its Wi-Fi and UMTS networks.
Orange said the EDGE network would cover 85 percent of the population and 90 percent of businesses compared with 45 percent of the population currently covered by its UMTS network. The carrier added that it expects to have 2 million customers using its mobile broadband services by the end of next year.
