Articles tagged with: Hspa
Industry predicts 21 Mbps to be next mobile broadband baseline
Mobile broadband is continuing to grow at a fast pace due to the ever increasing introduction of new technologies, new networks, new devices and competitive innovation in the market. In July, the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) announced that 7.2 Mbps had become the new baseline for mobile broadband globally, since at that time half of the hspa networks in commercial service globally were capable of supporting a peak downlink data speed of 7.2 Mbps or higher, supported by almost 600 user devices capable of 7.2 Mbps or higher which had been launched in the market. Some hspa systems support a peak downlink data speed up to 14.4 Mbps. more
Related Tags: gsa, hspa+, mimo, 3gpp
Nearly 44 Million HSPA Connections in APEJ by Year-End
High-Speed Packet Access (hspa) technology, in both handsets and dongle form factors, has experienced strong growth in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) in the past 18 months, with IDC forecasting 43.6 million hspa connections in the region at the end of 2009. more
Related Tags: high-speed-packet-access, lte
SaskTel Signs HSPA Network Sharing Deal with Bell Canada
Canada's SaskTel and Bell have entered into a wireless network sharing agreement covering their hspa network rollouts. SaskTel's hspa network will be initially launched mid-2010 with a targeted completion date of 2011. more
Related Tags: sasktel, bell, Canada
Mobily Awards Network Upgrade Contract to Ericsson
Saudi Arabia's Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) is expanding the coverage and capacity of its mobile network including hspa through a SAR 600 million (US$160 million) contract the company awarded to Ericsson, according to a statement issued by the company. more
Related Tags: etihad-etisalat, mobily, Saudi Arabia
Network Operators to face 3G Network Capacity Crisis in 2010
Some mobile network operators are likely to face a 3G network capacity crisis as early as next year and will need to accelerate the migration towards LTE networks, concludes a study from Unwired Insight. more
Related Tags: lte, radio-spectrum, 3g, broadband
Go Mobile Upgrades Maltese Mobile Download Speeds
Maltese mobile network operator, Go Mobile says that it has upgraded its hspa network to support download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. It is the first network in the country to upgrade to this level of performance. more
Related Tags: go-mobile, three, broadband, Malta
GSA Survey Confirms 1,739 HSPA Devices Launched and 80% growth
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) confirms that there are now 1,739 hspa (High Speed Packet Access) user devices launched in the market by 190 manufacturers. more
Bell Canada Launching HSPA Upgrade in November
Canadian mobile network operator, Bell has announced that it will be launching its hspa network next month - several months ahead of its original schedule. more
Related Tags: hspa+, bell, Canada
Mobily goes point-to-multipoint to backhaul its HSPA network
Cambridge Broadband Networks says that Saudi Arabian operator Mobily has awarded it a significant contract for the provision of its VectaStar, point-to-multipoint, microwave backhaul platform for the backhaul its hspa network. more
Related Tags: cambridge-broadband-networks, mobily, backhaul, base, broadband, Saudi Arabia
Mobile Broadband enjoys Strong Traction amongst Global Enterprises
A survey commissioned by the GSMA of 1000 enterprises across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific has revealed that hspa Mobile Broadband technology is growing in popularity amongst global IT decision makers. The survey revealed that a high number of global organisations currently rely on hspa for Mobile Broadband connectivity compared to those that use Wi-Fi. more
Related Tags: mobile-broadband, gsma, broadband
