SK Telecom Launches First 3G HSDPA

SK Telecom proved Korea as the leader of third-generation (3G) mobile network technology with the kick-off of the world’s first commercial HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) service.

SK Telecom introduced today a first-ever 3.5 generation (3.5G) network HSDPA handset and announced the launching of the world’s first handset-based commercial HSDPA network. The company has named the new service 3G+ (read 3G plus) to familiarize users with the HSDPA service.

HSDPA, the upgrade of 3G WCDMA, is a global standard technology allowing video conferencing and high-speed, high-capacity data access to users. Together with EVDO, it is projected to expand to become the next generation network technology of SK Telecom. [3G!]