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3.5G HSPA modem reference design

The high-speed wireless connectivity reference design offerings from u-blox have been expanded to include full HSPA (high-speed packet access) capabilities. With 7.2Mbit/s download and 5.8Mbit/s upload speeds, the N731 is a mature design combining a powerful baseband processor, RF transceiver, antenna multiplexer and power amplifier components to support eight bands of HSPA / UMTS / EDGE / GPRS / GSM functionality including data, voice and SMS. This 3.5G modem design is suitable for high-speed mobile applications such as smartphones, streaming video, wireless Internet and data routing. Requiring only 35.7x24.0x2.5mm of PCB area, the design is available for license to OEM customers for high volume applications.