HSDPA is the upgrade from WCDMA, with a higher data transmission rate, which favors the development of mobile broadband data services. HSDPA is also able to increase system capacity, and to provide better services to high-rate users on the same wireless carrier frequency.

HSDPA not only supports High Speed Asymmetrical Data Service, but also helps operators minimize the investment cost while significantly increasing network capacity. It provides a smooth migration path for higher UMTS data transmission rate and higher capacity, just as EDGE to GSM network.

The development of HSDPA can be divided into three stages, i.e. basic HSDPA, enhanced HSDPA, and future HSDPA, the future HSDPA not being defined yet and still in the research process under 3GPP. Moreover, the equipments for the second stage need to be perfected and improved.

The cost of HSDPA network construction is mainly due to software/hardware upgrade of Node B and RNC. Therefore, the deployment of HSDPA has better price-performance ratio.

Most of the overseas operators have obtained 3G licenses, and all networks have been or will be built soon. However, the current status of 3G operation is not as good as expected, and most operators are not making any profits. Therefore, the adoption of HSDPA is a good solution to the condition mentioned above.

At present, China has delayed the timetable of issuing 3G licenses for several times. This has put operators at a disadvantage in the short term, and also severely depressed the fixed-line operators who were eager to obtain the license. However, the advantage is that operators can now choose the 3G network they will deploy. The cost of HSDPA only accounts for one fifteenth of that of GPRS and one fifth of that of W-CDMA.

The main advantages of HSDPA

2 Development of HSDPA equipments
2.1 Overview of the HSDPA equipment development
2.2 Ericsson 
2.2.1 Background 
2.2.2 R&D 
2.2.3 HSDPA products and technologies
2.2.4 Financial status
2.3 NEC
2.3.1 Background
2.3.2 R&D 
2.3.3 HSDPA products
2.3.4 Financial status
2.4 Nortel 
2.4.1 Background
2.4.2 R&D 
2.4.3 HSDPA development
2.4.4 Financial status
2.5 Lucent 
2.5.1 Background
2.5.2 R&D 
2.5.3 HSDPA products and technologies 
2.5.4 Financial status
2.5.5 Cooperation and business status regarding HSDPA
2.6 Huawei
2.6.1 Background
2.6.2 R&D 
2.6.3 HSDPA products
2.6.4 Financial status
2.7 Alcatel
2.7.1 Background
2.7.2 R&D capability of Alcatel Shanghai Bell 
2.7.3 HSDPA products and technologies of Alcatel Shanghai Bell
2.7.4 Financial status
2.7.5 HSDPA contracts
2.8 ZTE
2.8.1 Background
2.8.2 R&D 
2.8.2 HSDPA products
2.8.3 Financial status
2.9 Siemens 
2.9.1 Background
2.9.2 R&D 
2.9.3 HSDPA products and technologies 
2.9.4 Financial status

3 Development of HSDPA terminal chip
3.1 Overview of terminal chip development 
3.2 Qualcomm
3.2.1 Background
3.2.2 R&D 
3.2.3 HSDPA chip
3.2.4 Financial status
3.3 Icera
3.3.1 Background
3.3.2 HSDPA development 
3.4 Ericsson Mobile Platform (EMP)
3.4.1 Background
3.4.2 HSDPA development
3.5 Freescale
3.5.1 Background
3.5.2 R&D 
3.5.3 Products
3.5.3 Performance

4 Development of HSDPA terminal
4.1 Development of HSDPA terminal
4.2 Samsung 
4.2.1 Background
4.2.2 Development of HSDPA terminal
4.2.3 Financial status
4.3 LG
4.3.1 Background
4.3.2 R&D 
4.3.3 Development of HSDPA terminals 
4.4.4 Financial status
4.4 Motorola
4.4.1 Background
4.4.2 R&D 
4.4.3 Development of HSDPA terminals
4.2.3 Financial status
4.5 Sierra Wireless
4.5.1 Background
4.5.2 HSDPA products
4.6 Novatel Wireless
4.6.1 Background
4.6.2 Main products

5 Development of HSDPA testing equipment
5.1 Anritsu
5.1.1 Background
5.1.2 R&D
5.1.3 HSDPA testing instruments
5.1.4 Financial status
5.2 Textronix
5.2.1 Background
5.2.2 Overview of HSDPA
5.2.3 Market performance 
5.3 Aeroflex
5.3.1 Background
5.3.2 Business development 
5.2.3 HSDPA development 
5.4 R&S
5.4.1 Background
5.4.2 HSDPA products
5.5 UbiNetics£¨British£©
5.5.1 Background
5.5.2 Strategy on 3G development 
5.5.3 Main 3G products
5.5.4 Market development
5.6 UTStarcom

6 HSDPA£¨Trial£©Operation
6.1 Distribution of HSDPA networks 
6.2 NTT DoCoMo
6.2.1 Background
6.2.2 Business status
6.2.3 HSDPA development
6.3 Cingular
6.3.1 Background
6.3.1 3G development 
6.3.2 HSDPA development
6.4 T-Mobile
6.4.1 Development of 3G business
6.4.2 HSDPA development
6.5 Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL)
6.5.1 Background
6.5.2 3G development
6.5.3 HSDPA development 
6.6 China Mobile
6.6.1Overview
6.6.2 HSDPA development 
6.7 Vodafone
6.7.1 Background
6.7.2 3G strategy
6.7.3 3G development
6.7.4 HSDPA development 
6.7.5 Financial status

7 Prospect of HSDPA Market
7.1 Impacts on operators
7.1.1Impacts on Chinese operators 
7.1.2 Impacts on foreign operators
7.2 Prospect of HSDPA for commercial purpose
7.2.1 Problems 
7.2.2 Advantages of selecting HSDPA
7.2.3 Challenges to vendors
7.2.4 Prospect 
7.3 Forecast on HSDPA market scale