Evolution-Data Optimized
Evolution Data Only, often abbreviated as EVDO, EV-DO, EvDO or 1xEvDO is a wireless radio broadband data protocol being adopted by many CDMA mobile phone providers in Korea and the United States. In comparison to the 1xRTT and wCDMA networks being used by these carriers currently or the GPRS and EDGE networks being employed by their GSM competitors, EV-DO is significantly faster, allowing clients download speeds of up to 500 kbps. Only phones that are enabled for EVDO can take advantage of the higher speeds. With the high speeds projected for this network, this protocol could enable the ideal 3G spec envisioned by FCC regulations, allowing high speed video transmission.
EV-DO networks
The following U.S. companies have EV-DO networks in production:
- Verizon Wireless - limited coverage
- Sprint - in development
EV-DO phones
Some phones that are EV-DO enabled are:
- Sony Ericsson W21S