AT&T Quietly Lights Up Carrier Aggregation in Chicago
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Mar 6, 2014, 3:10 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Mar 7, 2014, 10:32 AM
Updated: removed reference to specific AWS spectrum bands; changed "two" to "several" in first sentence.
AT&T has improved its LTE network in Chicago and several other markets by using an LTE-Advanced technique called Carrier Aggregation. GigaOm confirmed the soft launch with AT&T SVP of Network Technologies Kris Rinne. With Carrier Aggregation, AT&T has combined the channels of its existing spectrum to double the capacity. AT&T is running LTE in both the 700MHz and AWS bands in Chicago. By aggregating the channels together, AT&T can deliver theoretical peak download speeds of 110Mbps to devices with the proper radio support. At the moment, AT&T is selling only one device with Carrier Aggregation, the Unite mobile hotspot. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is expected to be the first smartphone to support Carrier Aggregation in the U.S. AT&T did not name the other two markets that have access to Carrier Aggregation, but said that more markets on are on the way. Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless are all in various stages of deploying Carrier Aggregation in their own LTE networks.
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Real or LTE-A?
So is this real LTE Advanced or is this "HSPA+ is equal to 4G" LTE Advanced?
Well seeing as HSPA+ is 4G. Does it really matter?
dougmMar 6, 2014, 3:38 PM
Speed test screenshots
And all this newly accessible bandwidth will be consumed by fanbois taking speed tests and posting their screen shots online.
Wouldn't you be happy also if you were getting that speed also?
For a day or two and then the novelty will wear off....
You do realize that 10 second speed tests don't consume as much data as say streaming a 2hr netflix video, right? It's laughable to think that speed tests are somehow going to use up the bandwidth. but if they did, I would strongly recommend staying a...
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