hspa evolution (hspa+) overview july 2010

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Global HSPA+ network commitments and deployments – July 12, 2010

Global HSPA+ Network Commitments and

Deployments

July 12, 2010

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HSPA Evolution Global Status

Widespread market acceptance of dongles, HSPA-enabled netbooks/notebooks and the

rapidly growing smartphone segment have pushed data consumption to unprecedented levels

In a survey organized in 2009 by GSA, most respondents believed that HSPA Evolution

mobile broadband technology (also known as “Evolved HSPA“ or “HSPA+”) would enter the

mainstream during 2010, enabling network operators to deliver higher capacities and

performance at lowest cost per byte delivered. Most stated that they expected 21 Mbps peak

downlink (64QAM HSPA) systems would be the most prominent.

GSA confirms this expectation is rapidly becoming reality – this report provides the evidence

116 operators in 54 countries have committed to HSPA+ network deployments, of which 63

HSPA+ systems have now entered commercial service in 35 countries.

The vast majority (53) support a peak downlink data speed of 21 Mbps, 7 commercial

networks support 28 Mbps, and 3 networks support 42 Mbps using DC-HSPA

By end 2010, GSA expects between 90-100 HSPA+ systems will be in commercial service

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The 3GPP standardization roadmap

for HSPA/HSPA+

HSDPA

Rel.5

14.4 Mbps DL

High-speed

downloads

3GPP

Release

Technical

enhancement

Performance

gain

User

experience

HSUPA

Rel.6

5.8 Mbps UL

High-speed

uploads

Rel.7

21-28 Mbps DL

More capacity

More speed

Rel.8

42 Mbps DL

More capacity

More speed

11.5 Mbps UL

Rel.9

84 Mbps DL

More capacity

More speed

23 Mbps UL

HSPA HSPA+ HSPA+

Adds 64QAM

Adds 2x2 MIMO

Combines

64QAM & 2x2 MIMO

Dual Carrier

Multicarrier

and other

enhancements

11.5 Mbps UL

Future

168 Mbps DL

More capacity

More speed

Lower latency

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HSPA+ has a strong evolution path

HSPA is an evolution of 3G/WCDMA. The first commercial HSPA

system was launched in October 2005. The maximum theoretical

peak downlink speed of HSPA systems is 14.4 Mbps. HSPA

Evolution (HSPA+) extends the performance as shown in the chart.

Most HSPA+ networks are capable of supporting 21 Mbps peak

downlink data throughput. However already in 2010 there are

number of networks supporting or being prepared for 42 Mbps peak

downlink capabilities. This performance is currently achieved by

combining 64QAM modulation and double the bandwidth i.e. using

dual carriers (2 x 5 MHz = 10 MHz) and is known as DC-HSPA (Dual

Cell HSPA). This capability was introduced in the 3GPP Release 8

standard. Release 8 also enables 42 Mbps to be achieved by

combining 2 x 2 MHz MIMO and 64QAM in a single (i.e. 5 MHz)

carrier. For the uplink, using 16 QAM instead of QPSK modulation

means doubling the peak rate to 11.5 Mbps.

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3GPP Release 9 combines multicarrier and MIMO technologies in 10 MHz bandwidth

to reach 84 Mbps peak downlink. Using multicarrier on the uplink doubles the peak

data rate to 23 Mbps. Standardization beyond Release 9 may extend multicarrier to 20

MHz bandwidth and utilize combinations of multicarrier and MIMO to reach downlink

data speeds exceeding 100 Mbps.



63 commercial HSPA+ systems are launched in 35 countries

116 operators in 54 countries have committed to HSPA+ network

deployments

Another 53 HSPA+ networks are in deployment or are planned

HSPA+ network commitments and deployments

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HSPA+ is becoming mainstream



63 commercial HSPA+ networks in 35 countries

53 networks support peak

downlink speed of 21 Mbps



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HSPA+ eco-system: 50 user devices

Analysis using GSA’s GAMBoD tool

www.gsacom.com/gambod/index.php4

According to GSA’s HSPA

Devices survey published

on July 12, 2010 a total of 50

HSPA + devices have been

launched in the market by 11

suppliers; 34 devices

support 21 Mbps peak, 11

support 28 Mbps peak, and 5

support 42 Mbps.

Download the Key Findings

at www.gsacom.com



Download the HSPA+ Network Commitments and

Deployments report from www.gsacom.com

Related charts are available at

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