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The advantage of HSPA|Check your mobile HSPA or WCDMA

What is WCDMA and HSPA ?

There are 2 types of 3G phones available today, some give true 3G experience while others can support only low speed 3G access.

HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) is a new generation communication protocol that allows data connections up to 21 Mbps per user in good coverage and quality conditions. Today mobile phones, data cards & USB dongles are available with HSPA.

WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) is a 3G technology version that allows data connections up to 384 kbps per user (64kbps, 128kbps, 384 kbps) in good coverage and quality conditions.

What are the benefits of HSPA over WCDMA?
HSPA allows you to get the best experience of 3G. Given the same bandwidth for WCDMA and HSPA, HSPA allows higher bit rates compared to WCDMA to be delivered to the end users.

Major advantages include:

Faster downloads and sophisticated applications support

Faster response time between network and device, improving the download times and network performance

Improved network performance also leads to significant savings in the battery life of the device

Far better experience due to quality reception resulting from the higher bit rates

How can I get HSPA speeds?
If you are upgrading your mobile phone or buying a new datacard, we recommend checking with the manufacturer to ensure it’s an HSPA enabled handset or a USB Dongle or a PCMCIA slot based Datacard, which will allow access to higher speeds.

Not all mobile handsets available in the market support the 3G network, and others offer sub-optimal performance. There are two kinds of 3G phones available – HSPA and WCDMA enabled. Airtel recommends using HSPA handsets for higher speeds and the best experience of 3G.