A survey conducted by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association reveals that 68 HSDPA networks were commercially launched during 2007, representing an annual growth of 69 percent. There are 166 commercial HSDPA networks in 75 countries, according to the industry group. A further 38 networks are committed to HSDPA rollout, to reach a total of 204 HSDPA operator commitments in 89 countries. HSDPA in available in the APAC region (35 networks), Western Europe (61 networks), Eastern Europe (34 networks), Middle East and Africa (20 networks) and the Americas and Caribbean (16 networks). Sixty-two percent of launched HSDPA commercial networks (103 networks) support downlink data speeds of 3.6 Mbps peak or higher, including 35 networks which support 7.2 Mbps peak. Uplink data speeds are also increasing, with 51 operators committed to HSUPA and 26 networks with commercially launched HSUPA services in 22 countries. All the HSUPA network launches took place in 2007, with 24 launches occurring in the past six months.
