HSPA+

Telecom Italia to roll out HSPA+

Lynnette Luna — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:38:34 -0500

Telecom Italia said it plans to roll out HSPA+ using Qualcomm chipsets in the first half of 2009. The technology upgrade will feature a data card offering for PCs, enabling mobile broadband connections data rates of up to 21 Mbps. Article

Sierra Wireless announces plans for HSPA+ modems

Lynnette Luna — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:34:32 -0400

Sierra Wireless announced it is working with Australia's Telstra, Qualcomm and Ericsson to deliver the first HSPA+ devices capable of peak download speeds of 21 mbps, which is three times faster than currently available HSPA modems. Sierra said shipments for customer trials are expected to begin in the coming months with a commercial launch to follow. Telstra will be the first to get its hands on the devices. The Australian operator recently confirmed it is on track to begin rolling out the new technology to its Next G wireless network by the end of this year. Release

Qualcomm demos HSPA+ transfer rate at 20 Mbps

Lynnette Luna — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:39:23 -0400

Qualcomm said it has placed an HSPA+ Release 7 data call at a transfer rate of more than 20 Mbps in a 5-megahertz channel. Such a capability would allow HSPA operators to double the data and triple the voice capacity of their networks compared with current iterations of HSPA, Qualcomm noted.

The transfer rate was achieved using Qualcomm's MDM8200 chipset product. "This is a stepping stone towards commercial deployment of HSPA+, expected early next year," said Alex Katouzian, vice president of product management, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies.

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