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To: rkral who wrote (62906)	4/20/2007 12:30:04 PM
From: waitwatchwander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196923

I just looked at the ETSI site. They pass the UMTS name over to the 3GPP site which has a link called "What is UMTS?" ------> 3GPP Specifications page. 3gpp.org HSDPA is part of Release 5 and it is a separate section from the other UMTS features. I can't find anything about HSUPA in any 3GPP Release documents including the most recent workplan for Release 7. It is hard to see how they could consider HSPA, at least HSDPA, not being part of UMTS. Eric ... Where are the specifications for HSUPA? Thx I too think this is just another red-herring but after going through Nokia's defense against the ITC GSM/GPRS challenge, it seems to me that they throw everything at the wall and follow up on anything that sticks.

To: rkral who wrote (62906)	4/20/2007 12:52:30 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 196923

The HSDPA extension of WCDMA Ron, << I'm reasonably sure HSPA handsets are considered WCDMA devices by both Qualcomm and Nokia. >> They are. HSPA is simply an extension of WCDMA access technology and has always been considered such by the industry. It is simply a dedicated bearer channel employing a CDM/TDM hybrid technology (like DO) adjacent to the WCDMA channels within a single 5 MHz carrier. Nokia has always used the terminology WCDMA (not UMTS or 3GSM) to refer to both infra and mobile devices that employ the primary (but not the two secondary) access modes of the 3GSM UMTS platform. When they tally their view of quarterly sales by technology, they do not breakout separate numbers for HSDPA. Neither does QUALCOMM and neither does Wireless Knowledge (the GSMA/Ovum JV), or Informa Telecoms and Media WCIS (formerly EMC), that maintain extensive subscriber databases. - Eric -