First, LTE Advanced (LTE-A) is not a single technology. It's a mix of three different techniques to deliver not just superior bandwidth but better connections in general at cell edges. Carrier ...

Vodafone is boosting its 4G network with the introduction of Carrier Aggregation, a technology that could see data speeds increase by up to three times. The technology will be rolled out initially in ...

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Optus has combined one frequency-division duplex (FDD) and two time-division duplex (TDD) 4G LTE spectrum bands in Newcastle to offer significantly higher-speed mobile data downloads that have so far ...

Subscribers to the Three mobile network will soon see a 4G+ symbol appearing on their smartphones, after the operator switched on carrier aggregation technology at 2,700 sites in Birmingham, Cardiff, ...

September 11, 2014. Aeroflex has announced that the TM500 family of network and infrastructure test systems now supports the aggregation of component carriers (CC) of both types of LTE-A radio ...

“We are committed to delivering high-performance connected mobile experiences across all tiers of our product portfolio,” said Jeff Lorbeck, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Qualcomm ...

A feature of 4G and 5G networks that allows two separate radio frequency bands to be used simultaneously and effectively act as one, improving data speeds and/or network capacity. Carrier Aggregation ...

Sprint and Verizon make moves to speed their cellular networks as they continue down the path to 5G. In a live demonstration last week in Chicago, Sprint and Samsung gave select media a look at what's ...

LTE was created in pursuit of the minimum speeds for 4G set by ITU-R. After LTE, many questioned on the possibility of getting even faster speeds. Thus, LTE Advanced was created as a major enhancement ...

Most of the excitement at Mobile World Congress this month will be about 5G, which won’t officially exist until 2020. But vendors will also be showing off new ways to speed up the networks people are ...

T-Mobile is setting out to prove that carriers don’t need to deploy extremely high-frequency mmWave technology to get blazing fast speeds. Thanks to Carrier Aggregation technology, the “Un-carrier” ...