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Enhanced carrier aggregation means better device performance

There are all kinds of technologies used to increase network performance. With today’s high demand users, the drive to better, more efficient networks has never been stronger. Though there are many very interesting innovations, the end result must be the same: a better user experience for device users. When the user has a better experience, … Read more

5G Coming To Your Neighborhood

New Radio (NR) is a study item in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network (3GPP TSG RAN) focusing on a new Radio Access Technology (RAT) for the 5th Generation (5G) cellular communications systems. Together with the next generation core network (NextGen Core), NR fulfills requirements set forth by the International … Read more

Wi-Fi and LTE-Unlicensed – Can They Peacefully Coexist?

The rapidly growing demand of wireless network services has led the mobile network operators (MNOs) to consider the possibility of exploring unlicensed spectrum to offload the data traffic from the licensed bands. Most recently, 3GPP and other industry alliances are considering extending LTE into the unlicensed spectrum to offload part of the LTE data traffic. … Read more