HSPA: High Speed Packet Access

High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) is the terminology used when both HSDPA and HSUPA technologies are deployed on a network. HSPA is strongly positioned to be the leading mobile data technology for the rest of the decade. To leverage operator investments in HSPA and enhance the quality of service across HSPA networks, standards bodies are examining a series of enhancements to create "HSPA Evolution," also referred to as "HSPA+." HSPA Evolution represents a logical development of the Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) approach and will eventually provide the stepping-stone to an entirely new Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) radio platform called 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE).

HSPA White Papers

HSPA and mobile WiMAX for Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (May 10, 2007)

How to Realise the Benefits of Mobile Broadband Today (February 13, 2007)

HSPA and Mobile WiMax for Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (February 12, 2007)

At the Starting Line - The Race to Mobile Broadband (February 8, 2007)

Nokia HSDPA Solution (February 8, 2007)

HSPA Case Studies

Raising the Bar of Mobile Broadband Today (AT&T)

Mobile Broadband Connects the Unconnected (MTN)

Mobile Broadband Anywhere You Need It - Now (Telstra)

Mobile Broadband Has Become a Reality In Austria (Mobilkom Austria)

Additional Information:

Global 3G Status Update

HSPA Devices (GSMA information)

HSDPA - Mobile Broadband Today: Examining the economics of different broadband technologies (GSMA Presentation on HSDPA, August 2007 - PDF, 555 KB)

EDGE, HSPA, LTE: The Mobile Broadband Advantage (3G Americas white paper, Sept 2007)

UMTS Evolution from 3GPP Release 7 to Release 8: HSPA and SAE/LTE (3G Americas white paper, July 2007)

HSPA, the undisputed choice for mobile broadband (Ericsson white paper, May 2007)

HSDPA

HSUPA

HSPA+

For additional information, visit the GSM Association's site at http://www.gsmworld.com/hspa.