HSPA Devices Survey (April 3) Key Findings

These are the Key Findings of GSA's latest HSPA Devices Survey which confirms 637 HSDPA-enabled devices launched in the market by 110 suppliers, comprising handsets, PC datacards and modules, HSDPA-enabled notebooks, USB modems, wireless routers, Personal Media Players, and a digital camera.

Support for all 3G spectrum bands is strongly evident in the survey, not only for the widely-deployed 2100 MHz frequency band, but also for 850 MHz operation to support markets in Australia and the Americas, and 1900 MHz which is also in use in the Americas.

Higher speed HSDPA devices e.g. 3.6 and 7.2 Mbps peak downlink are identified.

The survey also identifies 66 HSUPA-capable products.

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Factsheet on the global commercialization of mobile broadband enabled by 3G/WCDMA-HSPA including network deployments and launches (WCDMA, HSDPA and HSUPA), subscriber growth, devices launched in the market, evolution of downlink data speeds, UMTS 900, combined WCDMA-HSPA and EDGE networks, EDGE Evolution, Evolved HSPA, LTE, and mobile broadband spectrum, including the key outcomes from WRC-07 and latest on the US 700 MHz spectrum acution

This latest survey by GSA shows which mobile operators have commercially launched 3G/WCDMA services, and confirms those operators which have also launched HSDPA - High Speed Downlink Packet Access for mobile broadband. More detailed information about HSDPA launches, and HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) is found in the related survey "3G/HSDPA Operator Commitments", which is available on www.gsacom.com

This latest survey (March 7, 2008) confirms:

- 211 commercial WCDMA operators launched in 91 countries
- 185 commercial HSDPA operators launched in 80 countries

The survey confirms that 87.6% of commercial WCDMA operators, i.e. 7 out of 8, have also commercially launched HSDPA

Several WCDMA and HSPA related charts and maps may be downloaded and used, with accreditation to GSA as the source, see www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

Latest survey by GSA on HSPA deployments, launches and trends, published on March 7, 2008

Lists all HSPA deployments worldwide

HSPA - Key Facts:

* 220 HSDPA Operator commitments in 92 countries/territories
* 185 commercial HSDPA operators launched in 80 countries
* Over 62% of commercial HSDPA operators have launched with downlink capability of 3.6 Mbps peak or higher data speeds
* 129 HSDPA networks evolving to 3.6 Mbps peak fast broadband speed or higher, of which 116 operators supporting 3.6 Mbps peak or higher downlink speeds have commercially launched in 58 countries
* 38 HSDPA networks supporting 7.2 Mbps peak or higher have commercially launched in 25 countries
* 58 operators have committed to HSUPA with 34 HSUPA operators commercially launched in 26 countries
* 138 of 220 HSDPA networks (62.7%) combine with GSM/EDGE for service continuity and the best user experience
* 107 of 185 commercial HSDPA operators (57.8%) have also commercially launched EDGE
* Over 1.1 billion GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA and HSPA subscribers in commercial HSPA-enabled networks

Numerous HSPA-related charts and maps may be downloaded and used, with accreditation to GSA as the source. See www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

This GSA survey published in October 2007 confirms and identifies 403 HSDPA-enabled devices launched in the market by 80 suppliers, comprising 199 handsets, 70 PC datacards and modules (including several supporting HSUPA), 61 HSDPA-enabled notebooks, 30 USB modems, 39 wireless routers, 3 Personal Media Players, and 1 digital camera.
Support for all 3G spectrum bands is strongly evident in the survey, not only for the widely-deployed 2100 MHz frequency band, but also for 850 MHz operation to support markets in Australia and the Americas, and 1900 MHz which is also in use in the Americas.

Support for higher speed HSDPA devices e.g. 3.6 and 7.2 Mbps peak is identified.

The survey further identifies several HSUPA-capable products.

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A more recent survey of HSDPA and HSUPA devices was undertaken by GSA and published by GSA on April 3, 2008. This survey identified 637 devices - see Key Findings above on this page