The buzz is mostly all about EU. Here you only have GSM ( and GPRS) or UMTS (= 3G). They will establish EDGE as well, but for so long 3G is the technique you need for internet services - GSM is far to slow.
And: we do not have to spend so much money on 3G surfing: They recently lower the costs

Normal surfing (appr. 50 MB per month) costs 5 EUR.