MobileMonday Global

^{25 HSPA+ systems is commercial operation} Mobile broadband gains speed

53 operators in 33 countries have committed to deploying HSPA Evolution – or HSPA+ systems. There are already 25 HSPA+ commercial systems are in commercial service in 19 countries. according to a new survey by Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA)

HSPA+ brings to WCDMA/HSPA networks and terminals higher data speeds and capacities, improved operation times, longer terminal battery life, faster response times, and extended network coverage area. HSPA+ is realized by a software upgrade to current HSPA network infrastructures.

24 of the 25 commercial HSPA+ networks are capable of a peak downlink data speed of 21 Mbps, using 64QAM modulation. One network supports a peak downlink data speed of 28 Mbps, which is made possible with the use of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology. Customers of HSPA+ networks will typically experience download speeds 5 – 8 Mbps. The majority of HSPA networks today support a peak downlink speed of 7.2 Mbps or higher. 92 networks have commercially launched HSUPA for high speed data uplink performance.

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