Friday, October 22, 2004

3.5G (HSDPA) is being readied by Siemens for commercial launch in 05Q4.

Some specs:
  • HSDPA: High Speed Downlink Packet Access
  • Part of GSM/UMTS migration
  • Software upgrade (!)
  • Enhances spectrum efficiency and capacity
  • Delays decrease, allowing for better voice quality
  • Theoretical max through put: 14 Mbps; average: 2-3 Mbps
  • Demonstration Jan '05, trials 05Q2, commercial launch 05Q4

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