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Qualcomm Calling at High Speed
Communications major Qualcomm says it has achieved world’s first
High-Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+)
data call. The call achieved a data transfer rate of more than 20 Mbps in
a 5 MHz channel. HSPA+ will allow operators to double the data and triple
the voice capacity of their networks compared to current HSPA deployments.
The data throughput was achieved on Qualcomm's MDM8200 product, which is
claimed to be the industry's first chipset solution for HSPA+.
According to Qualcomm, HSPA+
enables faster Web browsing and boosts network capacity for voice and
data.
"Today's call represents
another milestone for Qualcomm in the evolution of the HSPA road map,"
said Alex Katouzian, vice president of product management, Qualcomm CDMA
Technologies. "End users will enjoy quicker connections to the Internet
with HSPA+ while network operators will appreciate the opportunity to
offer more services to their subscribers."
HSPA+, also known as HSPA
Evolved, is designed to enhance the mobile broadband user experience and
enable a wide range of services. The technology delivers higher peak and
average data rates, lower latency, better response times, longer battery
life, and an enhanced, always-on experience compared to the current
generation of mobile networks.
The latest evolution of
WCDMA technology, HSPA+ Release 7, will offer downlink data transfer rates
of up to 28 Mbps and uplink rates of up to 11 Mbps. Future HSPA+ releases
are expected to support downlink peak rates of 42-84 Mbps and uplink peak
rates of 23 Mbps by using a variety of advanced techniques, including
multiple carriers for transferring data.
HSPA+ is backward
compatible with prior generations of WCDMA and does not require new
spectrum for deployment. Operators can leverage their existing network and
spectrum resources to offer next-generation wireless bandwidth and
performance.
Qualcomm's MDM8200 chipset
is currently sampling to customers and supports deployments in existing
frequency bands, as well as in the 900 MHz band and the 2.5 GHz IMT-2000
extension band.
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