Nokia and T-Mobile achieve 1.3 Gbps speeds using Licensed Assisted Access
February 22 2018 - 12:46PM
Press Release
- Industry-first leverages Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) and
five-component carrier aggregation on 14 antenna layers
- Commercial Nokia AirScale Micro Remote Radio Head (RRH)
solution used to aggregate licensed and unlicensed LTE carriers and
deliver gigabit speeds with 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM
- Lays ground for enhanced network performance in busy, urban
locations on path toward 5G
22 February, 2018
Espoo, Finland and Bellevue, Washington - Nokia and T-Mobile
achieved download speeds of 1.3 Gbps using commercial Nokia
technology with Licensed Assisted Access (LAA). This is an
industry first using the Nokia commercial AirScale platform to
support 14-layer transmissions.
This achievement shows how wireless companies like T-Mobile can
leverage available licensed and unlicensed spectrum assets to boost
performance for customers in high-traffic urban locations, using
Nokia's technology for the deployment of high-capacity small cells
as they evolve network infrastructures toward 5G.
Neville Ray, chief technology officer at T-Mobile, said:
"We are working to deploy small cells that support LAA and build on
the LTE-Advanced features we've deployed across the country, laying
a foundation for 5G. Our priority is ensuring customers have the
best mobile experience, so we are accelerating LAA and five carrier
aggregation to give them even higher speeds and greater network
performance."
Marc Rouanne, president of Mobile Networks at Nokia,
said: "Nokia is providing a path towards 5G that allows
operators like T-Mobile to attain gigabit speeds with LTE by
leveraging all available licensed and unlicensed spectrum. With
LAA, we are helping T-Mobile gain higher download peak rates than
could be achieved with licensed spectrum alone. This adds capacity
beyond the spectrum licensed to this operator, and the existing
network sites are used with limited TCO investment."
The tests, conducted at T-Mobile's lab in Bellevue, Washington,
used commercial Nokia AirScale Micro RRH connected to an AirScale
system module. Speeds of 1.3 Gbps were achieved by aggregating LTE
carriers in licensed and unlicensed bands using five-component
carrier aggregation, 256QAM, 4x4 MIMO and LAA on 14 antenna
layers.
Resources
- Web page: Nokia AirScale Micro RRH
- White Paper: 4.9G Technologies
- Press Release: Nokia puts operators on path to 5G by
boosting 4G performance
- Press Release: T-Mobile, Nokia, and Qualcomm Reach Record 1.175
Gbps Download Speeds in Advanced LTE Lab Trial
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