Wireless glossary

03.05.2006

HSDPA

High-Speed Downlink Packet Access is a 3G high-speed data technology that is an improvement to the WCDMA standard. It boosts speed and reduces latency. It operates in the 5MHz spectrum and will initially provide real-world speeds of 400K bit/sec. to 600K bit/sec., with theoretical peak speeds of 14.4M bit/sec.

Hot spot

A place, such as a hotel, restaurant or airport, that offers Wi-Fi access, either free or for a fee.

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