Posts Tagged ‘HSPA+’
HTC passes an HSPA+ device through the FCC – is this the Vision?
Developing: HTC just passed a phone called the PC10100 through the FCC. We don’t have any pics of the device, but we do know that the PC10100 will support HSPA+ on the 1700 MHz frequency, below. That’s the same frequency T-Mobile USA is using for their HSPA+ network, so we’re guessing that the PC10100 is the HTC Vision QWERTY slider. Leaked pics of the Vision have already popped up on the net, and it’s expected that T-Mobile will launch the device at their launch event on September 15th in London.
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T-Mobile USA launching HSPA+ on July 21st in 19 cities
21Mbps down – now that’s some real wireless goodness. And that’s what T-Mobile USA is bringing to the table on July 21st. If you’re lucky enough to live in one of the cities where the provider is rolling out its new HSPA+ service, at least.
According to BGR, T-Mobile will be rolling out HSPA+ in the following cities on July 21st:
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
Birmingham, AL
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
El Paso, TX
Ft. Worth, TX
Hawaii, HI
Indianapolis, IL
Jacksonville, FL
Kansas City, MO
Louisville, TN
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Portland, OR
San Antonio, TX
Washington, D.C.
Wichita, KS
The company will also be launching an HSPA+ USB wireless modem called the webConnect Rocket 2.0, which will bring HSPA+ wireless data to your laptop.
To temper expectations, the availability of HSPA+ devices will be a big limitation for quite some time. There is an HSPA+ HTC Android device in the works, but other than that the pickings seem to be slim. Also, remember that 21Mbps down is a theoretical max for HSPA+ – real data speeds will vary.
Still, it’s tough not to get excited about the upcoming rollouts of 4G, and we’re glad T-Mobile USA has been one of the first to arrive at the party.
Sierra Wireless MC8700 rocks Qualcomm MDM8200, 28Mbps
I haven’t seen any device with Qualcomm’s MDM8200 processor…until today. Sierra Wireless’ MC8700 data card passed through the FCC today, and internal pics show a Qualcomm MDM8200 under hood.
The MDM8200 is a HSPA+ processor that promises up to 28 Mbps downstream and 11 Mbps upstream. That’s a lot of wireless bandwidth to play with.
No word where or when the MC8700 will appear, but I’m guessing it should start to show up in laptops soon.
