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Vodafone and Samsung strike HSDPA deal
News Vodafone, Samsung and Qualcomm on Wednesday announced a deal to deliver handsets that use the latest high-speed data packet access (HSDPA) technology to the European market next year. Super 3G, or high-speed data packet access (HSDPA), is an...
[December 28, 2005, 15:55]
Vodafone extends its high-speed mobile broadband
News Vodafone's fast mobile broadband uses HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) technology — sometimes referred to as 3.5G — to offer a theoretical maximum download speed of 7.2Mbps. The upgraded network will also use HSUPA (high-speed uplink...
[May 13, 2008, 8:25]
mmO2 'super' 3G due next summer
News The new network on the Isle of Man will be based on High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and Internet Protocol Multimedia Services to achieve download speeds of 3.6Mbps. Chris Hall, MD of Manx Telecom, said in a statement: "This network will...
[December 9, 2004, 15:45]
EU ploughs €18m into 1Gbps mobile broadband
News Whereas 3G download speeds will soon be able to reach around 42Mbps using a variant protocol called High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) Evolved, LTE download speeds can reach 100Mbps through the technology's use of a technique called Multiple-Input...
[August 19, 2009, 16:54]
HSUPA modem allows videoconferencing
News The modem uses a new technology called High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), alongside the High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) that has been available in the UK since last year. The AirCard 88OU USB modem could allow data uploading at...
[August 31, 2007, 16:57]
Qualcomm: 3G will beat Wi-Fi
News They've all built high-speed wireless networks using 3G technologies with names like CDMA 2000 1xrtt, or 2.5G technology such as General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) -- doubling the capacity of their networks for voice calls and creating a wireless...
[March 19, 2003, 9:58]
Nortel pushes Super 3G to new heights
News Super 3G, or high-speed data packet access (HSDPA), is an enhancement to today's 3G networks that offers the promise of much faster connectivity. The demonstrations included using a HSDPA datacard in a laptop while in a moving car, which Nortel...
[December 23, 2005, 11:15]
Sweden pushes ahead with 4G network
News LTE, also known as 4G, is one of the main contenders to succeed current 3G networks, and represents a step up from High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), which is sometimes called 3.5G. The Swedish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera has signed...
[January 16, 2009, 14:28]
3 supercharges its network with HSDPA
News Mobile operator 3 demonstrated its HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) network on Tuesday in advance of its planned UK-wide rollout, managing download speeds of 1.5Mbps at its central-London store.
[August 15, 2006, 15:15]
Vodafone boosts uplink speeds
News The enhancement, called High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), offers increased upload speeds of 1.44Mbps, which Vodafone claims is 10 times faster than upload speeds offered by standard 3G. Throughout the autumn, Vodafone will be beefing up its...
[August 28, 2007, 13:10]
'Dongle mania' may threaten Wi-Fi hotspots
News This mobile broadband "dongle mania" is being driven by ongoing 3.5G rollouts (aka HSDPA networks, or high-speed downlink packet access). A small proportion will even use a mobile data plan as their primary means of broadband access.
[March 31, 2008, 8:48]
Win a D-Link wireless networking bundle review
Reviews The router provides firewall security using Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) and hacker attack logging for Denial of Service (Dos) attack protection. SPI inspects the contents of all incoming packet headers before deciding which packets are allowed...
[December 27, 2006, 8:48]
Mobile industry gets 4G buzz
News WiMax is a packet-based technology that's very similar to Wi-Fi, a wireless technology used in coffee shops, airports and other public areas to provide wireless Internet access. Carriers have barely rolled out their new third-generation wireless...
[August 14, 2006, 9:00]
Consumer GPRS: right here, right now, quite slow
News Mobile phone users will finally be able to get a taste of high-speed Internet access when on the move, with the launch of BT Cellnet's consumer GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) service today. The new service will allow "always-on" access to the...
[May 18, 2001, 10:35]
WebEx Meeting Center review
Reviews This system is nearly foolproof, with one caveat: each data packet begins and ends its journey via each meeting participant's ISP. Drop-down menus provide fast access to meeting settings, such as the ability to change participants' privileges and...
[June 8, 2004, 8:50]
Vodafone mobile broadband to hit top HSDPA speed
News The move makes Vodafone the first British operator to roll out the highest specification for high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA). Vodafone has begun upgrading its mobile broadband network to a theoretical maximum download speed of 14.4Mbps...
[August 27, 2009, 14:12]
Faster is good but smarter is better for 3G's future
Leader Nevertheless, it hosted Europe's first operational 3G network, and now Manx Telecom - part of O2 - is promising a similar spectacular, this time with High Speed Packet Download Access (HSPDA). The Isle of Man is famous for many things good and bad...
[June 13, 2005, 13:15]
Nokia shows off its N900 Maemo Linux tablet
News The device is the first in the line to include cellular connectivity, in this case a high-speed packet access (HSPA) variant of 3G technology that allows for download speeds of up to 10Mbps and upload speeds of up to 2Mbps.
[August 27, 2009, 16:03]
Handspring: Don't touch that download
News The software, available from one of Handspring's Asian distributors, is designed to allow faster data access using new always-on GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) networks. Word of the upgrade, however, quickly spread to handheld enthusiast sites...
[September 2, 2002, 8:17]
Vodafone to launch HSDPA
News HSDPA (high-speed download packet access) is an enhancement to basic 3G networks that offers much faster download speeds. Use above that limit may trigger a variety of responses from Vodafone according to its "reasonable opinion", including...
[June 21, 2006, 10:55]
