HSPA+'s evolution continues with R9 & R10


Wireless Evolution Roadmap

HSPA+ Rel. 9 and Rel.10 further expand the multicarrier, continuing the strong evolution of HSPA+. Rel. 9 supports aggregation across spectrum bands and brings in uplink multicarrier (10 MHz). Rel. 10 increases the aggregation to four carriers making HSPA+ suitable for 20 MHz deployments.

Rel. 9 benefits:

Rel. 10 benefits:

The standardization of Rel. 9 is already complete and development of Rel. 10 is in full swing with completion expected toward the end of 2010.

Presentations

How to meet data demand?
HSPA+ R9 and Beyond