HSUPA Category Table
| HSUPA category |
Maximum |
Minimum spreading factor |
Support for 10 and 2 ms HSUPA TTI |
Maximum number of bits transmitted within a 10 ms HSUPA TTI |
Maximum number of bits transmitted within a 2 ms HSUPA TTI |
Maximum Bit rate |
| Category 1 | 1 | SF4 | 10 ms TTI only | 7296 | - | 0.73 Mbps |
| Category 2 | 2 | SF4 | 10 ms and 2 ms TTI | 14592 | 2919 | 1.46 Mbps |
| Category 3 | 2 | SF4 | 10 ms TTI only | 14592 | - | 1.46 Mbps |
| Category 4 | 2 | SF2 | 10 ms and 2 ms TTI | 20000 | 5837 | 2.92 Mbps |
| Category 5 | 2 | SF2 | 10 ms TTI only | 20000 | - | 2.00 Mbps |
| Category 6 | 4 | SF2 | 10 ms and 2 ms TTI | 20000 | 11520 | 5.76 Mbps |