3G iPhone to support 42Mbps HSPA?

3G iPhone to support 42Mbps HSPA? There's a rumor said that the 3G iPhone could possibly launch with support for 42Mbps HSPA data speeds - possible through a more advanced HSPA technology known as Evolved HSPA. A senior executive for Australia's Telstra wireless carrier has allegedly told the region's ChannelNews that Apple's upcoming iPhone revision will be capable of supporting an advanced 3G connection at speeds of 42 megabits per second.

The executive goes on to say that Telstra already has 3G iPhones handy for network testing and that the carrier will go live with the iPhone successor "very soon after its June 9 unveiling." If true, the claim by the unnamed Telstra exec would suggest that Apple is building a wireless broadband chip into its next-gen iPhone that supports an advanced High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) protocol known as Evolved HSPA. In addition to downloads of up to 42 Mbps, Evolved HSPA networks also supports uploads at up to 22 Mbps.

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