Everyday we come across so many mobile phone jargons, some quite common, others truly astounding. With the advancement of technology these terms have become a part and parcel of our life. One such word is - HSDPA.

Have you ever downloaded a ring tone or a game on your mobile phone? If yes, you would have experienced the slow pace to be quite frustrating. It is here that HSDPA outshines. HSDPA offers data transfers at an incredible speed.

To start with the basics, HSDPA stands for High-Speed Downlink Packet Access. For the layman to understand, we can say it is the mobile broadband. It can also be called super fast 3G or 3.5G. HSDPA offers super fast access to downloading data across a 3G mobile network. It allows for richer internet experience for mobile phone users. Video and voice can be transmitted at higher speeds and it reduces loss of quality.

Insightful Facts

HSDPA is an enhancement over the already dominant 3G technology. 3G offers a maximum speed of approximately 384kbps, enabling you to download a 3MB file in a minute. Whereas HSDPA offers much faster downloads, of 1.8Mbps, 3.6Mbps, 7.2Mbps and even 14.4Mbps.

Mobile phone enthusiasts are always on the look out for newer features. In order to satiate their yearning for innovative attributes in their mobile phones, technology providers are working day in and day out. One such innovation is the HSDPA, which has enhanced the downlink speed of WCDMA networks and has given a new dimension to mobile multimedia.

HSDPA provides broadband service anywhere, anytime. You can now download email with attachments at a breakneck speed. It opens the way for Voice over IP (VoIP), a much cheaper way for long distance communication. HSDPA technology would be of immense use to people who are always on the move like business executives, travelling sales persons, etc.

Pivotal Technology

HSDPA owes its credit to three vital technologies. They are Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ), Adaptive Modulation and Coding and fast invoke. More and more HSDPA mobile phones are invading the market. Before setting out to grab a mobile phone it might be worth giving attention to those crucial ‘five letters’.