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HSDPA comprises various versions with different data speeds. The following table is derived
from table 5.1a of the release 9 version of 3GPP TS 25.306 [2] and shows maximum speeds of
different device classes and by what combination of features they are achieved. In 2009 the most
common devices are category 6 (3.6 Mbit/s) and category 8 (7.2 Mbit/s) with retail prices around
60 euros without subscription.
Protocol 3GPP Category Max. Modulatio MIMO, Code rate at Max. data
Release number n Dual-Cell rate
of
HS-DSCH max. data [Mbit/s]
codes rate[3]
16-QAM implies QPSK support, 64-QAM implies 16-QAM and QPSK support. The maximum
data rates given in the table are physical layer data rates. Application layer data rate is
approximately 85% of that, due to the inclusion of IP headers (overhead information) etc.