Contents Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii Abbreviations xv 1 Introduction 1 Harri Holma and Antti Toskala 1.1 WCDMA technology and deployment status 1 1.2 HSPA standardization and deployment schedule 4 1.3 Radio capability evolution with HSPA 6 2 HSPA standardization and background 9 Antti Toskala a