BROWSING: carrier aggregation

Engineering challenges abound in 5G testing and trials AT&T has been testing a variety of technologies as it moves toward gigabit Long Term Evolution and 5G. In June, the carrier announced the results of License Assisted Access testing that it conducted in San Francisco as...

Take a look at carrier trials that use LAA to push toward the theoretical limit of gigabit LTE As LTE networks continue to evolve toward 5G, the vital role of spectrum in improving end-user throughput is more apparent than ever. Simply put, most carriers don't...

4x4 MIMO + carrier aggregation + 256 QAM = gigabit LTE In what Peter Carson, senior director of marketing, Qualcomm Technologies, dubbed an international "speed race" (pun intended?), all four major U.S. operators, as well as numerous international carriers, are deploying gigabit LTE networks. Off the...

Samsung said its newest LTE modem is capable of aggregating six component carriers, an industry first. The 3GPP currently defines carrier aggregation as a maximum of five component carriers, each having up to 20 megahertz of bandwidth. Samsung said its new LTE Category 18...

As the 5G arms race continues in earnest around the world, an unlikely contender is poised to boast the title of world's first nationwide 5G network. Telecom Italia has launched the "operational phase" that the company says will lead to nationwide 5G coverage in...

As Ericsson goes through a period of change, looking to divest parts of its business under the direction of a new CEO, the Swedish network infrastructure vendor scored a major win with Vodafone. According to the companies, the network investment covers LTE and 5G...

AT&T gives a glimpse into 5G plans at Wells Fargo event; plans include a deeper dive on fiber, as well as a move to a real-estate-type tower model Scott Mair, senior vice president of technology planning and engineering for AT&T, this week discussed how the...

Smartphones are an extreme case of a high-volume market that justifies some incredibly complex engineering to pack so much into a small size. Some smartphones include as many as eight processor cores today ... making the old comparisons to the Apollo spacecraft laughable. Today’s smartphones...

More than 1 million fans are expected to head to Houston for Super Bowl LI and related festivities ahead of the big game on Feb. 5 at NRG Stadium pitting the New England Patriots against the Atlanta Falcons. To support the data demands of...

Editor’s Note: In the Analyst Angle section, we’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. There is a growing number of "5G" skeptics engaging in a 5G vs Wi-Fi false debate concluding...

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to descend on Washington, D.C., in the coming days to observe President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony as well as the pomp and circumstance that comes along with Inauguration Day. Ahead of the Jan. 20 festivities, all four...

The Swedish IoT provider has added 10 new partners so far this year Sweden-based IoT provider Telenor Connexion has expanded its global partner program in a move to make easier for its customers to bring their connected products and services to market. So far this year,...

The UK telco plans to offer LTE-Advanced services in the largest cities during 2017 U.K. mobile operator EE, part of the BT Group, said it has added a third carrier to its LTE-Advanced network at Wembley Stadium, London, increasing the peak speed to up to...

It has been a big week for carrier aggregation. On Monday, Sprint discussed how three-channel carrier aggregation is active on 500 Chicago-area cell sites, followed by Verizon Wireless announcing that two- and three-channel carrier aggregation is available in 461 markets. Now, Sprint is showing off the...

Nokia says 4.5G Pro solutions support five-channel carrier aggregation; future 4.9G meant to complement 5G services Nokia on Thursday continued to push toward "5G" with new and future platforms designed to help operators maximize LTE investments as the research, development and standardization of 5G progresses. "4G...

As the big four U.S. carriers – Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Sprint – attempt to outdo each other with promotional plans and splash TV advertisements, there's a more subtle advancement of technology. Yesterday, Verizon Wireless made waves by announcing increases in...

In conjunction with network and device partner Samsung, Sprint said it has deployed 3CCA LTE service across 500 cell sites in Chicago Sprint’s ongoing trials of three-channel carrier aggregation took a broader turn as the carrier announced network trials in Chicago with device and equipment...

Carrier aggregation will add capacity for Verizon subs with compatible devices The Verizon Wireless homepage on Monday was dedicated to a countdown timer, which, at 10:30 a.m. Central Standard Time, gave way to the headline: "50% faster peak speeds. More than 450 cities. Coast to...

As it continues to test three-channel carrier aggregation, Sprint this week reports that a recent trial using the LG G5 smartphone achieved peak data throughput speeds of 275 megabits per second. The company said the carrier aggregation testing is part of its preparation for LTE...

While "5G" promises to bring multigigabit speeds to mobile, there's still a long runway for the development of innovative new LTE-based services like gigabit LTE. Claiming a world first, Finnish operator Elisa, in conjunction with equipment vendor Huawei, said it achieved a 1.9 gigabits per...

SK Telecom reports $3.8B in revenue for Q2 Korean operator SK Telecom said it ended the second quarter of 2016 with 20 million subscribers in the 4G LTE segment, surging 11.7% compared to the same quarter the previous year. SK Telecom also said that 21.3 million...

Working with Nokia, StarHub will commercially launch the service by the end of 2016 Finnish vendor Nokia and Singapore telecom operator StarHub have achieved peak upload speed of 150 megabits per second over the operator's 4G network during a trial using carrier aggregation technology and the...

Kuwaiti telco Zain recently expressed interest in local 4G license China Telecom and Saudi Telecom have shown interest in acquiring a "4G" license to start operations in Egypt, international press reported citing unnamed government sources. However, Egyptian officials said neither company had made any formal offer...

The two firms aim to launch FDD-LTE three-component carrier aggregation in Moscow Nokia and Russian mobile operator MTS said they have deployed FDD-TDD carrier aggregation technology on MTS's commercial LTE network in Moscow in a move to increase network coverage and capacity in the area. The...