Enabling the trend toward 'flat architectures' for the cellular network, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) [NYSE: TXN] announces the availability of a development platform for the recently ratified HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access Plus) standard.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Finnish operator Elisa have successfully launched HSPA on the uplink in Elisa's 3G network.

HSPA on the uplink (also known as Enhanced Uplink or HSUPA) allows data transfer speeds of 1.4 Mbps, more than three times the speed of traditional 3G networks.