HSPA+ is here!
Operators around the world are rapidly upgrading their networks to HSPA+. Release 7 is the first step in the robust HSPA+ evolution path, providing next-generation performance today.
HSPA+ Rel. 7 benefits:
- 21 Mbps peak data rates through Higher Order Modulation 64 QAM and 28 Mbps with 2x2 MIMO
- Doubled data capacity while also leveraging advanced devices with enhanced equalizer and Node B Interference Cancellation
- More than doubled voice capacity through CS-over-HS that brings the benefits of VoIP without impacting the core network
- Similar performance as LTE, when using the same amount of spectrum and the same antenna configuration
- Better “always-on” experience without compromising battery life
- Simple cost-effective upgrade leveraging existing infrastructure assets
- Strong and well-established evolution path with HSPA+ Rel. 8, Rel. 9 and beyond
Qualcomm is supporting operators and vendors with the industry’s first HSPA+ chipsets that are suitable for the full range of device from USB dongles and feature phones to smartphones and smartbooks*.
Presentations
| HSPA+ Rel. 7: Next Generation Performance Today |
| How to meet data demand? |
Blog Posts
| How big (or small) is femto? | Prakash Sangam | August 30, 2010 |
| HSPA+ Multicarrier – Double the rates, more the fun | Prakash Sangam | Feb 26, 2010 |
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