The GSA has been a European-centric organization. Thanks to the hookup between the UWCC and the GSA, this is now highly probable, since the GSA represents the interests of most cellular hardware vendors around the world. Georgina Garrett, a spokesperson for the GSA, told Newsbytes that EDGE should be viewed as a transitional technology on the way to true 3G networks.
Most experts expect to see UMTS handsets arriving in the middle to late part of the current decade.
UWCC Chairman Frank Urbany said the MoU is an important step for both organizations.