Envolved HSPA+ (Some Telco operator already implemented)

HSPA+, also known as Evolved High-Speed Packet Access is a wireless broadband standard defined in 3GPP release 7.

HSPA+ provides HSPA data rates up to 56 Mbit/s on the downlink and 22 Mbit/s on the uplink with MIMO technologies and higher order modulation (64QAM). MIMO on CDMA based systems acts like virtual sectors to give extra capacity closer to the mast. The 56Mbit/s and 22Mbit/s represent theoretical peak sector speeds. The actual speed for a user will be lower. At cell edge and even at half the distance to the cell edge there may only be slight increase compared with 14.4 Mbit/s HSDPA unless a wider channel than 5MHz is used. Future revisions of HSPA+ support up to 168Mbps using multiple carriers^[1].

HSPA+ also introduces an optional all-IP architecture for the network where base stations are directly connected to IP based backhaul and then to the ISP's edge routers. The technology also delivers significant battery life improvements and dramatically quicker wake-from-idle time - delivering a true always-on connection. HSPA+ should not be confused with LTE, which uses a new air interface.

As of November 2009, there are 20 HSPA+ networks running in the world at 21Mbit/s and two are running at 28Mbit/s^[2]. The first to launch was Telstra in Australia in late 2008, with Australia-wide access in February 2009 with speeds up to 21Mbit/sec.

Some telco operator in indonesia already implemented (telkomsel) and the others still progressing to launch.

21 Mbit downlink in indonesia operator ?? -> hehe.. as we knew that we have to pay around 125k - 150k for only unstable 256kbps :p and it's not unlimited. how can we imagine 21 Mbit downlink or 56 Mbit downlink.. hehe.. that's only for Dream.. :p