HSUPA technology is an advancement of 3G technology and is dedicated to allowing mobile phone users to connect faster and easier to the internet. While HSUPA is an impressive method of transferring data to mobile devices, it still has its share of flaws that prevent it from being on the same level as HSDPA technology.
How HSUPA Works
This is done by allocating bandwidth and creating large packets of information that are sent out in scheduled batches. This method of allocating and scheduling streamlines the transfer of data allowing large amounts of data to be quickly and efficiently sent and received by mobile phones. With HSUPA, some devices are able to create chunks of data of up to 11mb and more.
Evolving 3G
3G technology is already powerful to begin with. This is the very same technology that enabled mobile devices to do video conferences and go online through carrier services. Now HSUPA pushes the 3G technology even more. This is similar to HSDPA technology in many aspects; particularly with the creation of data packets into large chunks. The term HSUPA stands for High Speed Uplink Packet Access and was coined by Nokia. While HSUPA is a powerful method of sending and receiving data, it is surpassed by the more powerful and more widely used HSDPA technology.
HSUPA and HSDPA
As stated, HSUPA is not as efficient as HSDPA; this is why most modern smart phones are HSDPA capable instead of HSUPA. This is mostly due to the scheduling aspect of HSUPA technology. The allocation and timing of sending and retrieving packet data is not able to synchronize properly with many mobile devices, this sometimes causes unintended lag and delays in data transfer. This problem does not happen with HSDPA though other forms of network interference are present in both technologies.
