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HSDPA

HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) is the wireless standard that gives mobile users broadband speeds on the move.

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Otherwise known as 3.5G, HSDPA allows faster speeds for mobile internet access (theoretically up to 1.8Mbps), compatibility with GSM and increased voice call capacity for operators.

O2 was the first UK network operator to officially take up HSDPA in 2005. Earlier this year, Dell decided to offer embedded HSPDA modems in its laptops.

But the so-called 'mobile broadband' has not taken off in the same way as its fixed-line counterpart, maybe because of restrictive and expensive service plans.

However, 3 announced its rollout of an HSDPA network earlier this year with O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone already committed to rollouts of 3.5G.