Wireless Services R-evolution: A Practical Overview of HSDPA

摘要

What are the essential ingredients that will make the potion successful for customers and mobile business? The solution should allow customers to create a combination of personalised services. A new wireless technology will boost the implementation of these services: high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA). The first trials show that it will multiply the traffic capacity of the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) by three and the number of users by two. Users will become keener to use data services, when new devices become widespread. As the radio interface is the bottleneck, techniques such as HSDPA will generate improved broadband access. We can identify four key factors for success: know the existence of the services, know how to use them, have a friendly interface and know their cost. Welcome to the wireless services revolution!