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GSA confirms 7.2 Mbps as new baseline for HSPA; Commercial HSPA+ networks in double figures
Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by LteWorld
in News, LTE
July 30, 2009: According to research recently published by the Global mobile Suppliers Association – GSA, Half of the HSPA networks in commercial service globally are capable of peak downlink data speeds of 7.2 Mbps or higher.
GSA’s newly released HSPA Operator Commitments Survey confirms 316 HSPA network commitments in 129 countries. A total of 274 operators have commercially launched HSPA mobile broadband services in 115 countries, with around half of them supporting a peak downlink data speed of 7.2 Mbps or higher.
WCDMA has over 73% market share of commercial 3G networks worldwide. Almost 95% of WCDMA operators have now launched HSPA.
A related survey by GSA confirms that 1,605 HSPA devices have been launched by 183 manufacturers. The number of products announced increased by over 121% year-on-year. The number of HSPA-enabled notebooks tripled year-on-year, with the number of phones and smartphones rising by more than 88% in the same period.
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