Qualcomm and NTT DOCOMO have together enabled the commercialization of 5G sub-6 GHz carrier aggregation (sub6-CA) in Japan, effective immediately, to bring multi-gigabit mobile experiences to DOCOMO customers.
Tag: Carrier Aggregation
AT&T Plans 5G Evolution with LTE-Advanced Features in Minneapolis
AT&T has announced the launch of 5G Evolution in parts of Minneapolis in the coming months. As part of 5G Evolution, the operator will upgrade the network that includes LTE Advanced features like 256 QAM, 4×4 MIMO, and 3-way carrier aggregation.
T-Mobile More Than Doubles LTE Advanced Coverage
T-Mobile more than doubles its LTE Advanced footprint to 920+ markets across USA. In addition, the operator announced Gigabit Class LTE readiness with a combination of three speed-boosting technologies carrier aggregation, 4X4 MIMO and 256 QAM that is available in 430 of those markets.
Huawei Announces 5G-oriented Mobile Bearer Solution X-Haul
Huawei has launched 5G-oriented mobile bearer solution X-Haul to support operators’ 5G service expansion and help operators build end-to-end 5G networks.
SK Telecom Demonstrates LTE-Advanced Five- Band Carrier Aggregation on its Commercial Network
SK Telecom has successfully tested LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) five-band carrier aggregation (CA) on its commercial network. SK Telecom’s bandwidth resources as of February 2017 are 10MHz bandwidth in the 800MHz band, 20MHz bandwidth in the 1.8GHz band, 10MHz bandwidth in the 2.1GHz band, 10MHz + 20 MHz bandwidths in the 2.6Ghz band.
Telstra Launches Commercial Gigabit LTE Network
Telstra, Ericsson, Qualcomm and NETGEAR have announced a commercial launch of Gigabit LTE network and device. Telstra confirmed at the “Gigabit LTE Experience” event in Sydney today that their Gigabit LTE service has launched in select state capital city CBDs, with more to follow.
Nokia and StarHub to Triple 4G upload Speeds in Singapore
Nokia and Singapore’s StarHub have successfully tripled peak upload speed to 150Mbps over the operator’s 4G network, in a trial using carrier aggregation technology and the 64 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) technique.
Vodafone, Ericsson and Qualcomm Test LTE Carrier Aggregation of Licensed and Unlicensed Bands on Commercial Network
Ericsson, with Vodafone and Qualcomm, today conducted live testing of advanced LTE Carrier Aggregation (CA) of LTE in licensed and unlicensed bands on a commercial mobile network.
Nokia Networks, Shanghai Mobile Demonstrate TD-LTE-Advanced Small Cell Carrier Aggregation
Shanghai Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile, has deployed the intraband TD-LTE-Advanced small cell carrier aggregation in its commercial network. The technology is being shown live at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015 using Nokia Flexi Zone Base Station
Ericsson and Vodafone Implement FDD/TDD Carrier Aggregation in Commercial Network
Vodafone is implementing LTE FDD/TDD carrier aggregation in commercial network in Portugal, anticipating wider terminal availability later this year. This move will allow the operator to combine the best characteristics of LTE FDD and TDD modes.