GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association has announced that a total of 637 HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) products have now launched, representing an annual growth of 150%. The number of suppliers increased from 62 to 110 in the same period. The survey incorporates product launch announcements at recent trade shows including CES, Mobile World Congress, CeBIT and CTIA. While the majority of WCDMA-HSPA systems and devices operate in internationally designated 3G/IMT-2000 core band spectrum (2100 MHz), the 850 MHz frequency band as widely used throughout the Americas and in Australia is also well supported. This survey confirms 211 HSDPA devices operate in the 850 MHz band. The survey notes that 145 tri-band 850/1900/2100 MHz WCDMA-HSDPA devices are launched, an increase of 70 in the past 6 months. HSPA devices address all segments, with the following breakdown:
- 303 mobile phones
- 103 PC datacards (PC cards/embedded modules/chipsets)
- 103 notebooks
- 60 wireless routers
- 60 USB modems
- 7 Personal Media Players with HSDPA-connectivity
- 1 camera with HSDPA-connectivity
The number of HSUPA-capable (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) devices has doubled in 6 months. Today 66 devices support HSUPA operation, with the majority delivering up to 2.1 Mbps (peak) on the uplink, and 12 HSUPA products supporting or upgradeable for 5.76 Mbps (peak). Almost 100 HSPA devices incorporate WLAN functionality. The survey confirms that 70 HSPA devices also incorporate GPS/positioning functionality, compared to 20 just 6 months ago. GSA’s HSPA Operator Commitments Survey in March 2008 reported that 116 commercial HSDPA operators i.e. 62%, support downlink data speeds of 3.6 Mbps peak or higher, and 38 operators (over 20%) who had launched 7.2 Mbps peak or higher. 190 HSDPA devices support a downlink capability of 3.6 Mbps peak. 128 devices have been launched which support, or can be upgraded for a high-speed downlink capability of 7.2 Mbps peak.
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