Polkomtel and Nokia have worked together since 1996. Nokia supplies the HSDPA under extension of the existing frame agreement for GSM/EDGE and WCDMA 3G, signed in 2005.
In WCDMA 3G, Nokia has 63 customers to date. High performance Nokia HSPA is a simple software upgrade to Nokia WCDMA networks, thus enabling a fast, cost-effective rollout. Nokia HSPA is made up of two key technologies, HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), enabling true mobile broadband with breakthrough data speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps in the downlink and up to 5.8 Mbps in the uplink.
Nokia HSDPA offers almost 10-times faster data services than current 3G networks, generating an enhanced service experience. Nokia is a leader in the HSDPA market, with a large number of HSDPA contracts. Many network operators have already opened their HSDPA networks with the Nokia solution.
Source: Nokia PR
Since I started this blog I’ve learned quite a bit about Nokia. For instance I never knew that this company actually created infrastructures, or helped local providers roll out the latest in cellular technology. Talk about an innovative business model, you create a service, then sell the devices that use it to it’s maximum potential. Now I would go on to complain as to why America doesn’t have HSDPA from coast to coast, but then I have to remember that Poland is slightly smaller than the state of New Mexico.