InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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It certainly reinforces my thought that Operators,,such as Vodafone,Ntt DoCoMo , China Mobile etc.etc.will dictate what future Devices will be sold and utilized on THEIR NETWORKS.. They will dictate the content and suppliers that will contribute to their revenue stream.. Even mighty Nokia will be forced to design, and offer that which their CUSTOMERS demand...IDCC's Business plan seems to be properly focused..

"HSDPA is to 3G what EDGE is to GPRS," commented Jim Nolan, vice president, system engineering, at InterDigital. "It's a modification" that provides data rate benefits through the improved optimisation of spectrum, he added.

Current 3G speeds generally average out at around 144 kilobits per second per user – far from the once-promised 2 Mbps. But with HSDPA, speeds could be boosted to more than 384 Kbps per user, Nolan said.

He thinks it is essential for mobile operators, faced with competition from high data-rate technologies such as wireless LAN and fixed lines, to add more competitive data rates to their 3G service offerings. And he said there is going to be a growing demand for data – at least if the model seen in Japan is anything to go by.