What Does High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) Mean?
High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) is a mobile telephony protocol that belongs to the HSPA (high speed packet access) set of technologies.
Techopedia Explains High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)
Not all devices that support HSUPA have the same uplink speeds. For instance, Category 5 devices, like the Nokia N8, Nokia E72, BlackBerry Storm 9500, and Samsung Wave, can go up to 2 Mbps. But Category 6 devices, like the Apple iPhone 4 and Motorola Atrix 4G can go even faster; i.e., up to 5.7 Mbps.