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GSA Surveys confirms over 400 HSDPA devices launched |
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Friday, 26 October 2007 |
GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, confirms another strong rise in the number of HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) user devices coming onto the market. GSA’s HSDPA Devices survey released today reports 275 products launched so far in 2007, lifting the total to 403 HSDPA-capable devices, and almost 5 times the number reported in a similar GSA survey in September 2006 (84 HSDPA devices). The number of suppliers increased from 26 to 80 in the same period.
GSA’s related “HSDPA Operator Commitments” survey, published on October 19, 2007 confirms the major trend of network data speed evolution. This survey confirms 147 commercial launches of HSDPA networks in 69 countries. 92 operators i.e. approximately two-thirds of this figure have commercially launched or are deploying 3.6Mbits/s (peak) data capability in their networks as the first phase of a planned evolution to 14.4Mbits/s (peak) for many operators. 147 HSDPA devices support, or can be upgraded to deliver a downlink capability of 3.6Mbits/s peak. 25 HSDPA networks have launched 7.2Mbits/s (peak) commercial services in 16 countries, and 63 devices have been launched which support, or can be upgraded to, a high-speed downlink capability of 7.2Mbits/s peak.
While the majority of WCDMA-HSPA systems and devices operate in the internationally designated 3G/IMT-2000 core band spectrum (2100MHz), the 850MHz frequency band is widely used for mobile services in the
Americas, and
Australia. The survey confirms 121 HSDPA devices launched which operate at 850MHz to facilitate the further expansion of mobile broadband services in these key markets. The survey also notes at least 75 tri-band 850/1900/2100MHz WCDMA-HSDPA devices are launched, enabling global roaming.
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