High Speed Uplink Packet Access
High Speed Uplink Packet Access ( HSUPA ) is a transmission method of the UMTS mobile standard, which allows for higher data rates in the uplink and the round-trip times ( often referred to as ping) shortened. With HSUPA Category 6 were up to 5.76 Mbit / s and category 9 (Release 9) up to 23 Mbit / s can be achieved. HSUPA is part of Release 9 of UMTS.
Data rates
Countries
Germany
German mobile service provider build since mid-2007 its network HSUPA capable of. T -Mobile and Vodafone have this expansion already largely carried out and provide an uplink rate of up to 1.45 Mbit / s. O ₂ has started in late 2008 with the HSUPA expansion, while E -Plus has been no expansion plans known. According to the product data sheet Klarmobil klarmobil.de GmbH, with its " XSStick W14 " said Surf-Stick HSUPA at up to 5.76 Mbit / s. Vodafone offers for contract customers also a surf stick with up to 5.76 Mbit / s ( K3765 -HV), but not directly mentioned HSUPA. For prepaid customers Vodafone only offers up to 384 kbit / s ( Stick: K3565 ).
Austria
In Austria HSUPA is offered by the Mobilkom Austria in all areas of UMTS network coverage since the middle of 2007. Your mobile phone network Orange HSUPA is available since the end of 2007. T-Mobile Austria and 3 enable the high-speed uplink in parts of their networks, a full expansion was planned until the third quarter of 2008.