HSPA mobile broadband system unveiled by Huawei

The latest release by Huewai of a new HSPA mobile broadband service looks to offer customer real-world speeds that may make it a viable rival to some of the lower speed fixed line DSL package and could significantly change the way mobile broadband is currently viewed.

Touted to be the next step up from High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) mobile broadband system, Huawei have unveiled its new end-to-end HSPA+ mobile broadband system.

According to the Chinese network and communications provider, as HSUPA is made more of a competitor for fixed-line DSL services as demand for mobile broadband increases, the next speed jump in the deployment of mobile broadband systems by UK mobile operators could be with these systems.

The deployment by mobile broadband operators of HSUPA technology could allow for real-world maximum speeds of 2Mbps for downloads dependant on coverage which would make this the fastest mobile broadband service available and would offer many users the benefits of internet access on the move but at fixed line broadband speeds.

With the current theoretical downlink speeds of 14.4Mbps with HSUPA technology, claims by Huawei that its new HSPA+ system will offer users downlink speeds of up to 21Mbps could mean that in comparison it would be as much as 50 percent faster than HSUPA, although this speed would probably not equate to true real-world download speeds.
Edward Chen, the chief executive at Huewei said “We are confident that we will have the HSPA+ solution ready for commercial use in the early part of 2009.”

Claims have been made by Huewai with regards to the technology that is used in its systems advising it is “backwards compatible with all prior generations of Wideband Code Division Multiple Access and evolves existing networks without the need for new spectrum”.