The aggregation of 600 MHz + 2.5 GHz uses low-band, FDD spectrum to improve performance
The aggregation of low and mid-band carriers in both Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) spectrum improves cell edge performance in T-Mobile US' network, according to...
Using carrier aggregation, the companies achieved an upload peak rate of 986 Mbps in a live 5G demo
Telstra, Ericsson and Qualcomm are claiming their third record-breaking data speed of late. In 2015, they broke the 1 Gbps barrier on 4G, followed by a new 5G...
LTE will still play a fundamental role in the future of the mobile network. Mobile operators in developed markets face the challenge of unlocking new revenue streams to remain competitive while mobile operators in emerging markets continue relying on LTE for coverage and capacity...
Dish Network is asking the Federal Communications Commission for a special temporary authorization to use 600 MHz band spectrum currently licensed to Bluewater Wireless for a three month period with the aim of carrying out 5G tests in Denver and Las Vegas using carrier...
In general, FDD is considered better for coverage and TDD better for capacity
Mobile operators are looking to carrier aggregation (CA), which allows them to use multiple sub-6 GHz spectrum channels simultaneously, as a method of increasing the bandwidth and speeds of their 5G networks....
EN-DC enables mobile operators to use a 4G network to boost 5G speed, coverage
Earlier this week, Samsung Electronics revealed that it has achieved a breakthrough in 5G data speeds using E-UTRAN New Radio Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) technology, which enables mobile operators to use a...
Telia and Ericsson have launched what it claims to be the first 5G carrier aggregation trial in Norway, with the aim of supporting Telia’s nationwide 5G rollout, Ericsson said in a release.
As part of Telia’s ambition to bring nationwide 5G coverage to Norway by...
T-Mobile US announced five-year, multi-billion-dollar agreements with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia to continue expanding its 5G network nationwide.
Part of the network investment following last year’s merger with Sprint, these new deals will enable T-Mobile US to add 5G coverage, capacity, speed and advanced...
Swisscom, in partnership with Ericsson and handset maker OPPO, has successfully carried out 5G voice and data calls over a commercial 5G standalone network, the vendor said in a release.
Ericsson said that all of Europe’s live 5G networks are deployed in 5G non-standalone mode,...
Qualcomm Technologies and Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced they have enabled what it claims to be the world’s first commercialization of 5G sub-6 GHz carrier aggregation (sub6-CA) in Japan.
The partners said that the deployment of 5G carrier aggregation is already enabling customers to enjoy...
Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson said they have completed interoperability tests for 5G standalone (SA) carrier aggregation across both FDD/TDD and TDD/TDD bands.
The partners explained that 5G carrier aggregation technology allows operators to use multiple sub-6 GHz spectrum channels simultaneously to transfer data between base...
Australian operator Optus has completed what it claims to be the world’-s first 2.3 GHz + 3.5 GHz 5G non-standalone carrier aggregation call, the company said in a release.
The call -- made in Sydney, in collaboration with Ericsson and using Samsung’s Galaxy S20 5G...
Samsung expects that in the coming years, an additional 15 nations will launch 5G mmWave services
Samsung claimed that it achieved the fastest 5G speeds seen by the industry in a lab demonstration that combined 800 megahertz of millimeter-wave spectrum with MU-MIMO (Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output)...
The trial aggregated 800 MHz of 28 GHz band spectrum
Verizon, Samsung, Qualcomm and Motorola have released the results of their joint carrier aggregation trial conducted on Verizon’s live 5G network on a commercial network cell site in Texas. The trial, which aggregated 800 megahertz...
Mobile operators have accelerated 5G network deployments during 2019, with a non-standalone architecture. These initial deployments in regions of North America, Europe and Asia have anticipated the initial forecasts of the industry. To learn about the reasons for this anticipation and Ericsson's vision of...
4G and 5G will coexist for much longer than previous generations of mobile broadband
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island—For Peter Linder, Ericsson’s vice president of marketing and communications in North America, the most important thing for policy makers and businesses to understand about the next generation of...
Facts about 3GPP contributions
In a previous article, ABI Research presented the complex nature of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a collaborative effort that brings together key stakeholders from all around the globe and several Standard Setting Organizations (SSOs), to set mobile standards in...
LTE-Advanced provides service continuity for early 5G deployments
Verizon is working to bring commercial 5G services to life in between three and five markets by the end of the year. But, at the same time it is investing in the next-generation of cellular, the carrier...
Antennas: A critical element in your 5G network
The antenna has become a very complex and invaluable segment of the 5G network, and momentum is rapidly building up with 5G, particularly in light of recent announcements in the mobile service provider (MSP) world, on the standardization...
As Boston Marathon runners coped with bad weather on the course during the recent race, there was an invisible competition going on among wireless carriers -- and one of the (legal!) performance enhancers in use was carrier aggregation.
Benchmarking company Global Wireless Solutions reported that...
Gigabit LTE creates a wireless fiber experience
Back in January, Telstra launched the world's first gigabit LTE network in partnership with Ericsson, Qualcomm and Netgear. Based off the LTE Advanced specification, gigabit LTE networks have three fundamental building blocks: 4x4 multiple-input, multiple-output, multi-channel carrier aggregation...
Gigabit LTE deployment inclues carrier aggregation, 256 QAM and 4X4 MIMO
In a continuing effort to boost capacity, AT&T, building on previous testing, is commercially deploying License Assisted Access (LAA) as part of its gigabit LTE network in Indianapolis, Ind., one of the cities AT&T...
The gigabit LTE discrepancy hinges on market availability of carrier aggregation, 256 QAM and 4X4 MIMO
Last week at a media and analysts event in San Jose, Calif., T-Mobile US updated its gigabit LTE deployments. There are three primary elements of offering gigabit LTE: 4X4...
