Qualcomm announced that it has completed the world’s first data call using High-Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+) network technology. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The successful data throughput was achieved on Qualcomm’s MDM8200 product, the industry’s first chipset solution for HSPA+. <\/p>\n
“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. <\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
HSPA+, also known as HSPA Evolved, is designed to enhance the mobile broadband user experience and enable a wide range of services. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Operators can leverage their existing network and spectrum resources to offer next-generation wireless bandwidth and performance. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n