Chapter 1 – Product Description and Specifications
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiModem EDGE USB Wireless Modem User Guide 4
Chapter 1 – Product Description and Specifications

Product Description

The Multi-Tech MultiModem® EDGE wireless modem delivers some of the fastest cellular wireless data speeds by
utilizing EDGE technology with an USB interface. It allows users to connect to the Internet and send and receive data
up to three times faster than possible with an ordinary GSM/GPRS network making it ideal for highly data-intensive
multimedia applications. Based on industry-standard open interfaces, the MultiModem EDGE wireless modem is
equipped with quad-band GSM, which means it can be used worldwide on all existing GSM networks. It also supports
mobile originated short message service (SMS) and mobile-terminated SMS. This ready-to-deploy, standalone
modem allows developers to add wireless communication to products with a minimum of development time and
expense.
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Features

• EDGE (GPRS) Class 10 operation
• Quad-band 850/1900 or 900/1800 GSM/GPRS
• Packet data rates for EGPRS up to 240K bps, coding scheme MCS 1-9, mobile station class B, LLC
layer, 4 time slots
• Packet data rates for GRPS are full PBCCH support, coding scheme 1-4, mobile station class B
• Desktop or panel mounting
• Short Message Services (SMS) text and PDU, point-to-point MO & MT, cell broadcast
• Circuit-switched data up to 14.4K bps; non-transparent, asynchronous
• 50 ohm SMA female antenna connector
• Standard 3V SIM receptacle
• AT command compatible
• Class 1 Group 3 Fax
• Numerous LEDs provide operational status
• ME + SIM phone book management
• Fixed dialing number
• SIM Toolkit Class 2
• SIM, network and service provider locks
• Real time clock
• Alarm management
• UCS2 character set management
• Voice features include Half rate (HR), Full rate (FR), Enhanced full rate (EFR), and Adaptive multi rate
(AMR) as well as hands-free echo cancellation and noise reduction.
• Two year warranty
• Certification: CE Mark, R&TTE, EMC: FCC Part 2, 15 Class A, 22, 24; EN 55022, EN 55024
Safety: cUL, UL 60950; EN 60950
Network: PTCRB